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Cooperatives & Communities
Pastoralists lose 500 livestock to tick-borne disease in Kaabong
Karimojong pastoralists in Kotido and Kaabong district in north eastern Uganda are currently frustrated by the rampant death of livestock due to tick-borne disease. Over 500 heads of cattle have so far…
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Factory delay frustrates Nwoya fruit farmers
Fruit farmers in Nwoya district have asked government to speed up the establishment of a fruit processing factory pledged by President Yoweri Museveni, to enable them add value to their fruits and…
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Mixed reactions as boda bodas allowed to resume passenger transport
There were mixed reactions among bodaboda riders in Gulu district as President Museveni allowed them to resume passenger transport come 27th of this month. While addressing the nation on Tuesday, President Museveni,…
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Roko promises Independence day completion of Mbarara city market
Eng. Willie Swanepoel, the Contract Operations Manager, Roko Construction Company has promised to hand over Mbarara Central Market construction works on October 9, 2020 (Independence Day). The contractor’s commitment comes after the…
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Museveni sets tough conditions for reopening the economy
President Museveni last night further relaxed of COVID-19-related restrictions on the operation of arcades, salons and bodaboda operators, albeit under tough conditions meant to avoid a resurgence of the disease. The president…
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Basongora reject government report in Kasese land feud with UWA
Basongora pastoralists under their organisation, Busunga Cattle Keepers Association, have rejected a government survey report about a contested piece of land that has pitted the community against the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).…
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Kitgum: Farmers, NUSAF official clash over procurement guidelines
Farmers’ groups in Kitgum district have put their NUSAF Desk Officer (NDO) on the spot for allegedly contravening procurement guidelines and inflating costs of items under the Third Northern Uganda Social Action…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister orders arrest of Ruharo SACCO officials over embezzlement
The State minister for Micro Finance Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has ordered the arrest of Ruharo Heifer Project SACCO officials for alleged embezzlement of SACCO funds worth 140m shillings. Hon. Kasolo made the…
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Low savings alarm Kasese women’s SACCO
Leaders of NRM Ambassadors Women Group, a prominent SACCO in Kasese district, have expressed dismay at the dramatic drop in members’ savings in recent months. The group brings together women engaged in…
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Lucrative secret trade threatens donkey populations in Karamoja, Turkana
Leaders of Turkana County Assembly in Kenya have appealed to the government of Uganda to stop the ongoing booming trade of donkeys between the neighbouring Karimojong and Turkana pastoralists’ communities. The call…
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