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Environment
Trade in endangered tree species goes on in Acholi despite ban
Although the government in 2017 put a ban on trading in the endangered Shea-nut and Africana Afzelia tree species in Acholi Sub-region and Adjumani district, dealers still have not given up on…
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News
Local communities on shores of Lake Albert get Shs 1.6bln water project
KIKUUBE-The local communities on the shores of Lake Albert in Buhuka parish in Kyangwali Sub-county in Kikuube district have a reason to smile as they will no longer use contaminated water, following…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UPDF recovers over 150 head of cattle in Kotido district
NAPAK- 156 head of cattle reported to have been stolen by the suspected Jie cattle rustlers were recovered in Kotido district by the joint security team led by the Uganda People’s Defence…
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Education
Kwibale Primary School launches fundraising drive
Kwibale Primary School, a government-aided school in Akokoro Sub-county, Apac district needs Shs 44 million to rehabilitate its classroom blocks. Located in Oparamo village, Ayeolyec parish in Akokoro Sub-county, Kwibale Primary School…
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News
MPs quiz Masaka hospital boss over Shs 2.5bln inflated contract
KAMPALA-Legislators on Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts-Central Government have tasked the former director of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Dr Nathan Onyachi to explain why he spent an extra Shs Shs2.5 billion not…
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Politics
Vote for effective service delivery, Mukula urges Soroti voters
SOROTI– The National Resistance Movement [NRM] Vice Chairperson for Eastern Region, Capt. Mike Mukula has sweet-talked the people of Soroti East to vote for the party’s candidate, saying he will be able to…
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Africa
US$550,000 earmarked to conduct study on developing Africa Cloud Ecosystem
LUSAKA-The African Development Bank [AfADB] and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA] have signed an agreement for a US$550,000 [about Shs 2 billion] NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility [IPPF]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum farmers urged to return to gardens after suffering losses
KITGUM– Famers under East Acholi Cooperative Union [WACU] in Kitgum district have been advised to prepare for the second season after their crop gardens were hit by an unexpected drought in the…
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News
Amuria district gets Shs1.2bln to upgrade health centre IIs
AMURIA– Trekking for long distances in search of better medical services will soon be history for the residents of Apeduru and Ogolai sub-counties in Amuria district as the government begins to upgrade…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teachers paid to attend to P7 candidates
HOIMA– The ongoing industrial action by teachers in the country has forced head teachers in Hoima district to pay some teachers so that they attend to primary seven candidates who will sit…
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