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Bunyoro Kingdom supporting individuals and companies to get oil opportunities
HOIMA – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom (BKK) in partnership with Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has registered 136 companies on the National Suppliers Database (NSD) and National Oil and Gas Talent Register (NOGTR). According to Francis…
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Kingdom Minister embroiled in land conflict with more than 500 residents
HOIMA – Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom (BKK), Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, John Appolo Rwamparo Rwakiswaza is embroiled in land conflict with more than 500 residents in Hoima district over land. The affected residents are from Kihohoro, Kakira-ngobye…
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Microfinance Support Center (MSC) unveils plan to invest in oil industry sector
HOIMA – Dr. Emmanuel Aliba Kiiza, the Board Chairman of Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) has revealed that they intend to invest in the oil and gas sector. While addressing Community Development Officers (CDOs) and Commercials Officers (COs) at a regional…
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Hoima Catholic diocese receives Shs 388m for girl child protection
HOIMA – The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke has condemned the increasing number child abuse cases. Mateke said, COVID-19 has caused serious impact on children globally and Uganda was not spared as many children…
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President Museveni commissions 346 km roads in Bunyoro
HOIMA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned various roads measuring to 346 kms in the Albertine Graben worth billions of shillings. The President commissioned the roads that include the 111km oil road Hoima-Kigorobya -Butiaba- Buliisa-Wanseko that was constructed at a…
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COVID 19 impact: Landlord evicts school over unpaid rent arrears
HOIMA -The impact of Covid-19 has started to bite in Hoima as Bright Children Nursery and Primary School was evicted over rent areas accumulated over the lockdown. Bright Children Nursery School is located in Kiryateete, Hoima West City division in…
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Ministry of works in consultation with taxi drivers and drivers over proposed constitution
HOIMA – Ministry of Works and Transport has promised to address the challenges affecting the taxi drivers and owners in the country through the proposed taxi operator’s constitution. This was revealed by Ministry officials during a regional validation meeting for…
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Health workers charged over Forgery of vaccination cards
HOIMA – The Hoima Grade One Magistrate’s Court has charged two health workers and one Office Messenger attached to Butema Health Centre III in Buhanika sub-county, Hoima district with forgery and conspiracy. The three suspects appeared in Grade One Magistrate…
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Hoima drivers elect new leaders to manage the park
HOIMA – Drivers, conductors and guides operating in Hoima Taxi and Bus Park in Hoima East division, Hoima City have elected new leaders to manage their affairs in the park after two years of waiting. Hamfrey Mugisa was elected as…
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Ministry of Agriculture invests Shs 8.5 billion to promote coffee fertilizers
HOIMA – Ministry of Agriculture through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) have launched a campaign to rejuvenate old coffee plantations in Bunyoro region through supplying fertilizers to registered farmers. The campaign was on Wednesday launched by the State Minister for Animal…
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