Kiryandongo
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Agriculture
Kiryandongo farmers embrace walking tractors to boost yields and livelihoods
KIRYANDONGO, August 5, 2026 — Kiryandongo district, a major food basket for Uganda and its neighbours, is experiencing a quiet agricultural revolution as farmers embrace mechanisation to boost production. Since 2018, the…
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Environment
Kiryandongo launches Shs 300mln climate-smart fish farming project to transform livelihoods
KIRYANDONGO, July 13, 2026 — Kiryandongo district in western Uganda has launched a major government project aimed at boosting fish farming and tackling the effects of climate change. Under the project, four…
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News
Kiryandongo district approves Shs 48bln budget to drive socio-economic transformation
KIRYANDONGO, May 17, 2026 — Kiryandongo District Council has approved a Shs 48 billion budget for the financial year [FY] 2026/2027, with leaders pledging to accelerate socio-economic transformation through improved service delivery…
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Baylor Uganda empowers Kiryandongo girls with 40 sewing machines
KIRYANDONGO, April 2, 2026 — Baylor Uganda, with support from UNICEF, has donated 40 sewing machines to adolescent girls in Kiryandongo district. These girls recently completed tailoring training at the Bunyoro Presidential…
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Kakumiro, Bulindi ZARDI to establish demo farm to boost farmer skills
KAKUMIRO, March 27, 2027 – Kakumiro district, in partnership with Bulindi Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [Bulindi ZARDI], is set to establish a two-acre model demonstration farm aimed at strengthening agricultural…
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Masindi hospital gets US$ 96,000 water and maternal health boost
MASINDI, 21 March 2026 – Masindi Hospital has received a major upgrade, thanks to a joint initiative by the Rotary Club of Masindi and the Bweyogerere Rotary Club, which delivered a US$…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Excitement as over 5,000 refugees receive relief food in Kiryandongo
KIRYANDONGO, January 25, 2026 — Over 5,000 refugees in the Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Kiryandongo district expressed excitement and jubilation after receiving relief food from Muslim Charity UK, in partnership with Lisa…
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Kiryandongo unveils training centres to support PDM implementation
KIRYANDONGO, November 5, 2025 — The Kiryandongo District Local Government has launched facilities known as Parish Training Centres [PTCs] to enhance hands-on training for farmers under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The…
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Centenary Bank collaborates to empower sugarcane farmers with financial literacy
MASINDI, September 11, 2025 — In a bid to help Masindi’s sugarcane farmers maximise their potential, Centenary Bank, in partnership with the Masindi Sugarcane Out Growers Association Limited [MASGAL], has launched a…
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Mboira Seed Secondary School receives facilities worth Shs 466mln
KIRYANDONGO, August 30, 2025 – Mboira Seed Secondary School, located in Mboira Sub-county, Kiryandongo district, has received five new classrooms, a five-stance latrine, and 100 desks, in a bid to boost student…
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