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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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Parliament stays rationalisation of key entities pending audit
KAMPALA, April 24, 2024 – The rationalisation of the Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust [NPART] and Departed Asians Property Custodian Board [DAPCB] will only be concluded after an audit of the entities is…
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Local leaders urge gov’t to upgrade Lwakhakha border post
NAMISINDWA, April 24, 2024 – Leaders in Namisindwa district have asked government to upgrade the Ugandan side of Lwakhakha border post shared with Kenya into a modern One- Stop Border Post [OSBP],…
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Tayebwa pledges more funds for malaria fight
KAMPALA, April 23, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that he will rally Members of Parliament to prioritise malaria prevention and control in the 2024/2025 financial year…
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Excitement as Butebo gets first tarmac road
BUTEBO, April 23, 2024 – Residents of Petete town council in Butebo district are excited following the commissioning of the construction for the the first tarmac road in the district. The 6.5-kilometre…
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Minister advises locals to appreciate Museveni for championing peace and transformation in Northern Uganda
GULU, April 23, 2024 – The Minister of State for Northern Uganda Affairs, Dr. Kenneth Omona has called upon the people of Northern Uganda to appreciate the achievements and contributions of President…
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WNA to showcase Southern Africa’s nuclear prospects at IAE 2024
KAMPALA, April 22, 2024 – Director General of the World Nuclear Association [WNA] Dr. Sama Bilbao León will speak at the Invest in African Energy [IAE] Forum in Paris this May, unpacking…
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Coop360° Innovations overall winners head to one of Uganda’s top wonders, the Murchison Falls National Park
KAMPALA, April 19, 2024 – Mengya Integrated Farmers’ Cooperative [MIFCO] from Kween district in Sebei Sub-region will take a weekend on a fully-sponsored tour of the Murchison National Park to witness the…
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HIV: Journalists urged to support PMTCT campaign
MBARARA, April 19, 2024 – Journalists under the umbrella of Health Journalists Network Uganda [HEJNU] have been called upon to popularise a campaign geared towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission [ PMTCT ]…
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Soroti City receives Shs 550mln PDM funds for second disbursement
SOROTI, April 18, 2024 – The Soroti City Commercial Officer, George William Tukei says the city has received Shs 550 million for the Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiaries who missed the money…
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