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Construction of Mbarara’s Shs 20bn new market is completed after more than 5 years

MBARARA – Mbarara Central Market that had stalled for about five years since 2018 has been completed. The contractor, Roko Construction Company officially handed it over to the City Council. […]

Value added pumpkins boost Gulu Farmers savings

GULU – A local farmer group in Unyama sub-county, Gulu district is adding value to pumpkins in a bid to cut out the middle man and earn more money from […]

Women Boda-boda riders ask government for support to buy own motorcycles

FORT PORTAL – Women boda-boda riders under their umbrella association Fort Portal Women Boda-Boda Riders and Farmers Association have asked the government for support to buy their own motorcycles. The […]

Mbarara City to host the National Meteorological Day, focusing on farming seasons

MBARARA – Uganda will today join the rest of the world to celebrate the World Meteorological Day. According to Lillian Nkwenge, the Principal Communications Officer (PCO) at Uganda National Meteorological […]

Vendors seeking government support after Elegu market fire outbreak

AMURU – Victims of last month’s fire outbreak at Elegu Border Market that saw items worth more than Shs3 billion destroyed have appealed for government support to help their businesses […]

Kole North MP Acuti donates three ambulances worth Shs 300m

KOLE – Kole North MP, Dr Samuel Opio Acuti has donated three ambulances worth Shs 300m to ease referrals, transportation of patients, emergency cases and access to maternal services to […]

Ayugi-Pugwang Cooperative Society demand UPDF to vacate their land

AMURU – Members of the Ayugi-Pugwang Cooperative Society Limited in Pabo sub-county and Town Council in Amuru district are demanding Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to vacate their land. The […]

Ministry of work launches investigations into increased road accidents in Bunyoro

KIKUUBE – Ministry of Works and Police have launched an investigation into the increasing accidents on oil roads in Bunyoro region. A team from Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), the […]

Alebtong gets two new health units

ALEBTONG – The construction and upgrading of two health units in Alebtong district to improve access to health services delivery in the district has been completed and now awaits handover. […]

The 3rd cooperative strategic research on resilience launched, cooperators advised on mindset change

KAMPALA – The Uhuru Institute for Social Development (TUI) recorded another milestone after successfully launching the third strategic research report on cooperative resilience. The research conducted in 2020 titled “Upholding […]