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Govt to spend Shs 7 trillion on PDM, says Museveni
LIRA, February 7, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni recently indicated during a recent meeting with Lango leaders in Kwania district that the government injects Shs 1.2 trillion every financial year and is…
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Only 21 percent of GROW project funds expended, says new report
HOIMA CITY, February 5, 2025 – In his latest audit report for the year ending December 31, 2024, Auditor General Edward Akol reveals that only 21 percent of the funds disbursed under…
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YLP: Over Shs 500mln unrecovered in Masindi Municipality
MASINDI, January 28, 2025 – Authorities in Masindi Municipality are still grappling with the recovery of Shs 534 million that was disbursed under the Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ], a government…
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Govt to tame money lenders over confiscation of national IDs
KAMPALA, January 26, 2025 — The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has condemned the confiscation of National Identity Cards [IDs] by money lenders as collateral for loans, describing the practice as a violation…
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Fishing on Lake Albert: Congolese fishermen get back confiscated fishing gear
BULIISA, July 5, 2024: Congolese fishermen whose fishing gears were impounded by the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unity [FPU] have a reason to smile after government returned their fishing gear. Major Frank Kanzira,…
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Over 240 Alebtong youth acquire ICT skills
ALEBTONG, March 18, 2024 – A total of 241 youth in Alebtong district have been trained in information and communication technology [ ICT ] by Huawei Technologies, a Chinese company operating in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kwania: PDM SACCO chairperson, three others held over misuse of cash
KWANIA, October 3, 2023 – Police at Kwania Central Police Station days ago detained four leaders and members of Aornga PDM SACCO in Nambieso Sub-county over the allegation of mismanagement of the…
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Agriculture
3,000 farmers to benefit from Shs 15bln irrigation project in Pakwach
PAKWACH –Pakwach district has registered about 3,000 farmers as beneficiaries of the pilot phase of Wadelai irrigation scheme established to boost commercial agriculture in the district. The Shs15 billion irrigation scheme in…
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Development
Kalaki district gets Shs 300mln for road
KALAKI-Kalaki district has received a boost of Shs 300 million from the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM] for the rehabilitation of a-9.5 kilometre stretch of a road connecting the sub-counties of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rice farmers ask gov’t to rescind ban on growing rice in wetlands
MBALE– Rice farmers in Mbale City are not happy with government for imposing a ban on growing rice in the wetlands, saying they should have been consulted first. The farmers are concerned…
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