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Govt urged to priotise early childhood education in primary schools
MASINDI, May 7, 2024 – Leaders from Masindi district are calling for prioritisation of early child education [ECE] in primary schools owned by government. ECE is a starting point for a child’s…
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EAC Partner States agree to boost SGR development through shared funding
KAMPALA, May 6, 2024 – Northern Corridor Integration Projects [NCIP] partner states, comprising Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have agreed to jointly mobilise funds to fast-track the development…
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2024 Martyrs’ Day celebrations: Bishop calls for spiritual capital as Christians prepare to trek to Namugongo
NEBBI, May 6, 2024 -The Archbishop-elect for Gulu Archdiocese, Raphael P’mony Wokorach has called on Christians in Uganda to exhibit the spiritual capital and power of faith as they prepare to embark…
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Museveni contributes Shs 1.3bln to Nebbi Catholic Diocese ahead Of Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations
ENTEBEE, May 4, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni announced his contribution of Shs 1.3 billion to the Nebbi Catholic Diocese in preparation for this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations. The Nebbi Catholic…
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Luwero factory now buys sugarcane from Bunyoro farmers
MASINDI, April 30, 2024 – Bunyoro Sugarcane Cooperative Union Limited [BSCUL] in Masindi district, and Victoria Sugar Limited in Luwero district, recently entered into a memorandum of understanding [MoU], enabling one of the…
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Fish cooperative in Kenya meeting increased demand for fish
NAIROBI, April 30, 2024 – William Ebukut lives with his family of seven in Loiyangalani town located in Marsabit County on the eastern bank of Lake Turkana. The lake occupies northwestern Kenya,…
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ITFC signs multiple agreements with member countries, Uganda gets US$ 150mln
RIYADH, April 29, 2024 – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation [ ITFC ], a member of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB] Group, commenced the first day of the 49th IsDB Group…
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Scarce resources force Works ministry to focus on road maintenance
KAMPALA, April 26, 2024 – As a new strategy, the government will now focus more on the maintenance of existing roads over construction of new ones. This decision comes amidst reduced allocations…
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Bundibugyo cocoa farmers reap big as prices shoot up
BUNDIBUGYO, April 26, 2024 – Cocoa farmers in Bundibugyo district are reaping big from the crop as prices rise to between Shs 25,000 to Shs 31,000 per kilogramme which farmers say has…
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Feasibility studies for major EAC expressway set to begin soon
BUSIA, April 24, 2024 – The feasibility studies for the 256-kilometre multinational Kisumu-Kisian-Busia/Kakira-Malaba-Busitema-Busia Expressway is set to start soon after the East African Community [EAC] officially handed over the site to the…
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