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Kapapi land conflict: Landlords to sue minister Nabakooba over resettled evictees
HOIMA– The Seven purported landlords of the land where 1,000 people were evicted in Kapapi and Kiganja sub-counties, Hoima district intend to sue the minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith…
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Hoima: Leaders call for probe into brutal eviction of Kapapi residents
HOIMA– Leaders in Hoima district have condemned the recent brutal eviction of over 1,000 people in Kapapi and Kiganja sub-counties in Kigorobya County, Hoima district, calling it an inhuman act that needs…
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Environment
Minister Anywar urges wetland encroachers to vacate
SOROTI – The State Minister for Environment, Beatrice Anywar Atim, has urged Ugandans exploiting wetlands to relocate as directed by government or else they will face the wrath of the law. The…
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Environment
Pallisa rice farmers ask govt for alternative sources of livelihood
PALLISA – Rice farmers in Pallisa district have warned that unless government secures them an alternative sources of livelihood, they will never vacate the wetlands they have been using for generations. In…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Financial literacy: Speaker Among urges leaders to train locals
KATAKWI– Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has urged political leaders to train communities in financial literacy if the dream to achieve an economically transformed Uganda is to be achieved. Among made the…
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Financial
Hoima district budget up by Shs 1.5bln
HOIMA-Hoima district local government leaders and officials are relieved after receiving budget support of about Shs1.5 billion from the central government. Hoima district council recently approved the money in a supplementary budget for…
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Minister Nabakooba cautions Oyam against land fragmentation
OYAM- The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has advised the people of Oyam district against land fragmentation, saying it affects large-scale agricultural production. Handing over 2000 certificates of…
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Soroti district hit by water crisis as boreholes break down
SOROTI– Thousands of people in Soroti district are facing a water crisis following the breakdown of 250 boreholes in the district. Among the most affected are the sub-counties of Arapai, Ocokican, Asuret,…
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East Africa
Kenyan cooperatives outline challenges facing sector
NAIVASHA-Stakeholders that run cooperatives in kenya days ago in Naivasha aired the major challenges facing the sector, saying that urgent attention is needed, according to Sacco Review. They were meeting the Cooperatives…
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Mbarara: Gov’t to secure land titles for over 100 families living on disputed land
MBARARA– The Uganda Land Commission [ULC] is in preparations to process land titles for over 114 families living on contested land in Rwenjeru South, Biharwe division in Mbarara City. The plans started…
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