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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Atiak sugar factory in Amuru district has unveiled plans to construct an irrigation scheme and water dams along River Unyama in a move aimed to mitigate flooding in Elegu township. Mahmood Abdi, the Director of Agriculture and Plantation, Atiak sugar factory which sits along …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Casual laborers deployed to open up sugarcane plantations under Atiak sugar factory in Atiak sub county in Amuru district have raised complaints of non payment. Under their umbrella “Dwog Cen Paco” loosely translated, “Come Back Home”, the 119 casual labourers, most of them former abductees of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three district councillors and one district technical staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Amuru district. This follows tests conducted on the district leaders and NRM cadres in the district ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s visit today. The president was expected to officially launch …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atiak Sugar Factory in Amuru district has finally started production, four years after erection of the plant in Gem Pachilo village, Atiak sub-county. The agri-business is co-owned by Horyal Investments Holding Company Ltd and the government of Uganda. It aims at creating and sustaining farmers’ …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atiak Sugar Factory Limited in Amuru district is set to begin production next month. The factory in Gem Village, Atiak sub-county has the capacity to crush 1,650 tonnes of raw cane daily, producing 66 million kilogrammes of powder sugar annually. Daniel Fred Kidega, the …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen employees of Atiak sugar factory in Amuru district are seeking legal redress after their contracts were terminated. Last month, the staff were told to stop working and later forced out of the factory premises. They include the maintenance managers, engineering managers attached to …