Month: April 2022

Gulu University seeks Shs 27b to set up juice producing factory

GULU – Gulu University is seeking at least Shs27 billion to set up a complete, independent juice processing factory. Last year, the University launched the “Gulu University Muyeme Juice” pilot project which majorly…

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Lira receives Shs1b for PDM SACCOs

LIRA – The Lira district Commercial Officer, Santos Olade has cautioned people planning to mismanage the government’s programme of Parish Development Model [PDM] saying whoever is found will not be spared. He says,…

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Govt needs Shs 47bln to procure road equipment

SOROTI– There was a lot of excitement among members of the public in 2016, when the 10th Parliament under the stewardship of the former speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, now the First Deputy…

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Centenary Bank on list of nominees for 2022 edition of the African Banker Awards

KAMPALA– The African Banker magazine has announced the shortlist of over 60 nominees for this year’s edition of the African Banker Awards, with Ugandan Centenary Rural Development Bank and Tugende Global nominated…

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Centenary Bank gross profit surge 33.6 percent

KAMPALA- Centenary Bank earned gross profit of about Shs 288.5 billion in 2021, which was 33.6 percent growth when compared to about Shs 216 bln earned in 2020. The bank’s Managing Director…

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New cooperative policy: Indian states suggest FDI, age limit for board members

NEW DELHI -Allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the cooperative sector, particularly in Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) to improve infrastructure; fix an upper age limit of 70 years for board members…

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KCCA opens court to receive property rate cases

KAMPALA – Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Council has approved a new Valuation Court. The court will be responsible for receiving complaints from the landlords aggrieved by the property tax valuations. Samuel…

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Katakwi RDC directs police to arrest wetland encroachers

KATAKWI– The Katakwi Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Godfrey Katamba has directed the police to arrest and prosecute in courts of law people cultivating in wetlands. This comes as a section of members…

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Elegu Market: Land owners demand relocation of vendors

ELEGU– The owners of pieces of land on which hundreds of vendors at the Elegu border market have been operating are demanding that the vendors should go off their land to pave…

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Bee farmers advise govt to recruit more entomologists

LIRA – Bee farmers in the Lango sub region have urged the government to recruit more Entomology officers to train farmers on beekeeping as a business for income generation. Professional entomologists contribute…

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