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Cooperatives & Communities
Luuka parish chief arrested over ghost PDM beneficiaries
LUUKA – Police in Luuka district in eastern Uganda have arrested a parish chief for allegedly registering ghost beneficiaries under the Parish Development Model [PDM] as well as extorting money from enterprise…
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East Africa
EAC tables over US$ 103.8mln budget for 2023/2024 financial year
ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] has tabled before the East African Legislative Assembly [EALA] the budget estimates for the 2023/2024 financial year [FY] totaling US$ 103,842,880. Tabling the budget speech…
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Environment
Ministerial directive on charcoal ban lacks clear guidelines, says police boss
GULU– The lack of clear guidelines is frustrating the implementation of a recent directive by the Ministry of Environment and Water against charcoal business in Northern Uganda. The State Minister for Environment…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BKCU boss resigns as salary arrears hit Shs 400mln
MBARARA – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] general manager, Julius Tugume has resigned over nonpayment of his emoluments of about Shs 31 million, even though all the staff demand the union salary…
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News
Hoima police halt illegal eviction of over 1,000 residents
HOIMA-Police in Hoima district are investigating circumstances under which some outlaws were trying to evict over 1,000 residents in Buraru Sub-county in Hoima district without a court order and clearance from security…
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News
Minister orders cancellation of two land titles in Ntoroko district
NTOROKO – The Minister of State for Lands, Dr Sam Mayanja has ordered for the cancellation of two titles in Ntoroko district covering over 3,000 acres, saying they were acquired unlawfully. Mayanja…
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Development
Court awards over Shs 700mln to former staff of All Saints University Lango
LIRA– The Industrial Court has awarded former staff of All Saints University, Lango Shs 718 million after they sued the university for non-payment of salaries and wrongful dismissal. Justice Anthony Wabire Musana…
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News
Court annuls annexation of Palorinya Sub County to Obongi district
MOYO – The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the contested Palorinya Sub-county doesn’t belong to Obongi district which was carved out of the mother Moyo district. In the petition filed by Palorinya…
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News
Lira High Court awards Shs 68bln to Lango families
LIRA-Lira High Court has awarded members under Lango Camp Host Association Shs 68 billion for damages caused when the government forcefully opened internally displaced people camps on their land depriving them of…
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