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Health
Malaria kills over 130 in Acholi as drugs run out
GULU– Malaria has reportedly killed 136 people in Acholi Sub-region due to the lack of drugs in the government health centres. According to medical workers, there has also been an increasing number…
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Over Shs 60mln in fines collected from illegal charcoal dealers
AMURU-Authorities in Amuru district local government authorities have so far raised over Shs 60 million in fines imposed on lorries loaded with charcoal from the district to cities like Kampala. The ongoing…
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TotalEnergies to address gender issues in Albertine Graben
MASINDI -TotalEnergies Uganda has contracted Net Worth Company Limited to provide gender management services in the six districts affected by the Tilenga Project in the oil-rich Albertine graben. The districts include Masindi,…
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Floods kills eight, several missing in Mbale
MBALE-At least eight people have been confirmed dead in flash flooding in Mbale district and Mbale City. Security said among the dead is Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier, private Sam Chemulindwa,…
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Lira University students develop App for garbage collection
LIRA– Lira University students have decided to join Lira City Council and other stakeholders to keep the city clean through garbage collection. The university’s students have developed an IT application [App] to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Nwoya district moves to create more villages, parishes
NWOYA– Nwoya district council is considering creating more villages and parishes in the next council meetings in order for the Parish Development Model [MPD] to have a meaningful impact on the local…
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Channel PDM funds through cooperatives, MPs say
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament [MPs]have advised that the Parish Development Modal [PDM] funds be channeled to the beneficiaries through cooperatives and unions, which have proven consistence, and resilience through the times.…
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Environment
Govt partners with World Bank to restore wetlands
SOROTI– The Ministry of Water and Environment with support from the World Bank has started a two-year project codenamed “Integrated Water Management and Development Project”, aimed at restoring wetlands in Sezibwa River…
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Co-operators challenged on mind-set change, saving culture
MBARARA– As Uganda joins the rest of the countries to celebrate the International Day of Cooperative, State Minister for Cooperatives- Fredrick Ngobi Gume has encouraged co-operators in the country to save if…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sensitise communities on PDM, minister urges local leaders
FORT PORTAL – The Minister of Tourism and Wildlife Antiquities, Tom Butime has asked leaders to sensitise citizens in their the communities about Parish Development Model [PDM], the socio-economic transformation programme that…
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