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Commercialize University Research and Innovations, Nawangwe Urges Government
Makerere University Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has called upon the government to invest more in safeguarding the University’s intellectual property, by patenting and commercializing its research and innovations. Speaking at Makerere…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni donates shs.100 Million to Gulu University Staff SACCO
President Yoweri Museveni has committed shs.100 million as a contribution towards supporting Gulu University Staff Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACC0), urging the lecturers to diversify their sources of income through entrepreneurship.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Gume Calls for More Accountability Among Cooperatives
State Minister for Cooperatives Fredrick Ngobi Gume has condemned persistent cases of fraud in cooperatives, arguing that they are undermining the country’s efforts towards cooperatives development. Speaking at Wakiso District’s annual awards…
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Court Halts suspension of UCA Bosses amid On-going Probe
The High Court has issued an interim injunction staying the implementation of an order asking embattled Uganda Cooperative Alliance General Secretary Ivan Asiimwe and Board Chairperson Johnas Tweyambe to stay out of…
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UCA’s Asiimwe defies Directive to Step Aside, Breaks into Office
Head of Security Services at Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA), Haruna Ssesera has today confirmed the break-in at UCA’s head offices on Nkurumah road by its embattled General Secretary, Mr. Ivan Asiimwe. Mr.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperators Urge Museveni to Assent to the Landlord and Tenant Bill or Risk Losing 2021 Elections.
Kampala, Uganda: Traders under the Kampala Arcaders and Traders Association (KATA) have challenged President Museveni to sign the Landlord and Tenant Bill into law, or risk losing the next general elections in…
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Museveni Pledges Shs.100 million towards the I.K.Musaazi Innovations Institute
President Museveni has hailed the late Ignatius Kangave Musaazi for his role in fighting for Uganda’s Independence, saying he was one of the foremost liberators of the African continent. Museveni, who was…
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Development
Youth Called Upon to Emulate Musaazi and form Cooperatives
Rev. Canon Benon Kityo of Namirembe Diocese has called on the young people to emulate the late Ignatius Kangave Musaazi, who is celebrated as a nationalist and patriot for fostering the development…
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Nawangwe calls for Government Sponsorship for Research-focused Graduate Students
Kampala, Uganda: Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has appealed to the government to revive sponsorship for graduate students, arguing that this will transition Makerere into a research-intensive University pivotal to Uganda’s…
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East Africa
Agriculture Input Handouts Encouraging Laziness among Farmers
Kampala, Uganda: A government program to give out free agricultural inputs including hand-held hoes will lead to laziness, says the Chairman West Nile Seed Multiplication Cooperative Society Uzelle Adam Mohammad. While the…
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