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INTER-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF UGANDA BEGINS POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY

BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), has started the post Covid-19 pandemic recovery strategy by identifying and handling the negative effects of the pandemic on the local communities in Uganda. Joshua Kitakule, the general secretary of the organization, while addressing members from …

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ARCHBISHOP JOHN BAPTIST ODAMA CARE CENTER FOR NODDING SYNDROME OPENS IN OCTOBER

BY KASLINE LAKAREBER KITGUM: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 The Archbishop John Baptist Odama care center (JBOCC) for rehabilitation of children with nodding syndrome is set to be opened on October 2, 2022, the organizers have said. Christopher Obol Arwai, the planning committee for the grand opening, has appealed to the …

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CONTRACTOR ASKS FOR 18 MONTHS EXTENSION OF ATIAK-LAROPI ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: Tuesday, September 20, 2022  STRABAG, an Austrian construction company undertaking the tarmacking of the Atiak-Laropi road, has asked for an extension of the contract period for additional 18 months. Sources from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) have confirmed that the contractor will not be able …

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KOBOKO DISTRICT CLOSES CHARCOAL MARKETS FOLLOWING RJF SUPPORTED STORY ON MOUNT KEI FOREST RESERVE

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU KOBOKO: Monday, September 19, 2022 Koboko district has shut down eight charcoal markets at Busia border crossing following the Rainforest journalism Fund supported article on Mount Kei Forest Reserve. “I closed all the eight big markets at Busia where they were trading charcoal. There was resistance from …

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