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Over 30 African countries have industrialised in last decade-new AfDB report

NIAMEY-Thirty-seven of 52 African countries have become more industrialised over the past 11 years, according to a new report from the African Development Bank [AfDB], the African Union [AU], and the United…

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BoU readying to regulate big SACCOs, pledges to work with UCSCU

KAMPALA– The  Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions [Registered Societies] Regulations, 2022, will enable the Bank of Uganda [BoU] to license and supervise large SACCOs in the country as mandated under the Tier 4 Microfinance…

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Kwania wetland encroachers given five weeks to vacate

KWANIA-Authorities in Kwania district have given wetland encroachers five weeks to voluntarily vacate or face the strong arm of the law. About 9,460 hectares of wetland in Kwania have been depleted, out…

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Construction of Asamuk Seed Secondary School kicks off

AMURIA-Amuria district has officially handed over the site for the construction of Asamuk Seed Secondary School in Asamuk Subcounty. State Minister for Works Musa Echweru, Lillian Eyai, the Amuria resident district commissioner,…

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EU refurbishes testing lab, poultry hatchery worth Shs 340mln

LIRA-The European Union [EU] through Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] has renovated a dilapidated seed testing laboratory and poultry hatchery worth Shs 340 million at Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development…

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District officials in trouble over misuse of Shs 210mln for Budongo Seed School

MASINDI – Masindi district councilors want action taken against officials who allegedly diverted Shs 210 million meant for the procurement of ICT equipment for Budongo Seed School in Nyantonzi Sub-county. In 2019…

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MPs shocked as over Shs 50 bln silk project stalls in Sheema district

SHEEMA -Members of Parliament were days ago shocked after discovering that Tropical Institute of Development Innovations [TRIDI], which was given over Shs 57 billion by government for manufacturing silk in Sheema district,…

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Rice farmers ask gov’t to rescind ban on growing rice in wetlands  

MBALE– Rice farmers in Mbale City are not happy with government for imposing a ban on growing rice in the wetlands, saying they should have been consulted first. The farmers are concerned…

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Karamoja: Leaders to end cross-border criminality

KAABONG: Senior leaders and top security commanders in Karamoja Sub-region have pledged to do more to end cross-border criminality among the Dodoth in Kaabong district in Uganda and Turkana in Kenya. Their…

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Gulu Logistics Hub to start operations in March 2023

GULU-The operation of Gulu Logistics Hub [GLH] will commence in March 2023 after the completion of phase one of the project, according to a top official. The Shs 29.5 billion hub is…

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