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By Brian Musaasizi In 2021, Ugandans went to the polls and 59% voted the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for another term with President Museveni on the steering wheel. The 2021 NRM re-election bid success followed a promising manifesto hinged on securing the future of Ugandans. Voters felt convinced and showed this through the ballot box.

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Dokolo South MP Felix Okot Ogong has been involved in an accident in Dokolo district. The accident occurred at Agwata junction, Agwata town council at around 9:00 am today. Ogong and his political assistant Tony Okello were on the way from the MPs farm in Agwata town council at the time of the accident. They were traveling in a Toyota Prado registration no. UBB 972S.

Dokolo South MP Felix Okot Ogong has been involved in an accident in Dokolo district. The accident occurred at Agwata junction, Agwata town council at around 9:00 am today. Ogong and his political assistant Tony Okello were on the way from the MPs farm in Agwata town council at the time of the accident. They were traveling in a Toyota Prado registration no. UBB 972S.

Daily Monitor Thursday February 25 2021 Farmers irrigate vegetables at Ayweri Irrigation Scheme, Paibona Sub-county in Gulu District on February 18, 2021. PHOTO/ BILL OKETCH Summary The Agriculture ministry in September 2020 said $40m (about Shs148 billion) had been earmarked for the first phase of micro-scale irrigation programme to boost production among small holder farmers. The ministry said the programme aims at creating 3.75 million acres of land under irrigation across the country. Adver...

Daily Monitor Monday January 18 2021 Summary Daily Monitor has learnt that many factors played out in the background, leading to failure of the incumbents from retaining their seats. Advertisement At least 10 incumbent Members of Parliament from Lango Sub-region lost their seats in last Thursday’s General Election. Of these, four were National Resistance Movement (NRM) members, who were trounced during the party primaries and opted to run as independents; two were NRM official flag bearers, o...

Daily Monitor Wednesday January 13 2021 Government is encouraging farmers to use modern irrigation as a solution to changing weather patterns. PHOTO/FILE. Summary The project was initiated in the early 1940s but failed to take off due to inadequate funding from the government. Advertisement Government has handed over a multi-billion irrigation scheme to farmers in Lira District.   The  Shs47b Olweny Irrigation Scheme was on Tuesday handed over to more than 15,00 beneficiary farm families in t...

Covid-19 has indeed disrupted some activities in the ministry including some of the enterprises in agriculture in Uganda. One of the most affected is the horticulture business that fetches a lot of money in terms of our exports. During the lockdown, workers were required to spend nights on the farms, or not to work at all; so, farms that didn’t have workers were affected since all the sanitary measures were not being implemented. I had several meetings with the affected farmers as this was a ...