Browsing by Author "Okaba, Patrick"

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    Ban on meat raises prices for fish in Nebbi.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-01) Okaba, Patrick
    Following a ban on the sale of meat in Nebbi Municipal Town due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the demand for silver fish and beans has gone up. The ban has given fishmongers opportunity to exploit the customers by hiking the price of their commodities.
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    Nebbi locals stuck after bridge collapses
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-18) Okaba, Patrick
    At least 5,000 residents of Jupumbanya Village in Nebbi Sub-county Nebbi District, are stranded after the bridge that links them to the municipal council collapsed following a downpour.
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    Rise in fuel prices push food, transport costs higher.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-27) Wambede, Fred; Okaba, Patrick; Emwamu, Simon Peter; Kirunda, Abubaker; Seebe, Ronald; Nakato, Tausi; Muhereza, Robert; Biira, Naume; Byamukama, Julius; Kyarisiima, Jovita; Ainebyoona, Felix; Oketch, Bill; Ojok, Santo; Ashaba, Alex; Segujja, Byomugabi; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The high fuel prices across the country are pushing up the cost of transportation and also goods and services. Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran that resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, some filling stations in different cities and urban areas across the country have gone out of business due to a lack of fuel.
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    Teachers stuck in debt trap.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Oketch, Bill; Edema, Denis; Wandera, Dan; Jjingo, Malik Fahad; Nakato, Tausi; Kirunda, Abubaker; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Elema, Robert; Okaba, Patrick; Kolyanga, Mudangha; Muhereza, Robert; Arineitwe, Emmanuel; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Today's economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of education. With salaries stretched thin, borrowing has become a survival tool.
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    West Nile dealers hurt after charcoal ban, prices rise.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-12-13) Okaba, Patrick
    Families in West Nile that depend on charcoal and wood fuel will have to dig deeper into their pockets or find alternative ways of preparing their meals after the price of the commodity nearly doubled. The price of charcoal increased after authorities in the sub-region