Masindi
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Agriculture
Kinyara Sugar to pay Shs 5.5bln in cash top-ups to farmers
MASINDI, July 6, 2026 — Kinyara Sugar Ltd will pay Shs 5.5 billion in cash top-ups to contracted farmers during the 2026/27 financial year for sugarcane supplied to the company during the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Extortion affecting implementation of PDM programme in Bunyoro, regional meeting hears
HOIMA, June 29, 2026 — Some of the intended beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the Bunyoro Sub-region are reportedly missing out on programme funds due to extortion by some…
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Masindi district, NGOs collaborate to promote climate-smart awareness among farmers
MASINDI, June 14, 2026 — The Midwestern Region Centre for Democracy and Human Rights [MICOD], in partnership with the Rotary Club of Masindi and the Masindi District Local Government, has launched an…
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Police hand over confiscated cane weighbridges as Bunyoro leaders back anti-theft reforms
MASINDI, June 8, 2026 — Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar Limited and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move that…
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NGO partners with Masindi hospital to launch campaign to combat preeclampsia among pregnant women
MASINDI, June 1, 2026 — Following a rise in cases of preeclampsia among pregnant women in Masindi District, Imarisha Dada Uganda, a community-based organisation, in partnership with Masindi General Hospital, has launched…
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Minister Tips Masindi Women on Economic Growth
MASINDI, May 2, 2026 — The State Minister for Public Service, Mary Mugasa, has urged women in Masindi district to take full advantage of the enabling environment and existing government programmes to…
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Kafu set to become major tourist hub with multi-billion project
MASINDI, April 29, 2026 — Plans to transform Kafu into a major tourist stopover are gathering pace following the completion of a draft feasibility study for the multi-billion project. The National Planning…
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BoU warns Masindi locals against unregulated financial institutions as outreach exposes service gaps
MASINDI, April 17, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has cautioned residents of Masindi district against keeping money at home or entrusting it to unregulated financial institutions, warning that such practices…
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Masindi hospital gets US$ 96,000 water and maternal health boost
MASINDI, 21 March 2026 – Masindi Hospital has received a major upgrade, thanks to a joint initiative by the Rotary Club of Masindi and the Bweyogerere Rotary Club, which delivered a US$…
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Masindi farmers trained in coffee farming to improve yields, incomes
MASINDI, March 3, 2026 — Members of Gukwatamanzi Farmers’ Cooperative Limited [GFC] in Labongo Subcounty, Masindi district, have undergone training in best agronomic practices for coffee production, one of Uganda’s leading foreign…
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