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LoP advocates for fair sugarcane pricing
KAMPALA, November 29, 2024 – The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament [LoP] Joel Ssenyonyi has demanded that government intervene and regulate sugarcane prices in the country, saying that the current price…
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Complying with EUDR: Tayebwa Urges coffee farmers to register
MITOOMA, November 26, 2024 – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged coffee farmers in Uganda to embrace registration in order to ensure that their green beans continue to be exported…
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Tea farmers seek Shs 126bln to revive industry
KYENJOJO, November 25, 2024: Tea farmers in Uganda are urgently appealing to the government for a Shs 126 billion bailout to revive the struggling industry, which is on the brink of collapse…
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MP Auma offers seed capital to 10 VSLAs in Kwania district
KWANIA, November 21, 2024 – Kenny Auma Lapat, the Kwania district Woman Member of Parliament, has made a generous donation of Shs 2 million to 10 Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs]…
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Dissolving UCDA is a strategic blunder for gov’t & political suicide for MPs
BUHWEJU, October 31, 2024 — For the second time this year, the Ugandan Parliament has been forced to deliberate on the Uganda Coffee Development Bill 2024 — the Bill that seeks to…
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Kwania Woman MP rallies farmers to embrace coffee farming
KWANIA, October 30, 2024 — The Kwania District Woman Member of Parliament [MP], Kenny Auma Lapat has urged farmers in the Lango Subregion to embrace coffee farming, emphasising its potential to improve…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amongi empowers members of mining cooperative in Lira City
LIRA CITY, October 19, 2024 – Members of the Artisanal Miner Cooperative Society Limited, engaged in stone quarrying in Lira City East Division, received tools to enhance their business operations. Gender Minister…
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Buganda, Bugisu politicians unite in bid to save UCDA
KAMPALA, October 18, 2024 — Members of Parliament from the Buganda and Bugisu regions have issued stern warnings against any attempt to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA], stating that such…
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House Committee concerned over rising domestic arrears
KAMPALA, October 17, 2024 — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] has raised concerns over Uganda’s financial management revealing a Shs 4.4 trillion gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue. In a…
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Delayed release of funds affecting road works, says Kasaija
KAMPALA, October 16, 2024 – The Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has revealed that construction works on the Mityana – Mubende Road stalled due to delayed release of…
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