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The new jersey that defines Onduparaka February 15, 2021 Written by John Vianney Nsimbe Mercy Munduru, the head of Marketing of Onduparaka FC (L) and Sen Somdev, the chief marketing officer of MTN, display the new jersey with a cultural touch on it Lingala music is the most popular sound as one reaches the new city of Arua. Perhaps, this has been influenced by the proximity of this West Nile district to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yet, if there is one thing that has bound the people of Arua more, with so much affection and unconfined passion; it is the football club, Onduparaka, which literally means sorghum stem. ....
Daily Monitor Sunday January 24 2021 Summary With both presidential and parliamentary elections concluded, Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering. Advertisement Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering. FDC When the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) honchos sit down to do a forensic analysis of the recent elections, the outcome will be straightforward: not what they wanted. For the first time since elections were organised under the multiparty dispensation, the FDC party has lost its position as the biggest Opposition political party. They lost this time to the newly formed National Unity Platform (NUP) party. ....
Daily Monitor Thursday January 14 2021 An election officer using a biometeric machine to verify names of the voters at Ssendis polling station in Rubaga North during the presidential and Parliamentary elections on January 14, 2021. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA Summary In Koboko Municipality where the contest is a dead heat between ruling National Resistance Movement flag bearer, Dr Charles Ayume and Independent candidate Charles Yakani, voting started an hour late. Advertisement Glitches of defective biometric voter machine and change in voters’ polling stations Thursday delayed the start of polls across West Nile. As a result, voting started in most areas at least 2 hours after the official 7am opening hour. ....
Uganda: 800 Tobacco Farmers Demand Shs9b Arrears allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Daily Monitor Thursday December 31 2020 A man clears weeds from his tobacco garden in Owaffa village in Arua in 2015. More than 800 tobacco farmers are demanding payment from Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd. PHOTO | FELIX WAROM OKELLO Summary The coordinator of the affected farmers in Maracha District, Mr Christopher Adia, on Tuesday said: “In 2018, we signed a contract with Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd to grow tobacco. We sold the tobacco that year and the same thing happened in 2019. But up to now our money has not been paid.” Advertisement More than 800 tobacco farmers who grew and sold tobacco to the Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd between 2018 and 2019 are demanding payment of upto Shs9 billion. ....