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Development
MP Omara angered over PDM funds access
OTUKE – The Otuke County Member of Parliament in Otuke district, Paul Omara has expressed his disappointment over the delayed disbursement of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to the poor communities…
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Health
Kamwenge residents benefit from Shs 4.7bln clean water project
KAMWENGE– The Ministry of Water and Environment in partnership with Water for People, [a non-governmental organisation ] has extended safe and clean water to 10 villages in Kamwenge district. 10 villages which…
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News
Museveni directs more funding for banana factory in Bushenyi
BUSHENYI-President Yoweri Museveni in a letter dated October 2022, has directed Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to provide Shs 23 billion for the capitalisation of the Banana Industrial Research & Development Centre [BIRDEC]…
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News
80 youth passed out from Amelo Technical Institute
ADJUMANI-Amelo Technical Institute over the weekend awarded certificates of completion to 80 students who completed a three-month training in agriculture and agri-business-related courses in the first of the two cohorts. The training…
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Education
Apac school gest Shs 30mln solar power system
APAC– Apac Seed Secondary School in Apac district has received a 2-kilowatt solar power system, two years after it was opened to admit students. The solar power system worth Shs 30 million…
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International
End of year message from ICA President
Dear cooperative friends. We are coming to the end of a year that was full of important events for the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. We met in Seville after almost two years…
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News
GULU: Local council leaders call for uniform allowances
GULU– Local council representatives at the different levels of local governments are calling for the streamlining of the variations in their sitting allowances, saying they are all facing the same economic hardships.…
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Africa
TUI, ACISA sign MoU for development of cooperative movement in Africa
KAMPALA-The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI] and The Africa Cooperatives Institute of South Africa [ ACISA ] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] for the development of the cooperative movement…
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News
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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Energy & Mining
Gov’t seeks approval of US$ 638 mln to power households
KIRYADONGO-The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is pleading with Parliament to approve a US$ 638 million [Shs 2.4 trillion] loan from the World Bank to connect 1,700 households to the national…
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