Grape farmers in Mbarara district are decrying losses resulting from the nationwide lockdown, which has disrupted the supply chain. Currently, farmers spend long days in their gardens chasing away birds that prey on ripe grapes. Alex Asiimwe, the Chairperson Nyakayojo Grape Farmers Association, says the grapes are falling off while
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The government has released funds for the first quarter of the financial year 2021/22, with focus on the health sector and the fight against Covid- 19. The release amounting to 5.673 Trillion Shillings represents 25% of the approved government budget minus external financing, appropriation in aid and public debt. https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1885173889378683&output=html&h=280&adk=2881184414&adf=1765694914&pi=t.aa~a.3933768198~i.3~rp.1&w=981&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1625640098&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=9833304535&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=981x280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fugandaradionetwork.net%2Fstory%2Fgovt-cuts-spending-by-ugx-2-trillion-as-revenues-fall%3Fmessage%5B%5D%3D2&flash=0&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=200&rw=980&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1625636498185&bpp=6&bdt=4716&idt=-M&shv=r20210630&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D1c3f6077eeb66525-2291ca8ed0a60068%3AT%3D1613741231%3ART%3D1613741231%3AS%3DALNI_MbaBBTLpm0fp5PtUECMNxN2i8DKPg&prev_fmts=981x490%2C307x250%2C307x250%2C0x0&nras=2&correlator=2831087549907&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=618312862.1602514291&ga_sid=1625636497&ga_hid=371610926&ga_fc=0&u_tz=240&u_his=5&u_java=0&u_h=768&u_w=1366&u_ah=728&u_aw=1366&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=15&ady=1355&biw=1349&bih=643&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=21066431%2C31060973%2C31061745%2C31061382&oid=3&pvsid=4212373200693291&pem=196&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fugandaradionetwork.net%2Fstory%2Fgovt-cuts-spending-by-ugx-2-trillion-as-revenues-fall&eae=0&fc=384&brdim=-8%2C-8%2C-8%2C-8%2C1366%2C0%2C1382%2C744%2C1366%2C643&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=5&uci=a!5&btvi=3&fsb=1&xpc=vTMhC7F6iy&p=https%3A//ugandaradionetwork.net&dtd=53
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The Attorney General has filed a notice of appeal intending to challenge the Constitutional Court ruling against the powers of the Court Martial. Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled that the Court Martial has no powers to try civilians. In a majority ruling of three justices against two, the court
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President Yoweri Museveni has asked African countries with support from the United Nations to consider opening up their borders to deal decisively with food insecurity in the region. Speaking to a UN-Food System virtual summit, Museveni said free access to markets and free movement of goods instead of controls will
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The Ministry of Finance has started implementing a presidential directive to increase lunch allowances for nurses and midwives to improve their working conditions. This was revealed as the ministry released the funds for the first quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year, which largely focused on the health sector and more
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While for Ethiopia, the dam, pictured here in 2019, is vital, Egypt sees it is as a threat to its existence Egypt has accused Ethiopia of violating international law after it received a notice saying that Ethiopia's dam upstream on the Nile is now filling up with water for a
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Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councillors on Tuesday defied the Resident City Commissioner-RCC and attended a council meeting. The Speaker of the Council Zahara Luyirika called for the meeting indicating that 20 councillors would attend the meeting physically while the rest will follow the proceedings via zoom. However, by 11 am
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Frank Tumwebaze checks on some of the growing grapes The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has said Government is planning to boost grape farming in Uganda as one of the ways to help Ugandans improve their household incomes. Acting on the directive of President Yoweri Museveni,
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Mulwana on one of his visits to the farm in Kakiri Pumpkins (Ensujju in Luganda) are a warm season vegetable belonging to the genus “Cucurbita” class. The gourd fruit boasts of several varieties such as sweet cream, Bala, Dulu, Onziga, Sunfish, Sugar pie and Anderina. It does well in loamy
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The High Court in Kampala has ordered for urgent hearing of an application seeking to produce eight people arrested by the security agencies in relation to the murder of driver and a daughter of Works and Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala. Civil Division Judge Phillip Odoki has issued the order
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