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Bunyoro-Kitara parliament rejects Bagungu secession plans

HOIMA-Representatives in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom parliament have unanimously made a resolution rejecting plans of Bagungu, a tribe in the kingdom, to break away to form their own parallel Bugungu Kingdom [Obutebegwa Bwabugungu]. The…

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Shortage of healthcare workers could rise to 10mln by end of decade, new WEF report

GENEVA– The shortage of healthcare workers could rise to 10 million by the end of the decade, affecting access to care, inequities and treatment of mental health. A new report published by…

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Don’t sell your land recklessly, housing cooperative members told

NAIROBI-Komarock Housing Cooperative Society members in Kenya have been urged to avoid selling their land unnecessarily and instead establish investments on it to secure their future, according to Kenya’s Sacco Review. Speaking…

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Keep saving with Wazalendo SACCO, general tips UPDF retirees

MBARARA – Maj. Gen. Francis Takirwa, the deputy commander Land Forces in Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF], has appealed to the retirees of the Force to keep saving with Wazalendo SACCO [WSACCO],…

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Police in Bunyoro arrest four over car robberies

HOIMA– Security in the Albertine region has arrested four suspects in Bunyoro Sub-region following a wave of car robberies that have left several car owners in tears. Three of the suspects are…

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Utilise PDM to embrace urban farming, Lira City residents urged

LIRA-Although there is limited land in urban areas for large-scale farming, farmers in Lira City have been advised to utilise the Parish Development Model Programme [PDM] to engage in fish and poultry…

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Kumi RDC urges youth leaders to embrace poverty eradication programmes

KUMI-Kumi Resident District Commissioner, Ahamada Washaki has urged youth leaders to embrace and rally their colleagues into embracing government’s poverty eradication programmes like Emyooga and Parish Development Model [PDM]. Washaki who made…

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MP Akol roots for perennial crops in Acholi Sub-region

AMURU– Kilak North Member of Parliament Anthony Akol, also chairperson Acholi Parliamentary Group [APG], has urged his colleagues from the sub-region to rally farmers to embrace the growing of perennial crops, saying…

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Skilling the youth: Bunyoro Zonal Industrial Hub passes out over 200

MASINDI– A total of 209 youth were passed out last Thursday after completing training in different practical courses at Bunyoro Zonal Industrial Hub, established to skill the youth in Bunyoro Sub-region. Upon…

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Agago farmers suffer losses as middlemen use fake weighing scales

AGAGO– Middlemen in Agago district have been accused of cheating the farmers with fake weighing scales. It is alleged the middlemen are combing villages in search of grains like millet, sim-sim, sunflower,…

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