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Environment
Resistance as gov’t launches wetland restoration in Tororo district
TORORO-Communities bordering major wetlands in Tororo district in eastern Uganda are resisting government’s move of demarcating wetlands. The government through the Ministry of Water and Environment has reportedly secured support under green…
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News
Butaleja leaders divided over wetland demarcation
BUTALEJA – Leaders in Butaleja district have disagreed over the ongoing demarcation of wetlands in the area. Government has embarked on boundary demarcation of Nakwasi wetlands in Butaleja district amid protests from…
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News
MPs irked as stench from KCCA’s Kiteezi landfill chokes residents
KAMPALA– Legislators on parliament’s Committee on Climate Change are disturbed by the poor state of the Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA]’s landfill in Kiteezi, Wakiso district. During an oversight visit to the…
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International
Co-op Party conference slated for October after two years
LONDON-The Co-operative Party will hold its 2022 annual conference at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, the UK on October 8-9, 2022. Themed From crisis to co-operation, the event is the organisation’s first…
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Environment
Climate Change: Amuru farmers call for sustainable land use techniques
AMURU-Farmers in Amuru district want to be sensitised on how to preserve the environment while utilising land for production. The farmers have come to learn that their poor farming methods continue to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers oppose gov’t ban in swamps
BUTALEJA-Rice farmers in Butaleja district have opposed the plan by government to ban the growing of the grain and other food crops in swamps. The farmers argue that the government’s decision affects…
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Energy & Mining
Busitema University, Chinese gold company sign deal to improve skills
TORORO-Busitema University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wagagai Mining [U] Limited in a bid to improve the quality of the university’s students doing engineering-related courses. The collaboration between the academic…
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Environment
Tooro King urges the public to conserve environment
FORT PORTAL -The King of Tooro, His Majesty Dr.Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has urged his subjects and the general public to conserve the environment to mitigate climate change effects. King…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Scotish funeral co-op faces strike action over pay dispute
GLASGOW-Members of trade union Unite employed in the manufacture of coffins for Co-operative Funeral Care have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay, reports Coop News. An initial week of…
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Energy & Mining
MPs ask govt to invest in cheaper and clean energy
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament have questioned government’s continued investment in thermal energy as opposed to cheaper and clean energy. During the Tuesday plenary sitting, the MPs said should put money into sustainable…
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