Egessa Hajusu
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Eastern
Fresh foods prices hike due to drought
Tomatoes are selling like a hot cake in the fresh food market in Busia town. A box of tomatoes has increased to shillings 500,000 from shillings 100,000 in the last four months.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Boda-bodas told to form Sacco
In an effort aimed at bringing sanity in the boda-boda sector, riders in Busia district have been urged to form savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs). David Joggo Mwiria the community liaison officer…
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Cooperatives told to plant trees
Cooperative societies in Busia district have been encouraged to plant trees to ensure a sustainable ecosystem. Francis Asango who has been mobilizing communities neighboring West Bugwe forest reserve to stop encroaching on…
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Eastern
Districts can use cooperatives to end unemployment
Local governments have been advised to grow cooperatives in an effort aimed at solving the ever-increasing youth unemployment problem. Youth unemployment is the main challenge districts are grappling with to productively engage…
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Eastern
Farmers bar politicians from joining SACCO
A recently formed farmers Sacco has barred political leaders and others harboring political ambitions from joining their organization. The farmers’ decision is premised on the fear that politicians like owning everything and…
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Eastern
Start small and Stop lamenting about government
Ugandans have been advised to stop whining about marginalisation and wean themselves off let the government help us syndrome. While on his routine mobilisation on operation wealth creation, Paul Kalikwani the deputy…
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Eastern
Busia Gold Miners asked to cooperate
Gold miners in Busia district have been asked to form savings and credit cooperative societies to enable them to benefit from efforts to institutionalize the sub-sector. The district chairman Geoffrey Wandera said…
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Eastern
Bududa elderly venture into coffee production
The Bududa district older persons Sacco is venturing in coffee production to rip from increased coffee price, set as a result of rivalry between Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) and a German company.…
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Eastern
Busia Sacco leaders reject Museveni’s Maize Mill
Leaders of Busia district local government youth SACO have rejected a maize mill donated by President Yoweri Museveni saying it is substandard. The mill yet to be handed over to the beneficiaries…
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News
Busia And Ugandan Traders In Row Over Customers
A row over customers is shimmering at the border in Busia between Ugandan traders, along the custom road and the Kenyan women brokers. Traders accuse Kenyan women brokers of sabotaging their businesses…
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