Joshua Nahamya
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Rwampara district leaders sensitised on enhancing private sector development
RWAMPARA, June 8, 2025 – Officials from the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) have engaged leaders in Rwampara District on strategies to promote Local Economic Development (LED), in line with the recently…
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Mbarara City leads in revenue collection and utilisation
MBARARA CITY, June 6, 2025 – Mbarara City Council has once again been ranked the best-performing local government in Uganda for local revenue collection and utilisation. According to Mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi,…
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Mbarara City Council approves Shs 49bln budget for FY 2025/2026
MBARARA CITY –– Mbarara City Council has approved a budget of over Shs 49.3 billion for the upcoming financial year [FY] 2025/2026, slightly lower than the Shs 51.4bln allocated for FY 2024/2025.…
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UWA official urges courts to give poachers harsher sentences
KIRUHURA, May 29, 2025 –– The Chief Warden of Lake Mburo National Park, Fredrick Elia Kisame, has criticised the judiciary for failing to issue sufficiently tough sentences to wildlife criminals, a situation…
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Mbarara City launches rehabilitation of major road
MBARARA CITY, May 28, 2025 –– Mbarara City Council has officially launched the rehabilitation of Col. Ndahendekire Road at a cost of Shs 1.5 billion, in a project aimed at easing traffic…
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SACCOs urge government to introduce subsidised agricultural insurance to tackle climate change
MBARARA CITY, May 18, 2025 –– Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in western Uganda have appealed to the government to introduce affordable agricultural insurance and climate finance support to help smallholder…
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Cooperative members frustrated as minister cancels meeting
MBARARA CITY, May 14, 2025 – The State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume, recently cancelled a Special General Meeting [SGM] of the Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited, saying he had received…
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Security re-arrests suspected wildlife trafficker in Kanungu district
KANUNGU, May 5, 2025 –– A joint security operation by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] and Uganda Police Force [UPF] has led to the re-arrest of a man suspected of involvement…
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Mbarara Central Market vendors petition city authorities over leadership disputes and other concerns
MBARARA CITY, May 2, 2025 – Vendors at Mbarara Central Market on Tuesday morning staged a peaceful gathering at the City Hall, seeking clarification on several administrative inconsistencies affecting the market’s operations.…
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The big interview: Meet Stephen Mugumya Bongonzya – a seasoned banker and senior cooperator
MBARARA CITY, April 28, 2025 — theCooperator News recently sat down with Stephen Mugumya Bongonzya, Vice Chairman of the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited [UCSCU]—the apex body for SACCOs in…
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