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Hoima coop pursues gov’t for coffee seedlings
HOIMA, August 13, 2024 – Farmers under Kigorobya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima district have appealed to government to provide them with coffee seedlings, saying it would boost production of…
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MPs urge UNRA to renegotiate road contract with China firm
KAMPALA, August 11, 2024 – The Uganda National Roads Authority [ UNRA ] has been tasked by Members of Parliament [MPs] to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation [CICO] for…
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‘Enhance efforts to secure release of Ugandan prisoners abroad’ – legislators
KAMPALA, August 10, 2024 – Members of Parliament have asked government to use the prisoner exchange system to secure the release of Ugandans held in prisons around the world. The legislators made…
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Districts to get community hospitals in new health sector reform
KAMPALA, August 10, 2024 – Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector aimed at upgrading health centre IVs in the country to community hospitals. This was disclosed by the…
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Boosting agricultural value addition: MPs urge gov’t to improve access to electricity in rural areas
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have urged government to improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. The legislators made the call…
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Banyankole Kweterana finally receives Shs 9bln for ranch compensation
MBARARA City, August 9, 2024 – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] in Mbarara City has finally received over Shs 9.55 billion from the Finance ministry as compensation for its ranch taken over…
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Gov’t urged to address teacher training, salary disparities
KAMPALA, August 7, 2024 – Government has been tasked to address the absence of teaching courses in public universities which Members of Parliament say is affecting teacher training in the country. According…
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Health Ministry needs extra Shs18 billion for medical interns
KAMPALA, August 7, 2024 – The Ministry of Health needs more Shs18 billion to deploy medical interns who recently expressed their displeasure over government’s failure to place them in various health facilities in…
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Kikuube: Lands ministry to process 20,000 land titles for locals
KIKUUBE, August 6, 2024 – Government through the Lands ministry intends to process and issue 20,000 land titles to small landowners in Kikuube district. The ministry officials led by team leader Joyce…
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Children’s Parliament calls for end to hunger, malnutrition
KAMPALA, July 29, 2024 – The second National Children’s Parliament has proposed agricultural development and sensitisation as a strategy to address the hunger and malnutrition crisis in the country. The Children’s Parliament…
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