Saturday , March 15 2025

NEWS ANALYSIS

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Modern fish feed plant in Njeru

Makers of Koudijs break ground on 50,000 tonnes aquafeed plant Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | De Heus Animal Nutrition broke ground for a state-of-the-art dedicated aquafeed plant in Njeru, near Jinja in central Uganda. The plant will be able to produce 50,000 tonnes of fish feed per year, meeting the growing …

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Farmers are saying goodbye to blackouts and power bills

In Kenya, small and medium-sized farmers – and even upmarket households – are adopting biodigesters to turn their animal waste into biogas, which they use for cooking fuel and lighting. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | Thirty-three-year-old Kelvin Maina Njuguna considers himself a ‘full-time farmer’. He rears cows, pigs, goats, and …

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Why torture persists despite efforts to end it

NEWS ANALYSIS  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The perpetual nature of the acts of torture in Uganda remains a puzzle as Uganda joins the rest of the World to mark the International Day in support of Torture survivors. Numerous Ugandans have experienced torture despite the 1995 Constitution guaranteeing the freedom from …

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