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In ensuring adequate accountability and sector developments are achievable, Several projects have been aligned to lower local governments and urban centres under the water office to guarantee safe and clean water, health on staff quarters to provide safe and quality care for both mothers and new born babies, and in the education department, to ensure learners' environment is sound and meaningful with proper hygiene and Sanitation. Mbale district local government continues to plan and appropriate funds to areas with need but also improving the services across the district. Several sites were handed over to contractors meeting the requirements to execute works in accordance to project costings and complete the works in time since 75% of funds are already in the district account. Under Water Sector: 4 Boreholes were launched each costing 22.5 million shillings. 1- Khamoto village, Bungokho Sub county-01 2- Murumba village in Mbale Town Council-01 3- Butses...

Bubentsye Seed Secondary School is a government-supported school located in Bunatsoma village, Wanale Sub-county of Mbale District, currently serving over 400  students in a remote, high-altitude area.  The institution features modern infrastructure including science labs, computer labs, and teacher quarters, and actively engages students through educational outreach programs.  The population is drastically deteriorating due to internal fights between management and the community leading to emptyness and dust coats on walls apparently.  Land acquisitions and representation on boards seems to brawl beyond the standards. The Resident District Commissioner, Bayole Stanley together with Political and  district technical team visited the school only to find loitering students in clusters without teachers and administrators during class hours. Bayole directed the chairman board to make it in the writing explaining irregularities that have affec...

We extend our focus and discussion on different rotational exposure tours to expound on experiences shared with experts to understand deeper on how best our farmers can co-exhibit different breeds in areas of practice to step up yields. Technology adoption and adaptability aimed at reviving improved agronomy for substance and commercial farming. The district team for Smart Climate has continued making study tours on mapped breeds into complete sessions with inclusive samples that are tolerant and yielding for farmers to adopt. The team visited Kasolwe stock farm in Kamuli district to share experiences and understand scores on national animal genetic resources centre and data bank and how best to integrate crops and what transpires on adaptability in the seasoned framework. This narrative has been underscored by farmers, in occurrence to understand the patterns of agriculture and several application stances in the fields and whatever barriers r...

Buginyanya zonal agriculture research and development institute covers 27 districts as a transformative project that carries out research on climate resilience and sustainable interventions in crop, livestock and fisheries under NARO Mbale district team visited Buginyanya research institute to understand the technologies and share experiences on  coffee integration and banana sustainable system land management, and how best to increase Arabica coffee productivity and promotion of quality Arabica coffee planting materials. This is aimed at producing high quality seed and seedlings across different coffee varieties including SL 14, SL 28, KP 162, KP 423, banana varieties including pests and diseases.  The Chief Administrative Officer, Angela AKURUT stressed that the core team is ably transformative and their coming is an ideal for the better result thereafter, she urgued the institute for continuous support whenever such courtesy calls emerge ...

In addressing problems related to production and productivity like pests and diseases, poor yields, soil and water management among others, Mbale district local government under production department continues to benchmark in areas lacking technological information, knowledge and skills to prioritize and bridge specialists and farmers to improve and adopt modern farming with sustainable yields. The National Semi Arid Resources Research Institute (NASARRI) in Serere district under the Agricultural Extension Grant (AEG) unlocks the opportunities through research intensity and crop varieties to farmers in areas of interest. The anticipated event by the Mbale team was scheduled to interact with researchers and technicians at the institute in portfolios of oil crops, production, livestock, pasture and farm mechanisation. The district production and marketing officer, Wanakina George Davidson stated the core ...

Uganda and Tanzania are set to begin crude oil exports through the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline by October.  Stretching over 1,400km, it will be the world’s longest heated crude pipeline, carrying up to 230,000 barrels per day. newsspotlight23.blogspot.com