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Kwania police destroy illegal meat in Aduku health crackdown
KWANIA, March 21, 2026 — Police and veterinary authorities in Kwania district have launched a crackdown on the sale of illegal and uninspected meat in Aduku Town Council, after complaints from residents…
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Kotido: Police arrest PDM SACCO officials over alleged extortion of members
KOTIDO, March 6, 2026 — Police in Kotido district have arrested two officials of Nakwakwa Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation, commonly known as Nakwakwa PDM SACCO, over allegations of…
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Minister orders arrests over alleged encroachment on Hoima Sugar land
KIKUUBE, November 25, 2025 — The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja, has instructed Kikuube Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Godwine Agria Kasigwa and Maj Gen Daniel Kakono, Commander of the Field Artillery…
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Kween: SACCO leaders arrested over alleged theft Shs 13mln
KWEEN, October 31, 2025 — Police in Kween district have arrested three leaders of the Kapwata Kworus Parish Development Model SACCO [PDM SACCO] on allegations of forgery, falsification of documents, and theft…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Court halts confirmation of new directors at Igara Growers Tea Factory
BUSHENYI, October 25, 2025 – The Igara Growers Tea Factory in Kyamuhunga, Bushenyi district, is once again embroiled in a bitter leadership dispute after the High Court, through a court order, halted…
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Opinions & Commentary
OPED: Profits Bleed When Initiatives To Empower Uganda Women Are Left Behind
KAMPALA, September 24, 2025 — Amid predictions of Africa’s growth and the potential of its youth, one inconvenient statistic tells a different story. Africa has the highest rate of femicide worldwide [2.9…
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GULU CITY: UMSC turns former cemetery into multi-billion-shilling real estate project
GULU CITY, August 31, 2025 – The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council [ UMSC ] has officially launched a multi-billion-shilling commercial development on a former Muslim burial ground in Gulu City, marking a…
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Farmers demand answers over missing payments as armed gang steals coffee cherries worth US$ 140,000
NAIROBI, July 23, 2025 –– Kenya’s Mathira coffee farmers are demanding urgent answers over missing and delayed payments for the 2024/25 season. The growers claim they have not been paid for over…
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Over 20 arrested for allegedly destroying 40 hectares of restored bamboo in Bugoma Centre Forest Reserve
KIKUUBE, July 1, 2025 –– Police in Kikuube District have arrested 21 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal activities within the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, resulting in the destruction of 40 hectares…
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Masindi farmers suffer losses amid rising sugarcane thefts
MASINDI, June 19, 2025 –– Sugarcane farmers contracted by Kinyara Sugar Limited [KSL] in Masindi district are incurring heavy losses due to rampant sugarcane thefts, with many forced to hire private guards…
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