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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister urges the investigative arms of government to interest themselves in corruption
SOROTI – The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Hon. Rose Lilly Akello has urged the government’s investigative arms in Teso region to take keen interest in cases of corruption. This was following…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Prime Minister Nabbanja restores hope on Bunyoro University demands
HOIMA – The Ugandan Prime Minister, Robina Nabbajja has revealed that the issues regarding the establishment of a University in Bunyoro is in the pipeline. President Museveni recently okayed the construction of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MPs want action taken against Karamoja child traffickers
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament hailing from Karamoja sub-region have demanded that the government takes stern action against groups and individuals who are child traffickers. The Members say, there is need for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Police on the spot over rising number of criminal gangs in Gulu
GULU – Local leaders have accused police of the rising number of criminal gangs in Gulu City causing havoc in the area. The leaders also accused police of self deployment to extort…
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Government building youth sexual reproductive health centre at Lira University
LIRA – The government is constructing a youth sexual reproductive health centre at Lira University to improve on the youth reproductive healthcare provision. A single stored building with an approximate floor area…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Parliament approves Shs108bn for mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works project
KAMPALA – Parliament of Uganda has approved a total of Shs 108 billion in supplementary budget to fund the mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works. The company sits on 60,000-acre piece of land…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wild animals have destroyed over 3000 acres of food crops in Nwoya district in the last six months
NWOYA – In Nwoya, wild animals have destroyed more than 3000 acres of food crops in the last six months. The most affected areas are Lii sub-county where farmers lost 787 acres…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oyam farmers desert Tochi Irrigation Scheme worth Shs28b
OYAM – Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district that the government constructed at the cost of Shs 28b to promote rice growing has been deserted after a portion got submerged into floods.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acholi MPs want tractors distributed in all parishes
ACHOLI – Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region want the government through the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Animal Husbandry to distribute tractors to farmers instead of hand hoes. Initially, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government to scaleup fish farming, says Adoa – Fisheries Minister
GULU – The Ugandan government is on a mission to take fish farming to every part of the country including parts without water bodies, the State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has…
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