Parliament
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Environment
Leaders welcome Museveni’s executive order on charcoal business
GULU– President Museveni`s executive ban on commercial charcoal in Northern Uganda and Eastern Uganda has drawn mixed reactions among leaders. In a letter dated May 19, Museveni banned commercial charcoal business in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni boosts Otuke SACCOs with Shs 100mln
OTUKE – President Yoweri Museveni has pledged Shs 100 million donation to support Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Otuke district. Museveni offered the donation as he camped in the Lango…
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Environment
Parliament halts evictions in Mt. Elgon National Park
KAMPALA – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has issued a directive to Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] officials in Sebei sub-region to halt evictions of people living around Mt. Elgon National Park.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Promoter meets Lango cultural leaders over establishment of coop bank
LIRA – A concerned Ugandan Lt. Moses Mugisha Magufuri has held discussions with the leaders of Lango Cultural Foundation in Lira City East Division over the establishment of Agriculture and Cooperative Bank.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hot debate in parliament over money lender’s death
KAMPALA – The murder of Uttam Bhandari, a city money lender by a police officer, Ivan Wabwire, has stoked debate in parliament on mental health, minimum wage and exorbitant interest rates in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole: Lack of information impedes implementation of PDM
KABAROLE – The Kabarole district LCV chairperson, Richard Rwabuhinga has expressed concern over the information gap in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], saying it could derail the progress of…
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Environment
Among calls for immediate support for flood victims
KAMPALA – Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has demanded immediate intervention for residents of Kigezi and Rwenzori sub-regions who have been affected by floods following the recent heavy downpour. Reports indicate that…
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Agriculture
MP Nebanda distributes maize seeds to farmers
BUTALEJA- The Butaleja district Woman Member of Parliament, Florence Nebanda has started to distribute 2.5 tonnes of maize seeds to farmers in her constituency. Nebanda told this reporter that seeds that were…
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Environment
Ministerial directive on charcoal ban lacks clear guidelines, says police boss
GULU– The lack of clear guidelines is frustrating the implementation of a recent directive by the Ministry of Environment and Water against charcoal business in Northern Uganda. The State Minister for Environment…
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Development
KCCA needs Shs 800bln annually to work on roads, says minister Kabuye
KAMPALA-Kampala City requires a 10-year master plan with funding estimated at Shs 800 billion annually to revamp roads and drainage infrastructure, according to State Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs,…
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