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Finance & Banking
Govt has no debt with us, Bank of Uganda says
KAMPALA-The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] in the latest media statement has come out to refute claims that government excessively borrowed money from the institution and failed to pay it back.…
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Health
Hoima hospital managers call for more financial support
HOIMA- Hoima Regional Referral Hospital officials have asked for more financial support, saying the limited funding from government has crippled the hospital’s service delivery. Sophie Namasopo, the hospital director says the hospital…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Marketing farmers’ produce: Kwania gets Shs 600mln to rehabilitate community roads
KWANIA -Kwania district local government has received Shs 600 million from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries [MAAIF] to rehabilitate community access roads in the district so that farmers are…
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Development
Mbarara City procures own grader for road works
MBARARA-Mbarara city has purchased a grader worth about One billion Shillings to work on the roads. According to city mayo, Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi, the money used to buy the new model caterpillar…
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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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