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    How West Nile can tap into tourism windfall.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-14) Okello, Warom Felix
    The sub-region is blessed with a combination of natural undulating mountainous, wonders, rich cultural heritage, and a gateway to neighbouring DR Congo and South Sudan.
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    Wildfires impede UEDCL operation in Acholi, Lango.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-10) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL), the country's electricity distributor, has embarked on a set of new approaches to fight an increasing trend of bush fires that have destroyed power distribution poles across northern Uganda.
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    Fishermen struggle to stay float amid rising fuel prices
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-30) Daily, Monitor
    From the shores of Lake Albert tom landing sites on Lakes George, Edward, Victoria and Kyoga, fishermen are parking their boats and opting for alternative livelihoods.
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    Government seeks sh75b for climate-related disasters.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-30) Masaba, John
    The Government is seeking up to about sh75.3b from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) to support communities affected by climate related disasters across Uganda.
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    Bumpy ride for used car importers.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Ladu, Musa Ismail
    Government has proposed a 50% environmental levy on the importation of vehicles olders than 13 years.
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    Locals await Kyalubanga forest land giveaway, seven years later.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-09) Wandera, Dan
    When President Museveni ordered the allocation of Kyalubanga forest land in Nakasongola district to landless locals in 2019, more than 1800 families were relieved.
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    Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-09) Daily Monitor
    Aid workers pulled bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi at the weekend after flash floods that began overnight killed at least 23 people, swept away dozens of cars and disrupted flights at East Africa's biggest airport, authorities said.
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    When 'criminals' are many, but not all are counted.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Sengonba, Nicholas
    Statistics can lie sometimes, Headline can do so too. This is possible when those who use them pick out what they want to paint a misleading picture.
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    Uganda's first oil readiness hits 99%.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-27) Muyobo, Karim
    With just two months to Uganda's first oil production, the country’s long-awaited entry into the oil-producing league is within touching distance after China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) conducted a high-stakes emergency drill to test operational readiness, now pegged at 99 percent. The government set July this year as the target for first oil. The Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) operated by CNOOC will produce 40,000 barrels of trade oil per day during peak production and so far 18 wells out of the 31 have been drilled.
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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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    Karimojong block NFA plan to cut trees.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-28) Ariong, Steven
    Residents of the Tepeth community, living on the slopes of Mountain Moroto, have for the second time blocked plans by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to cut down some of the natural trees in the area. The NFA executive director, Mr. Michael Mugisa.
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    NWSC to start producing charcoal from faecal matter.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-12-11) Otage, Stephen
    National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has said they have started producing charcoal using faecal matter to replace those from trees. Addressing journalists during their end-of-year staff evaluation and end-of-year party last week, Dr. Silver Mugisha, the NWSC managing director, said they have partnered with a US company and have already conducted trials in Kitgum, Gulu and Kampala.
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    Fuel crisis : the truth behind empty pumps.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Ladu, Ismail Musa; Nakaweesi, Dorothy
    The triple evils of fuel stock-outs, soaring prices and long queues barrelled through the country yesterday, resurrecting memories of scarcities where Ugandans in the past lined up for essential commodities. From Karamoja to Kigezi, and from West Nile to eastern Uganda, as well as the capital Kampala, motorists crowded fuel stations where they paid between Shs200-Shs1,000 more per litre.
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    Musambwa island : where snakes reign.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-15) Mushoborozi, Tony
    Musambwa is not a museum or a zoo. It is a working fishing village. Men wake before dawn, cast their nets, return to shacks, and sleep beside cobras. They are not saints. They are rough men living a rough life.
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    Museveni intervenes in Nsowe forest land fights.
    (2026-04-08) Mbogo, Sadat
    The Director General of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Mr. Arthur Mugenyi, has said President Museveni is determined to put an end to the disputes over ownership of Nsowe Central Forest in Gomba district.
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    Between the sea of tranquility and the promise of tomorrow.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Mulera, Muniini K.
    The moment is permanently etched in memory that I frequently retrieve with ease, July, 20, 1969.
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    Kiira, Nalubaale dams set for Shs737bn renovation.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-13) Muhwezi, Collins
    Nalubaale dam will also undergo critical civil works to reinforce its structure which has long been a matter of concern while the control system of Kiira, which is relatively newer have outlived their design life.
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    Why no title does not mean no land owner.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-10) Mugaino, Baker
    The core problem is that officials often treat "no title/unregistered" as "no owner/unowned". This means lawful owners can be erased on paper even when their rights are visible on the ground.
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    L. Victoria swells with fish, factories set to re-open.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-12-15) Tajuba, Paul
    Lake Victoria is once more teeming with fish, having registered the biggest fish stock recovery in 12 years, pushing the authorities to consider reopening some of the fish processing factories soon. At their peak in 2005, the country's fish factories were processing nearly 36,000 metric tonnes of fish.
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    Govt gets Shs 18b for conservation.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-29) Tajuba, Paul
    The Global Environment Facility has given Uganda and two other countries- Ghana and Mozambique a $5m (about Shs17.9 billion) grant to help experts disseminate natural resources conservation information to policy makers in a non-technical manner in a pilot project dubbed "Connect".