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Lira: Coffee seedlings reserved for serious farmers to prevent wastage
LIRA, August 14, 2025 – Officials in Lira district have announced that government-supplied coffee seedlings will be distributed only to farmers who are fully prepared to plant, in a move aimed at…
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Lira district official attributes poverty in Lango to poor mindset and enterprise selection
LIRA, July 25, 2025 — The Production and Marketing Officer of Lira District, Thomas Okello, has attributed the persistent poverty in the Lango Sub-region to a poor mindset among farmers and poor…
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National Prayer Breakfast marks build-up to CoopsDay
KAMPALA, June 28, 2025 –– As part of the lead-up to the International Day of Cooperatives [ CoopsDay ], set for July 5, 2025, cooperators from across Uganda gathered on Friday for…
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Mukwano donates hampers to mothers at Lira Hospital
LIRA CITY, May 5, 2025 – Mukwano Industries Ltd., through its Lira branch, has donated 2,500 hampers to mothers at Lira Regional Referral Hospital as part of its ongoing corporate social responsibility…
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Graft alleged in allocation of lockups and stalls in Masaka City markets
MASAKA, March 3, 2025 – Authorities and market vendors in Masaka City have raised concerns about corruption in the allocation of lockups and stalls in the new markets constructed by the government…
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Parents of children with disabilities urged to embrace VSLAs to enhance livelihoods
OYAM, February 13, 2025 – Parents of children with disabilities [CWDs] can enhance their families’ livelihoods by forming, and joining community Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs]. This advice was shared days…
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Quarantine imposed on livestock trade as FMD strikes Nebbi district
NEBBI, February 13, 2025 – Nebbi District authorities have suspended the sale of livestock, meat, and other animal products following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease [FMD] in the district. According…
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MP Auma launches construction of Shs 800mln oil seed roads
LIRA, January 5, 2025 — Lira District Local Government has officially launched the construction of roads under the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP] aimed at improving access to markets, boosting oil seed…
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Bishop Wanok cautions Alebtong youth against misusing PDM money
LIRA, December 26, 2024 — The Bishop of Lira Diocese, Sanctus Lino Wanok, has cautioned the youth in Alebtong against spending the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds on alcohol consumption, emphasising that…
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MPs ask gov’t to establish more industrial parks
KAMPALA, October 5, 2024 – The Members of Parliament have urged government to priotise establishing more industrial parks in different regions of the country must be prioritised, saying more Ugandans will be…
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