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Uganda boasts of more than 40,000 primary schools — UBOS census
KAMPALA, May 29, 2026 — Uganda has a total of 43,567 primary schools, according to the Baseline Education Census [BEC] 2025 Report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics [UBOS]. The report…
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Karamoja wheat farmers appeal for subsidised irrigation equipment amid erratic weather patterns
MOROTO, May 29, 2026 — Farmers across the Karamoja sub-region have appealed to the government for urgent intervention through the provision of subsidised irrigation equipment, as erratic weather patterns threaten the success…
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URSB engages Acholi, Lango stakeholders on newly introduced Non-Individual Entities Register
GULU, May 22, 2026 — Stakeholders in the Acholi and Lango sub-regions have welcomed an initiative by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau [ URSB ] to establish a Non-Individual Register [NIR]. In…
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Enhancing savings culture: Dokolo district to help apiary farmer groups form SACCO
DOKOLO, May 22, 2026 — The Department of Production and Marketing in Dokolo District has said it intends to help apiary farmer groups in the district form Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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Election of new PDM SACCO officials in Hoima resumes after suspected Ebola case tests negative
HOIMA, May 21, 2026 — The election of new officials of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Hoima district has resumed after blood samples from a suspected Ebola patient tested…
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Airtel pays Shs 42.9bln to strengthen digital inclusion and connectivity across Uganda
KAMPALA, May 18, 2026 –- Airtel Uganda has today handed over Shs 42.9 billion to the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund [UCUSAF], reinforcing the telecommunications company’s commitment to expanding digital…
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Emyooga leaders urged to clean up registers, revive SACCOs ahead of loan recovery drive
SOROTI CITY, May 6, 2026 — Leaders of Emyooga SACCOs in Soroti City have been directed to streamline their membership registers and revitalise dormant savings groups ahead of a government crackdown on…
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Minister Tips Masindi Women on Economic Growth
MASINDI, May 2, 2026 — The State Minister for Public Service, Mary Mugasa, has urged women in Masindi district to take full advantage of the enabling environment and existing government programmes to…
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Kitgum recovers over Shs 6mln in PDM scam, three parish leaders jailed
KITGUM, April 28, 2026 — Authorities in Kitgum district have recovered Shs 6.1 million extorted from beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] and remanded three parish-level suspects to Kitgum Government Prison,…
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Amuru subcounty chiefs ordered to refund Shs 109.5mln for road works
AMURU, April 12, 2026 — The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] for Amuru district, Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, has directed four sub-county chiefs to account for and refund a total of Shs 109.5 million…
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