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Disputes Force RDC to Take Over Kakindo Grower’s Cooperative Society Limited
HOIMA, October 2, 2024 — The Hoima District Resident Commissioner [RDC] has intervened and temporarily taken control of the Kakindo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited due to ongoing leadership conflicts. The decision to…
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Save to invest in future: Christian women in Bunyoro Kitara Diocese urged to embrace saving culture
HOIMA, October 18, 2024 — Christian women in the Bunyoro Kitara Diocese have been encouraged to adopt a culture of saving as a means to invest in the future and contribute to…
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NARO enhances nutrition of farmers through fortified beans
KAMPALA, October 9, 2024 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has concluded a six-year research project focused on fortified beans, aiming to improve the nutritional value of one of the country’s…
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MPs ask gov’t to establish more industrial parks
KAMPALA, October 5, 2024 – The Members of Parliament have urged government to priotise establishing more industrial parks in different regions of the country must be prioritised, saying more Ugandans will be…
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Hoima cooperative seeks value addition machinery
HOIMA, September 27, 2024 – Leaders of the Kigorobya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima district have appealed to the government for support in acquiring machinery to enhance value addition for…
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Parliament condemns mandatory HIV/AIDS testing of Hoima Stadium workers
KAMPALA, September 26, 2024 – Members of Parliament have condemned the reported mandatory HIV/AIDS testing of workers at the Hoima Stadium, currently under construction for the 2027 African Cup of Nations [AFCON].…
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Fishermen given ultimatum to register their boats
BULIISA, July 26, 2024 – The Ministry of Works and Transport has given fishermen on Lake Albert and other lakes in the country a three–month ultimatum to register their fishing boats, saying it…
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Shs 1.2bln earmarked for tree planting in districts hosting EACOP
HOIMA, July 2, 2024 – As the Ugandan government gears up to drill first oil in the Albertine Graben next year, the implementers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP…
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King of Bunyoro offers financial support to Kibaale Health Centre IV
HOIMA, June 11, 2024 – The king [Omukama] of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Dr Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I has dedicated the proceeds of Empango Marathon to Kibaale district Health Centre IV to procure delivery beds…
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UPDF burns illegal fishing gear on Lake Albert
KIKUUBE, May 22, 2024 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] guarding Lake Albert has burned illegal fishing gear worth Shs 265 million. The equipment destroyed belonged to fishermen…
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