Road to Blacklist: Nameere Gives Contractors Tough Choice
Dokolo, Uganda | State Minister for Local Government Justine Nameere has issued a stern warning to contractors, supervising engineers and technical officers against delay...
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Government Allocates Shs50 Billion for Karamoja Food Relief
The government has allocated Shs50 billion to provide emergency food relief to communities affected by prolonged dry conditions in Karamoja and neighbouring districts.ICT...
Mityana Leaders Sensitise Traders as Shs34.9bn UCMID Programme Takes Shape
Leaders in Mityana Municipality have intensified sensitisation efforts among traders ahead of the implementation of the Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure De...
SLEEPING SICKNESS FIGHT IN DISARRAY! Inside Missing Assets, Unclaimed Millions & Shambolic Handover at MAAIF’s COCTU
The government’s once-celebrated war against tsetse flies and sleeping sickness may have succeeded in wiping out Human African Trypanosomiasis in Uganda by 2020, b...
Nameere Warns Contractors over Shoddy
State Minister for Local Government Justine Nameere Nsubuga has warned contractors against shoddy work, corruption and delays as government begins construction of communi...
How Corruption Raised Mpigi Expressway Cost to UGX 2Trillion
The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project is now expected will have cost more than 2 trillion shillings by the time it is completed, according to Fred Byamukama, the Minister f...
Four-Acre Model farmers decry water scarcity, seek government help on irrigation
Farmers under President Museveni’s four-acre model in Mityana say water scarcity is their biggest barrier to commercial agriculture, appealing for deep-well drilli...
How to save Lake Victoria
Over 651 freshwater species, like fish, molluscs, and dragonflies on Lake Victoria, face a risk of extinction. FILE PHOTOSmarter farming can protect a fishery whose expor...
With No Water or Toilets, Nebbi Market Extension Keeps Public on the Edge
Traders at the Nebbi Main Market extension are operating without access to clean water or adequate sanitation, forcing some to resort to open defecation and raising fears...
FOCUS ON BUSIA: How 19,000 PDM Beneficiaries Are Turning Government Support into Wealth-Creation Opportunities
BUSIA, Uganda — More than 19,000 people in Busia District have benefited from the government’s Parish Development Model (PDM), with local officials creditin...