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UWASNET Strengthen Partnership with Mukono District to Improve Water and Sanitation Services

UWASNET Strengthen Partnership with Mukono District to Improve Water and

Mukono District Local Government, in partnership with Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET), has held a stakeholder technical meeting to review progress and updates on the implementation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme in Ntenjeru Kisoga Town Council, Mpatta Sub-county, and Mpunge Sub-county, while also discussing plans for its possible expansion to other parts of the district. …

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Mukono District Establishes Disability Inclusion Committee to Strengthen Services

Mukono District Establishes Disability Inclusion Committee to Strengthen Services

Mukono – Mukono District Local Government has established a District Technical Disability Inclusion Committee (DTDIC) to strengthen coordination, planning, monitoring and accountability for disability inclusion across all district departments and programmes. The initiative was unveiled during an orientation meeting held at the district headquarters’ Chief Administrative Officer’s boardroom on Tuesday. The meeting was organised in partnership with the Umbrella Cerebral …

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Police Reacts on Charging Canine Dogs Services

Police Reacts on Charging Canine Dogs Services

Kampala– Members of Parliament (MPs) seating on Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have tasked the Police leadership led by Deputy Inspector General of Police James Ochaya to explain why Police officers charge citizens high amount of money wherever they seek for services of canine Unit. Deputy IGP James Ocaya before PAC Committee. (Courtesy photo) Legislators heard that as much as sniffer …

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Mukono Gets the First District Water Supply Services Board

Mukono Gets the First District Water Supply Services Board

Mukono District Local Government has taken a historic step toward strengthening water service delivery by convening a stakeholders’ meeting to elect the first committee of the District Water Supply Services Board (DWSSB), in line with the latest operational and management guidelines for rural water infrastructure issued by the Ministry of Water and Environment. The establishment of the Board is aimed …

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Back online: UCC Restores Fully Internet Services in Uganda

Back online UCC Restores Fully Internet Services in Uganda

Kampala– The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced that internet services have been fully restored across. Social media platforms In their statement released on Monday morning, these have noted that the restoration has folowed a successful completion of the necessary technical and security assessments. “Members of the public can now access the internet and all online services without the previously imposed …

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HIV services cut back in America’s new global health strategy

The new U.S. global health plan calls for assigning staff in each U.S. foreign mission whose job would be watching for disease outbreaks and responding to them within 72 hours so they would not reach the United States.

The global AIDS community has been awaiting a plan from the Trump administration beyond funding cuts. But the “America First Global Health Strategy” released last month, is not what many were hoping for. While it prioritizes sector goals, such as greater country ownership, it would also withdraw funding for technical assistance or to monitor program quality. Experts say these pieces …

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Museveni Pledges Electricity, Roads, and Social Services for Obongi in Next Term

Museveni Pledges Electricity Roads and Social Services for Obongi in

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye Ronald National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential Candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to address two long-standing development needs in Obongi District: electricity and road infrastructure. While addressing a campaign rally at Lionga Booma Grounds in Obongi Town Council, General Museveni confirmed that funding is already available for extending electricity to the district. He noted that …

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Museveni Promises Boost in Infrastructure, Services and Industrialization for Arua City

Museveni Unveils Major Development Blueprint for Madi Okollo Promises Better

By Jumah Kakomo/ Kabuye RonaldThe National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential Candidate, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has pledged continued social and economic infrastructural development for Arua City and District in his next term of office. While addressing a massive crowd of NRM supporters at the Arua City Golf Course Grounds during his presidential campaign rally, General Museveni outlined key priorities, including …

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