BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU BWINDI: Sunday, September 28, 2025 In 2021 Fidelis Kanyamunyu and his colleague David Gonahase, both conservationists in Western Uganda, began the “My Gorilla Family App.” This was at the height of the Covid19 pandemic lockdown when lack of movement of tourists had wiped out conservation revenues. The …
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By Ezadri Michael Onyafia TEREGO: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 In the West Nile district of Terego where Tobacco growing as the main cash crop has dominated since the colonial times, environmental challenges abound. Deforestation arising from massive use of wood fuel for tobacco curing and opening of virgin lands for …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MARACHA: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 In the rural plains of Maracha district where mairungi and tobacco once ruled the gardens, a green revolution is quietly unfolding, hinged on cocoa as a surprise game-changing cash crop. One-by-one, households are digging themselves out of abject poverty. This is after …
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RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 The Arua East-West Bee Products enterprises has scoped a coveted best exhibitor’s award during the 14th annual honey week. Vicky Eyokia, the proprietor of the enterprise noted that the national recognition is positive gesture from top bras in the honey industry and confidence …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025 The Equity Bank has identified structural barriers as a major hindrance to the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda’s West Nile Sub-region. To eliminate those barriers and unlock the potential of the SME’s the bank is emphasizing record keeping and …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025 The Arua City Road Committee meeting investigating alleged financial impropriety and mismanagement of funds meant for the works and engineering depart has led to the arrest and detention of the Arua City Engineer, Charles Omwona. The questionable accountability that led the engineer …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Thursday, August 14, 2025 A multi-million shillings family business that went nuts following the demise of two key founding members has rejuvenated following the creative intervention by Vicky Ozia Eyokia in 2023. An accountant by profession, Eyokia abandoned her business activities in Yumbe district to take …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 The activities under the Operation Wealth Creation, a nascent government poverty eradication program in West Nile are expected to receive new impetus following the appointment of Rt Maj Gen Michael Ondoga, a distinguished army officer to oversee the program in Uganda’s North-Western …
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BY WILFRED LAMONY JWEE NWOYA: MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025 Juliet Layet, 28, is an enterprising farmer in Otingo Cung in Mulago cell Geyi ward in Koch Goma Town Council, Nwoya district. Layet, a member of Obol Farmers’ Group that has 57 members explains that she had used traditional hand hoes …
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BY MARTIN AKENA KAMPALA: TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 Uganda has taken center stage in the global public health arena by hosting the first-ever High-Level Conference on the Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B. The landmark event, held in Kampala, marks a significant step forward for …
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