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Karamoja food prices spike after closure of Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Mbale road

Food prices in some districts of Karamoja sub region have increased again following the closure of the Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Muyembe-Mbale road after April floods washed away several bridges along its length. The […]

Grasshoppers cause 200,000-acre crop failure in Kitgum district

Farmers in Kitgum district have suffered crop failure on an estimated 200,000 acres of farmland due to a voracious pest known as the variegated grasshopper, the district’s Production Officer, Alfred […]

Kenya rolls out USD 500m post-COVID economic stimulus plan

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, May 23 announced an 8-point economic stimulus programme to boost the economy and mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on livelihoods and […]

Teso citrus farmers look to regional market in the post COVID-era

Contrary to widespread gloomy economic projections in the post-COVID future, citrus farmers in Teso sub-region are optimistic that they will grow their market share in the East African region due […]

Four dead as floods hit Kasese again

Four people have been confirmed dead and dozens more are still missing after River Lhubiriha that connects Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) burst its banks Thursday morning, […]

Masindi municipal council loses Shs 50m in revenue due to lockdown

Masindi municipal council has lost Shs 50m in revenue over the past two months as a result of restrictions imposed in response to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic, says […]

Cholera outbreak frustrates Moroto cooperatives trying to resume savings

Several Moroto cooperatives involved in the food business have been forced to close their doors following a cholera outbreak in the district. When a national ban on gatherings was announced […]

Kenya’s KCB Group posts 8% jump in Q1 net profit

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s biggest lender KCB Group saw an 8% jump in profit after tax in the first quarter to March, to 6.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($59 million), it […]

Lockdown woes: Gulu boda boda riders resort to vending charcoal

At least 5000 members of Gulu City Boda boda Association have resorted to vending charcoal to supplement their reduced earnings following the national lockdown instituted due to the Coronavirus pandemic. […]

Masindi Head Teachers’ Association donates 500kgs of maize flour to district COVID-19 task force

The Masindi district Secondary School Head Teachers’ Association has donated 500 kgs of maize flour to the district COVID-19 task force. The donation was delivered by Steven John Rugadya, the […]