Geoffrey Onyanga
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Cooperatives & Communities
War loss compensation: Treasurer of Lango Cooperative Union arrested
LIRA, September 7, 2023 – A top official of Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] was detained overnight at Lira Police Station for allegedly mishandling part of the Shs 6 billion that government released…
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Northern
Minister Nabakooba warns against land evictions
LIRA – The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has cautioned unscrupulous people against illegal land evictions, saying those involved will face the wrath of the law. The minister…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Implementing PDM: MP Acuti asks govt to facilitate parish chiefs
KOLE – The Kole North Member of Parliament in Kole district, Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti has appealed to government to facilitate parish chiefs and SACCO leaders for effective implementation of the Parish…
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Northern
Apac residents asked to register land
APAC – Residents of Apac district and the rest of districts in Lango Sub-region have been advised to register their land if they are to avoid getting involved in the rampant land disputes.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Disbursement of PDM funds in Alebtong district marred with fraud
ALEBTONG – The Alebtong resident district commissioner, Gillian Akullo has raised concerns over the disbursement of the Parish Development Model [PDM] money to the beneficiaries, alleging that the process is marred with…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira cooperative promoting production of oil seeds
LIRA – The Erute North County Oil Seed Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Lira district has pledged to continue promoting the production and multiplication of oil seeds as well as value addition.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to support cooperatives with processing facilities
LIRA – The government has a medium-term plan to support cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub-regions with processing facilities, Dr. Charles Aben, a top official at the National Agricultural Advisory Services…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Shs 36mln mismanaged in Amolatar as lunatic among ghost beneficiaries
AMOLATAR – Police in Amolatar district are investigating the alleged mismanagement of Shs 36 million meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The Amolatar district LC5 chairperson, Geoffrey Ocen…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Apea boosts Amolatar VSLAs with over Shs 130mln
OMOLATAR – Amolatar district Woman Member of Parliament, Dr Agnes Apea has donated Shs 135 million to 480 Village Savings and Loans Associations [VSLAs] in the district. While handing over a cheque…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Auma asks women to embrace PDM
LIRA – The Woman Member of Parliament representing Lira district, Linda Auma has called upon women to pick interest in the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] if…
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