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Leaders ask Museveni to intervene in Kikuube land row
KIKUUBE– Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to resettle more than 1,000 people who have since February last year pitched camp at the offices of the Kikuube resident…
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Teso professionals launch plan to fight poverty
SOROTI-Professionals hailing from Teso Sub-region under their umbrella codenamed Ateker Professionals Initiative for Development [APID] have launched a-10 year poverty eradication strategic plan. The plan was launched this week during APID’s first…
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Fort Portal City grappling with Shs 10bln debt
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal City is currently struggling to pay a debt of about Shs 10 billion as compensation for damages arising out of about 60 court cases the institution has…
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Environment
Partners use carbon credits to promote growing of bamboo in Acholi
GULU-Eco-ways Uganda and Tree Nation, all concerned with environmental conservation, have partnered to introduce the commercial planting of bamboo in Acholi Sub-region under the carbon credit programme. The 25-year partnership will see…
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Environment
Wetland encroachers urged to embrace poverty alleviation programmes
GULU– People living in gazetted wetland areas in Gulu City have been asked to embrace government programmes aimed at fighting poverty and protecting the environment at the same time. Recently, the National…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tororo coffee farmers receive farm tools, urged to form cooperatives
TORORO-Coffee farmers in Tororo district have a reason to smile after receiving tools from government to help in the pruning of coffee trees. Government through Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] procured tools…
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Amuru LC leaders suspended over sale of community land to Balalo
AMURU– The LCI chairperson of Palukere East, Martine Olanya, and Buciri Okwera, the LCII chairperson of Palukere Parish in Opara Sub-county in Amuru district have been suspended for allegedly conspiring to sell…
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Agriculture
Catholic youth urged to embrace commercial farming after receiving tractor
SOROTI – The youth in Soroti Catholic Diocese have been urged to embrace commercial farming in a bid to fight poverty and unemployment. This comes after the youth received a tractor from…
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MP Akugizibwe urges voters to secure land
MASINDI– The Member of Parliament for Buruli County in Masindi district, Aled Ronald Akugizibwe has advised his electorate to acquire land titles for their land, it would help them fight land grabbers.…
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East Africa
Don’t sell your land recklessly, housing cooperative members told
NAIROBI-Komarock Housing Cooperative Society members in Kenya have been urged to avoid selling their land unnecessarily and instead establish investments on it to secure their future, according to Kenya’s Sacco Review. Speaking…
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