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U-turn as Public Service Ministry calls teachers for dialogue
KAMPALA– The ongoing industrial action called by Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] has forced the Ministry of Public Service to invite UNATU leaders for a meeting this Friday, after a series of…
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Lira City to return Shs 19bln World Bank money
LIRA– Councilors of Lira City have raised concerns over Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development [USMID] project funded by the World Bank. They said part of the Shs 35 billion for…
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Gulu City neglects LCs, spends their Shs 480mln on court cases
GULU– Gulu City authorities have diverted Shs 480 million meant to pay LCI and LCII chairpersons and instead used the money to pay debts arising out of court cases. The city currently…
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Lira district head castigates ministry over Shs 600mln allocation
LIRA– Lira district, LC5 chairperson, Richard Cox Okello Orik is displeased after the Health Ministry allocated only Shs 600 million to the district’s health department in the next financial year. This is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kasaija delivers on PDM money in new budget
KAMPALA– The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija yesterday underlined government seriousness in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], providing Shs 1.059 trillion in the new budget to the programme he said…
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Development
Teachers to stage industrial action on Wednesday
KAMPALA– Teachers under the umbrella of Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] have promised to lay down their tools on Wednesday if government does not confirm their salary increments in the budget for the…
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Lira City: Govt releases Shs 3.9bln to clear salary arrears of teachers
LIRA– The government has released Shs 3.9 billion to pay and clear accumulated salary arrears of secondary and primary school teachers in Lira City. About 1,200 teachers in Lira City recently went…
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Kabarole district approves Shs 27.7bln budget for next financial year
KABAROLE – Kabarole district council has approved a budget of Shs 27.7 billion for the financial year 2022/23, with education taking the biggest share of Shs 8.5bln. The education sector is closely…
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Gulu City to spend 50.6 percent of 2022/23 budget on roads
GULU– Gulu City Council has approved a budget of Shs 48.7 billion for the financial year 2022/2023, with Shs 24.6bln or 50.6 percent of the total budget going to the construction of…
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Soroti district proposes to spend Shs 32.5bln in financial year 2022/2023
SOROTI– Soroti district council has approved a budget of Shs 32.5 billion to run the district for the financial year 2022/2023, up from Shs 32 bln in the financial year 2021/2022. In…
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