Local governments
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News
Govt revisiting law to accommodate new administrative units, says Nabbanja
KAMPALA, February 19, 2024 – Government is set to amend the Local Government Act Cap. 243 to streamline the provisions in the administration of local governments in the country, according to Prime…
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National
Political interference derailing USMID project, district bosses say
KAMPALA, December 13, 2024 – As the World Bank-funded infrastructure development project, USMID, winds up, officials from benefiting districts and cities have asked for Parliament’s intervention to stop political interference, saying it…
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Western
Mbarara City leaders irked as ministry fails to repair major bridge
MBARARA, November 15, 2023 – Mbarara City leaders headed by mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi are not happy that the Ministry of Works and Transport has failed to work on the dilapidated Katete…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Minister Magyezi to give statement as ghost SACCOs receive Shs 30bln
KAMPALA – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi to present a statement to Parliament on concerns surrounding the implementation of the Parish…
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News
LCIII and LCV chairpersons seek special meeting with Museveni over payrise
SOROTI-The district and sub-county chairpersons under the umbrella of Uganda Local Government Association [ULGA] are demanding a special meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over their salary enhancement. ULGA unites all local governments…
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Agriculture
Agriculturalist wary of fake agro-inputs on market
LIRA-The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Seed Inspection and Certification in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Dr. Mary Asio Teddy has decried the rate of fake seeds and…
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Environment
Acholi leaders petition Museveni over depletion of endangered tree species
GULU– Acholi cultural leaders have petitioned President Museveni over the depletion of the endangered tree species in the region. The petition was recently handed over to the Presidential Coordinator for Northern region,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru leaders reluctant to offer land to Uganda Investment Authority
AMURU – Leaders in Amuru district are reluctant to give land to the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) for establishment of an industrial park. This comes at a time when several districts in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
CNOOC awards Hoima and Kikuube students with USD 14,000
KIKUUBE – At least USD 14,000 (Shs.49,500,000 million) has been given out to students from Hoima, Kikuube districts and Hoima City who excelled in last year’s national examinations. The money was given…
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