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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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International
UNWTO gets set to host first global youth tourism summit
SPAIN– The first United Nations World Tourism Organisation [UNWTO] Global Youth Tourism Summit will bring more than 130 young people from 60 countries to Sorrento, Italy, next week, giving them a unique…
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Lawlessness: Gulu city security operatives arrest criminal gangs
GULU– A joint security operation launched in Gulu city to apprehend criminal gangs has yielded positive results, with some key arrests being made, which should prevent the rise in crime rates in…
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Soroti district proposes to spend Shs 32.5bln in financial year 2022/2023
SOROTI– Soroti district council has approved a budget of Shs 32.5 billion to run the district for the financial year 2022/2023, up from Shs 32 bln in the financial year 2021/2022. In…
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