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Kwania LCs receive bicycles after 10 years of waiting
KWANIA-Local Council I and II chairpersons in Kwania district have finally received their bicycles from the government after 10 years of waiting. In 2011, the government allocated Shs 11 billion for the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sheema dairy farmers abandon milk facility donated by gov’t
SHEEMA –Dairy farmers in Sheema district have rejected a milk cooler installed by government over 10 years ago to boost production and marketing of the farm product. The fully-fledged 300-litre capacity milk…
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New South Sudanese refugees incite violence in Lamwo Refugee Settlement
LAMWO – The new refugees arriving from South Sudan are on the spot for inciting violence in Lamwo settlement, according to the leaders within the camp. The leaders say the new refugees…
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Gov’t to establish museums in cities and municipalities
MBARARA-Parliament has proposed a new clause in the Museums and Monument Bill, 2022 that will see cities and municipalities in Uganda build museums for tourist attraction. This was revealed by Mbarara City…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole Emyooga SACCO leaders arrested, forced to refund cash
KBAROLE-Officials in Kabarole district led by the Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba arrested Sacco leaders over mismanagement of Emyooga money and recovered Shs7.6 million while some Shs 25mln is yet to be…
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International
IDF WDS 2022: Co-ops will make India 3rd economic power-Minister
NEW DELHI – While Prime of India Narendra Modi early this week launched the International Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit 2022 [ IDF WDS 2022 ], Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit…
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Africa
Africa Adaptation Summit disappoints in Netherlands as European leaders keep away
ROTTERDAM-The Africa Adaptation Summit, held in Rotterdam this week, was expected to be the latest step on Africa’s road towards the crucially important Cop27 climate conference in Egypt in November. But the…
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Hunger looms in Katakwi district as floods destroy farms
KATWAKI– A food crisis in Katakwi district is likely to worsen as floods occasioned by the ongoing heavy rains continue to devastate the area, leaving several hectares of different crops on farms…
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Health
2,000 patients in Otuke benefit from medical camp
OTUKE-At least 2,000 patients with different sicknesses were treated in Otuke district during a free medical camp organised recently by the area MP, Paul Omara. The camp held in five health facilities…
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Environment
Soroti wetland encroachers given ultimatum to vacate
SOROTI-In a bid to restore the wetlands, the authorities in Soroti district have ordered encroachers who have been growing food crops in the same wetlands to vacate by the end of this…
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