Browsing by Author "Odeke, Faustine"

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    Akware needs skin treatment.
    (New Vision, 2017-11-28) Odeke, Faustine
    A desperate mother of five is seeking help from good Samaritans to raise funds for treatment of her daughter's rare skin disease.
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    Britain donates firearms storage to Uganda police.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-17) Odeke, Faustine
    The British support team in East Africa has donated firearms storage facilities to Uganda police to curb the abuse, proliferation and damage of arms.
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    Chinese firm begins building fertiliser plants in Tororo
    (New Vision, 2018-03-06) Kiirya, Donald; Odeke, Faustine
    Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group Company Limited, a Chinese firm, has started construction of the mineral separation and fertiliser plants in Tororo district.
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    Cholera kills seven
    (New Vision, 2018-05-02) Odeke, Faustine
    Seven children have been reported dead and others admitted to health facilities in Malaba and Tororo Town after a suspected cholera outbreak.
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    Delayed approval of Bill fuelling high school dropout in Tororo
    (New Vision, 2018-01-01) Odeke, Faustine
    The delayed approval of Tororo education standards improvement bill, 2015 by the Solicitor General is considered the main challenge facing the curbing of increased school dropouts and child marriages in Tororo district. The rising cases of girl-child marriages in the area are blamed on parents that see their daughters as a source of income.
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    Ecweru urges youth to join fish farming.
    (New Vision, 2017-09-26) Odeke, Faustine
    Disaster preparedness minister Musa Ecweru has appealed to the youth to embrace cage fish farming in order to fight unemployment and poverty.
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    Floods ravage eastern Uganda
    (New Vision, 2018-05-22) Odeke, Faustine; Watala, Paul; Bita, George
    Floods have ravaged five sub-counties in Bulambuli district, leaving 680 households and pit latrine under water. Most Families have vacated their homes and taken shelter in the nearby schools, churches and trading centres.
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    Foot and mouth disease hits Tororo district.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-21) Odeke, Faustine
    Tororo district veterinary officials have imposed a quarantine on the movement and slaughter of cattle in Lyolwa sub-county following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
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    Government bans slaughter of donkeys
    (New Vision, 2017-08-29) Odeke, Faustine
    The Government has banned the sale and purchase of donkeys for slaughter at animal markets across the country and has also ordered the immediate closure of all donkey slaughter facilities.
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    Government starts evicting wetland encroachers.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-20) Odeke, Faustine
    The government has started evicting encroachers on wetlands across the country following President Museveni's directive to restore the degraded water catchment area and protect the ecosystem.
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    Government urges farmers to boost production
    (New Vision, 2017-12-11) Odeke, Faustine
    The Government has challenged the private sector and all leading key players in Agricultural production to strategically position the country to be a super power in food production by 2040.
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    ICT graduands warned against misuse of the media.
    (New Vision, 2017-09-11) Odeke, Faustine
    Over 200 participants who attended a two-week information communication technology (ICT) training have been cautioned against the misuse of media platforms. The training, which was organised by the ICT ministry and held at Asinge Senior Secondary School in Tororo district, attracted a large number of participants and some were turned away due to limited computers and space.
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    Malaba leaders in trouble over borehole
    (New Vision, 2018-04-09) Odeke, Faustine
    Residents of Obore village in Malaba town council have vowed to deal with council authorities for tendering out the only community borehole that serves patients at Malaba Health Centre III.
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    Malaria cases on the rise in Tororo
    (New Vision, 2017-06-19) Odeke, Faustine
    Despite the Government's effort to eradicate malaria through indoor residual spraying and distribution of insecticide-treated nets, malaria incidences have again started rising in Tororo district.
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    NEMA slashes rice in wetlands, 15 arrested
    (New Vision, 2017-01-12) Odeke, Faustine
    15 people were on Tuesday morning rounded up by the environment protection force in Partnership with the Police in Kibuku district over the degradation of Limoto swamp. The swamp, covering 35 square kilometres, is connected to River Mpologoma catchment area and is the main water bank and source of rain water in the region.
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    Protect malaria gains- US envoy
    (New Vision, 2017-06-30) Odeke, Faustine
    US ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has challenged Ugandans to jealously protect the significant gains made in the fight against malaria in the country.
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    Scientist to tackle armyworm
    (New Vision, 2017-06-28) Odeke, Faustine
    Agricultural research scientists have committed themselves to coming up with appropriate managerial strategies to tackle the devastating fall armyworms have ravaged several maize gardens in the country. The participants noted with great concern the emergence of the fall armyworm as the maize challenge that affected maize production, which requires an immediate intervention.
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    Soil experts camp in Elgon to promote land management.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-16) Odeke, Faustine
    Soil scientists from the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), have pitched camp in the Elgon region, to promote sustainable land management practices. The team is engaged in training farmers and community members on the need to integrate sustainable land management practices in order to increase productivity, restore soil fertility and control erosion.
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    Standard Guage Railway resumes compensation in Tororo
    (New Vision, 2017-11-02) Odeke, Faustine
    The Government has resumed compensation of persons affected by the Standard Gauge Railyway (SGR) project in Tororo municipality.
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    Stop automatic promotion of pupils- parents
    (New Vision, 2018-04-09) Odeke, Faustine
    Parents of Kwapa Primary School in Tororo have advised teachers to abandon the Government policy on mass promotion of pupils. Most pupils skip school to drink alcohol and do sand mining, while others loiter in the trading centres during market days.