Month: January 2019

Busia Youths Form Shs200M SACCO

A group of youths who recently paid a visit to President Yoweri Museveni and complained how they were struggling financially has formed a Savings and Corporative (SACCO) after receiving the Shs200M from…

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Government to Invest Shs 230M in Bukwo Youth Groups, Cooperatives

Leaders in Bukwo district have witnessed the handover of 230 million shillings cheque to the youth representative leader Isaiah Chemongei and the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Tom Chesol Kwomu last Saturday. Since…

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PHOTOS: Minister without portfolio Abdul Nadduli in Busia to launch Bukedi Fronasa Veterans Cooperative

PHOTOS: Minister without portfolio Abdul Nadduli in Busia to launch Bukedi Fronasa Veterans Cooperative Views: 1

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Commercial Officer Kween District tips farmers on Investment Diversification

It’s extremely paradoxical in context that, some SACCOS saves money and later consumes it all at the end of year and does it the same way next time without future focus and…

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Rebecca Kadaga Warns Sebei Community Over the Unanticipated Return of FGM

Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga retaliates on Female genital mutilation rise in Sebei Sub-Region which has been deemed a threat to Waffle Economic growth. It’s an irony of expectation that left many government…

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FRONASA Veterans Encouraged To Revive Cotton Ginneries

FRONASA veterans cooperative members in Bukedi sub-region have been encouraged to revive the former cotton ginneries as part of enterprises to be undertaken by their cooperative. Vianney Matovu Ngoma the national Chief…

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Nepotism, Corruption, and Greed Threatening Sebei Cooperative Union growth

During the annual general meeting last year, Sebei Elgon farmers agreed to hire land from the union for at least two to three years beginning this year with an expected collection of…

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Operation Wealth Creation Chief Coordinator tips cooperatives on value addition

KASESE, Uganda: The success of any cooperatives depends on the unity and democracy exhibited by the members. Rtd Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC)…

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Government Needs to balance Development and Forest Conservation –Sebei Farmers

By: Kiplangat Willy Kapwata forest is one of the major planted forests along the slopes of Mount Elgon; it lies in the two districts of Kween and Bukwo covering a total of…

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FRONASA veterans cooperative condemns torture of disabled traders

Uganda revenue authority (URA) had been asked to politely treat disabled persons and other area residents that cross to Kenya to buy goods for home consumption. Vianney Matovu Ngoma the national political…

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