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Uganda’s Parliament has approved a US $395.5m loan the refurbishment of the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR). The approval in a plenary sitting Chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga came after the approval of a report by the National Economy Committee presented by Nakaseke North MP Syda Bbumba.
According to Hon Bbumba, the Kampala- Malaba project is part of the bigger proposed Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) project, which will entail the rehabilitation of the 8.3km Kampala-Port Bell section and the 12.3km Kampala-Nalukolongo-Kyengera section, purchase and rehabilitation of coaches, wagons and locomotives, creation of a railway training school to equip Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) Management and Staff with modern railway skills, and stock new spares for the workshop.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 24 2021
An enumerator (left) records data of a family during the 2014 population census in Kampala. PHOTO/FILE
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According to the MPs on the finance committee where Ubos officials were presenting their annual performance report yesterday, the unemployment rates being released by the government agency does not reflect the actual reality on ground.
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Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday tasked Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) to conduct accurate research to reflect the actual unemployment situation in the country.
According to the MPs on the finance committee where Ubos officials were presenting their annual performance report yesterday, the unemployment rates being released by the government agency does not reflect the actual reality on ground.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 16 2021
Kasana-Luweero Diocese Bishop Paul Ssemogerere blesses 18 motorcycles donated by FAO for the climate change resilience project at the diocesan offices in Luweero District last Friday. PHOTO/DAN WANDERA
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The programme will benefit 6,000 cattle rearing households in Nakaseke and Luweero districts.
The project worth Shs1.4billion under the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) comes at a time when parts of the cattle corridor areas of Nakaseke and Luweero are experiencing adverse effects of tree cutting and bush clearing for charcoal production.
Under the project, benefiting communities will be trained in ecosystem adaptation and mitigation, and the diocese will also establish functional watershed management systems.
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