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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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Health workers call for measures to combat drug resistance
KAMPALA, February 28, 2025 –– Health workers have called for concerted efforts in curbing antimicrobial resistance [AMR] among Ugandans. According to Chrispus Ngabirano, the Head of the Microbiology Section at Kabale Regional…
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Construction of IFAD-funded silverfish dryer in Masaka stalls as Gen. Kayanja and NFA clash over land
MASAKA, February 14, 2025 – The construction of a solar-powered fish dryer for silverfish funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD] at Dimu landing site in Masaka district has been…
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PWDs in Greater Masaka decry limited access to gov’t economic empowerment initiatives
MASAKA, January 22, 2025 – At least 386 members of the Association of Persons with Disabilities Living with HIV/AIDS [ADPHA] in the Greater Masaka districts have raised concerns about their limited access…
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Minister orders investigation into alleged extortion of coffee nursery bed operators in Masaka
MASAKA, January 19, 2025 – The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has written to the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation [ISO] and the State House Anti-Corruption…
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Masaka officials remanded over theft of PDM Money
MASAKA, December 10, 2024 — Two parish chiefs, John Rogers Mutebi, and Joseph Bbale, alongside John Baptist Matovu, the Masaka District Agricultural Officer and Focal Person for the Parish Development Model [PDM)…
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UCDA registers 170,000 coffee farmers in two weeks in bid to meet EUDR
KAMPALA, November 26, 2024 – Days ago, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] reported registering about 170,000 farmers as part of a nationwide initiative to prepare for the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation…
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GROW project: Gov’t to create zones for fair distribution of funds
FORT PORTAL CITY, November 15, 2024 – The Government of Uganda is considering zoning the country to facilitate a fairer distribution of funds under the World Bank-funded Generating Growth and Opportunities for…
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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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Investment of over US$ 500mln cuts HIV/AIDS infections in Uganda
MASAKA, September 17, 2024 — An annual investment of over US$500 million [approximately Shs 1.85 trillion] by the American government has significantly reduced HIV/AIDS infections in Uganda, according to U.S. Ambassador to…
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