Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudanese refugees in Pagirinya refugee settlement, Adjumani district are reaping big from cassava farming. Last year, a group of refugees at the settlement interested in farming were tipped of an intervention to conduct communal farming with the host community in Dzaipi sub-county. The initiative …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Extortion has been cited in the compensation of war debt claimants in the Teso sub-region. This was revealed to Members of Parliament on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee during a probe into the compensation exercise undertaken by the Attorney General. Trade-Pro-Africa is one of the organizations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugar manufacturers and cane growers have warned that the increased retail sugar prices in Uganda are to persist, with no hopes of decreasing soon. On average, sugar prices at retail now stands at 5,500 shillings a kilogram, up from an average of 4,000 shillings three weeks …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Sebei and Elgon sub-region have embraced farming in the second season, following the reduction in the prices of fertilizers, a major input for crops. The price of a 50-kilogram bag of fertilizer in the first season was 300,000 Shillings but currently, it has reduced …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As one of the strategies to further improve customer experience and deliver services to its customers conveniently, Equity bank has launched a high-tech contact centre. The new Contact Centre will allow the Bank to deliver improved support conveniently to the nearly 1.6 million customers 24/7. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of used vehicles bearing number plates of government agencies including security are fast becoming common on Ugandan roads. Some of the common vehicles carrying number plates of the Ministry of Defense, Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF, and Judiciary include Premio, Rav 4, Corona, Fielder, Hiace, …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district is experiencing acute shortage of teacher accommodation facilities, forcing schools to convert some classrooms into housing units for staff. When our reporter visited both primary and secondary schools, the situation was so bad because most of the classrooms converted are either dilapidated or have …
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Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kagadi health authorities are closely monitoring 36 people believed to have come into contact with a 23-year-old man who succumbed to Ebola in the district last week. The District Ebola Taskforce traced the contacts and placed them under home care for close monitoring following the death …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces have gunned down a suspected Karamojong warrior and recovered his firearm. The incident took place at around 3am on Thursday in Nakapelimen village, Nadunget town council, Moroto district. Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto Region police spokesperson says that the warrior was shot …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A month-long mass immunization campaign against measles has started in Lamwo district following an outbreak reported last month. Measles is an acute, highly infectious, vaccine-preventable viral disease that can be transmitted through the air or through direct contact with an infected person. It presents symptoms of …
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