Joshua Nahamya
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Atukwase launches VSLA project to get women out of poverty
MBARARA – Mbarara City Woman Member of Parliament, Rita Atukwase has rolled out a village saving and loans association [VSLA] project to help get women in her constituency get out of poverty.…
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Western
Gov’t urged to mainstream culture into Uganda’s tourism sector
MBARARA – The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda [CCFU] has appealed to the government to prioritise culture in the tourism sector which is mainly dominated by the country’s landscape and wildlife. According to…
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National
NWSC scoops prestigious global award in Brussels
BRUSSELS – National Water and Sewerage Corporation [NWSC] has won the prestigious European Society for Quality Research [ESQR] International Diamond Prize for Excellence in Quality Award. The award was handed over to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Former manager threatens to sue BKCU over salary arrears
MBARARA – Julius Tugume, the former general manager of Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative [BKCU] Limited has threatened to drag the struggling union to courts of law for allegedly defaulting on his salary worth…
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Western
Cattle markets reopen in Kazo district after containment of FMD
MBARARA – After spending almost three months battling foot and mouth disease [ FMD], Kazo district has officially re-opened all cattle markets in the district. According to the district production officer, John…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Huge debts force Banyankole Kweterana Coop to sell prime land
MBARARA – Members of the struggling Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] have unanimously supported the sale of 55 acres of land located in Kashari North, Mbarara district to enable their union settle…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t rush to become MDIs, big SACCO told
MBARARA – The chairman Besania SACCO in Mbarara Benson Nduhura has advised thriving SACCOs in western Uganda to transform into multipurpose cooperatives to boost members’ savings instead of hurrying to become microfinance…
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Health
Cancer cases rising in Uganda, medic warns gov’t
MBARARA – Dr. Alfred Jatho from the Uganda Cancer Institute [UCI] has urged government to allocate more funds for prevention, screening, and treatment, warning the number of cases is increasing in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Seven wards in Mbarara City miss out on PDM funds
MBARARA – A total of seven wards in Mbarara City are yet to receive money being disbursed by government under the Parish Development Model [PDM] to fight poverty in households engaged in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Translate PDM guidelines into local languages, gov’t told
MBARARA – The government has been asked to translate the guidelines of the Parish Development Model [PDM] into local languages since many of the beneficiaries of the poverty eradication programme don’t understand…
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