Stories :: Category: Local government :: Accepted date: February 2021
Updated: 24 Feb, 21:0921:09
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Bududa District Gets UGX 165M NUSAF III Funds for Road Works
24 Feb 2021, 14:58 Comments 285 Views Local government UpdatesThe funds are meant for the construction of community road in five sub-counties.
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Bunyangabu District Council Wants Recruitment of New Staff Halted
24 Feb 2021, 13:01 Comments 226 Views Bunyangabu, Uganda Local government UpdatesThe councillors are accusing both the technical and the political wing of influencing the recruitment process. According to the councillors, they have received several complaints from some of the applicants and members of the public about allegations of bribery and corruption in the recruitment process.
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Gulu City Gets UGX 41 Billion for Road Works
23 Feb 2021, 17:08 Comments 363 Views Gulu, Uganda Local government Business and finance ReportEdward Kiwanuka, the Gulu City Town Clerk says that the fund will construct more than 7 roads in the City totalling 7.788 kilometres. The roads include Oola Lubaro road, Vincent Opiyo road, Francis Barabanawe road, Lakana Odongkara road, Onono road and Nelson Mandela road.
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Minister Magyezi Commissions Lukaya Market, Bans Roadside Vending in the Area
23 Feb 2021, 16:54 Comments 235 Views Lukaya, Uganda Business and finance Agriculture Local government InterviewIn 2011, the Ministry of Works and Transport through a donation worth 1.9billion shillings from the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project-LAVEMP, undertook to construct a permanent market in Lukaya town council for hundreds of roadside vendors who operate from the area.
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95 Kilometers of Roads in Omoro District in Appalling State
23 Feb 2021, 15:15 Comments 285 Views Omoro, Uganda Local government Human rights Environment UpdatesThe most affected roads categorized with deep potholes, broken culverts and bridges include 14km Bobi-Wii Lacic, 14.9km Palenga to Ongako, 8km Bobi-Okwii to Lii Sub County in Nwoya district, 8km Walter Ochora road, 39km Acet-Loyo ajonga to Labora, 10km Bobi-Opaya to Hiima and 60-meter long Hiima bridge which connects Keto- Awor in Lakwana Sub County. Omoro district has a total of 303km roads under its management and 581 under the management of the various sub counties.
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Maracha District Council Bans Self-drive for Technical and Political Leaders
23 Feb 2021, 12:19 Comments 181 Views Maracha, Uganda Local government ReportAccording to reports, four vehicles of Maracha district local government have been damaged due to reckless driving by some of the Technical and Political leaders and it is feared that leaders who have lost seats in the just concluded elections could pose more threat of damage if allowed to drive themselves in the government vehicles.
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Mukono Midwife Recieves Rotary Vocational Excellence Award
22 Feb 2021, 15:35 Comments 235 Views Mukono District, Uganda Health Local government Science and technology EditorialShe says that she will never forget a night at Mukono dispensary in the year 2000 when she delivered 18 pregnant mothers alone in a single night.
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Construction Delays Mbarara City Council UGX 600m Market
22 Feb 2021, 14:31 Comments 247 Views Business and finance Local government UpdatesMbarara City Central Market is being constructed under the Markets Agriculture Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP) and funded by the African Development Bank.
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Lamwo District Chairman Dismisses Executive Committee Members
22 Feb 2021, 14:24 Comments 240 Views Lamwo, Uganda Local government Northern UpdatesIn the changes, Florence Atii, the female Councillor representing workers who initially was the Secretary for Production and Marketing and Fred Peter Erwono, the district youth Councillor who was the Secretary for Works and Technical Services, were both relieved of their duties.
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Family Locked out of Graveyard in Oil Pipeline Way, Can't Bury their Dead
22 Feb 2021, 13:51 Comments 254 Views Lwengo, Uganda Human rights Local government UpdatesAccording to Sarah Nalugooti and her husband John Baptist Musoke, the caretakers of the 2-acre graveyard land, they have lost three people since 2019 but since the compensation is delayed, they have no money to buy another piece of land to relocate the remains of the deceased.
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Construction of UGX 1.7 Billion Maternity Wards in Kwania District Starts
21 Feb 2021, 14:33 Comments 350 Views Kwania, Uganda Local government Business and finance Health UpdatesEdward Eyak, the Kwania district Engineer, says the refurbishment of each health centre will cost 535 million Shillings. The funding is in addition to 1.2 billion Shillings that the district received early this year for upgrading Inomo HCII, Apire HCII and Chawente HCII.
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Motorists Demand for Guard Rails at Apaa Bridge
19 Feb 2021, 16:27 Comments 267 Views Amuru, Uganda Environment Business and finance Local government InterviewThe Apaa Bridge connects major roads that link Pabbo Sub-County to River Nile landing site; Puno-Dyang, Acholiber, Amuru Town Council, Layima, Pailyec in Amuru and neighboring Opuwa and Itirikwa Sub-Counties in Adjumani.
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Construction Of UGX 700m Busia Health Facility Building Starts
19 Feb 2021, 14:56 Comments 235 Views Busia Uganda, Uganda Local government UpdatesThe phased construction is contracted to JEMHASO Enterprises Limited. Moses Ogwal, the site engineer from JEHMHASO says that they have started with construction of the slab in the first phase which they will leave to set for a two weeks period, then start erecting the rest of the structure.
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Resign or We Resign, Gomba District Youth Councilors to their Vulgar Chairman
19 Feb 2021, 11:45 Comments 266 Views Gomba, Uganda Local government ReportThe petition follows two video clips which recently went viral on social media in which Kisakyamukama uttered abusive, vulgar and defamatory statements against the Kabaka, the Katikkiro and the people of Buganda and clergy of the Catholic Church, which the councilors say were promoting sectarianism and tribalism.
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EC Criticized for Incomplete Local Council Polls in Sembabule
19 Feb 2021, 11:42 Comments 328 Views Sembabule, Uganda Local government Politics Election AnalysisThe NUP leaders led by Muhammad Ssemanda, the district party registrar are accusing the commission of failing to conduct polls in all local government electoral areas in Sembabule district.
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Kitgum Leaders Concerned About Reduction of PHC Funding for Namukora Health Center IV
19 Feb 2021, 11:24 Comments 321 Views Kitgum, Uganda Health Local government Northern UpdatesRecords at the district health department indicate the facility has been receiving 17 Million Shillings every financial year, however, funding has now dropped to a meagre 7 million shillings in the last quarter.
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Gov't to Adopt Online Revenue Payment System
18 Feb 2021, 20:30 Comments 268 Views Kampala, Uganda Local government Politics ReportThe devise shall use the World Bank funded Integrated Revenue Administration System- IRAS piloted by government in districts like Nansana, Gulu, Fort Portal, Amuria, Yumbe, Zombo and Adjumani.
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Local Leaders in Pader on the Spot for Fueling Destruction of Tree Species
18 Feb 2021, 15:47 Comments 355 Views Pader, Uganda Environment Business and finance Local government ReportAlfred Lam, the LCI Chairperson Pabit Village Alfred Lam says that some sub-county leaders illegally issue operating licenses for people in the charcoal business and trade.
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Access to Health Centers in Omoro Hindered by Poor Roads
18 Feb 2021, 14:55 Comments 285 Views Omoro, Uganda Health Human rights Local government UpdatesThe nearest health facilities to the village are Lakwatomer Health Center II and Lakwana health center III which are 5km and 7km respectively.
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