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SACCO Leaders Welcome the Establishment of Local Committees to Promote Accountability
By Egessa Hajusu, Busia Mr. Sam Lwande, the Manager of Lumino SACCO has welcomed the establishment of local problem solving committees, to aid the work of the Inspectorate of Government, at the…
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Lango Cooperatives Bag Shs 2.7 Billion
Lango cooperatives have cashed over shs 2.72 billion in sunflower production. Ngetta Tropical Holdings (NTH), the producer of Virgin Gold cooking oil based in Lira is working with farmer cooperatives, to provide…
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Development
Youths take the next step to form a cooperative
Egessa Hajusu The unfavorable economic conditions in the country, have compelled a section of youths in the shoe making industry in Kampala to turn their businesses into a cooperative. “The current system…
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Start church bank, bishop tells Christians
Egessa Hajusu Church of Uganda Christians in Bukedi diocese have been encouraged to join fellow brethren county wide to start saving money to enable the church start its own Bank. Bishop Samuel…
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Busia cooperators ask for protection
Egessa Hajusu Traders under Busia produce dealers’ multi-purpose cooperative society have asked the government to protect them from Kenyan counterparts. The traders want government to stop Kenyan traders from skipping their cooperatives…
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Cooperatives the way to go- Busia boss
Egessa Hajusu Sustainable development in the country will not be achieved lest cooperatives are embraced by Ugandans, the acting Busia district chairperson Paul Oguttu has said. “You were all here during the…
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Court orders Nandala out of Bugisu cooperative union board
High Court in Mbale has issued an injunction stopping Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) Board led by Nandala Mafabi from handling the affairs of the farmers’ group, arguing that their term of office…
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We don’t take bribes to register cooperatives
By Egessa Hajusu The registrar of cooperatives Joseph Kitandwe has refuted claims that his office demands for bribes in order to register cooperatives. “This is a very serious allegation I am hearing…
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Eastern Region elders embrace Sacco’s
By Egessa Hajusu The elderly people in Eastern Uganda have embraced savings and credit cooperatives (SACCO’S) so as to participate in the area’s social economic development. Speaking to the Cooperator in telephone…
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Technology
How is Your Co-operative Performing in the Digital World?
Digital technologies are changing the lives of customers and patrons. Social Media provides them with a new voice. Mobile devices and online platforms alter what people expect from businesses. And ‘big data’…
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