Tobacco growers have expressed optimism and contentment for better gains this year on the back of consistent rise in tobacco prices offered on the country’s auction floors. Tobacco Commission (TC) figures show that since the start of the market, tobacco prices have moved from an average of $1.85 per kilogramme (kg) in the week ending
Tobacco farmers and other stakeholders in the industry yesterday expressed satisfaction with the good prices offered at the opening of Limbe Auction Floors in Blantyre for the 2023 Tobacco Marketing Season. The highest price on contract market was recorded at $2.60 (about K2 693) per kilogramme (kg) while on the auction market, the highest price
Daily Monitor
Wednesday August 04 2021
One of the bridges that was washed away in Kalait Sub-county, Tororo District last month. PHOTO/joseph omollo
Summary
While some residents attribute the issue to shoddy work, leaders say last month’s heavy rain destroyed the bridges.
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Local leaders in Tororo District have appealed to the State House Anti- Corruption Unit to investigate circumstances under which seven newly constructed bridges in various sub-counties have collapsed before being officially handed over to the authorities.
The collapsed bridges are Aderema in Kwapa Sub-county, Komolo in Mella Sub-county, Kennedy and Kadanya in Kalait Sub-county.
Others are Kanginima in Molo Sub-county, Matawa in Nabuyoga Sub-county and Angorom in Morukatipe Sub-county. The bridges were constructed by the Ministry of Works and Transport under the district roads rehabilitation unit in 2018/ 2019.