Silas Javier Omagor
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North Bukedi Cooperative Union contributes Shs 5 million towards COVID-19 fight
As the Ministry of Health grapples to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda, North Bukedi Cooperative Union [NBCU] has contributed Shs 5 million towards efforts to combat the pandemic. The contribution…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbale police fires teargas, bullets to disperse defiant traders over COVID-19
Police yesterday fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse traders who had opened their shops in defiance of a presidential directive prohibiting operation of commercial shops as one of several measures aimed…
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Agriculture
Is Soroti Fruit Factory Operating Below Capacity?
SOROTI: Fruit farmers in Teso sub-region are bemoaning insufficient demand for fruits from Soroti Fruit Factory which has made them that has left them stranded with surplus produce and huge losses. In…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government to Invest Shs.100billion in the New ‘Emyooga’ Fund
President Museveni has announced that his government will set aside shs.100 billion to finance cooperators involved in sector-specific, low-skill areas of the economy, like boda boda cyclists, carpenters, saloon operators, taxi drivers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu Cooperative Union to Launch SACCO to Support Member Farmers
Bugisu Cooperative Union(BCU) has pledged to have a member Savings and Credit Cooperative(SACCO) in operation by March 2020, to revitalize the union’s operations and improve the overall wellbeing of member farmers. Johny…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu Cooperative Union Opens Uganda’s first Cooperative Radio Station
In Eastern Uganda, Bugisu sub region, where literacy remains a substantial barrier to development, radio can reach a large number of poor people because it is affordable and consumes little electricity. On…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Police investigate the embezzlement of UGX 69M at Nyalit Coop
A police investigation is underway after some members of the Bukwo-based Nyalit Cooperative Society raised a red flag over alleged embezzlement of the cooperative’s funds. The said money, UGX 69 million, is…
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News
Stronger Regulations Needed for Mushrooming SACCOs -Mbale Mayor
MBALE: Mbale Mayor Hajji Zandya Mutwalib Mafabi has called upon the Government to ensure stronger regulations to guide the formation and operations of hundreds of Savings and Credit cooperative societies(SACCOs) springing up…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Chinese Agency Boosts Budaka Rice Coop with Equipment
Budaka. Idudi Rice Farmers Cooperative Society has received an assortment of farm equipment, worth millions of shillings, from South to South Cooperation (SSC) a Chinese organisation. The donation was handed over to…
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News
Sebei Coop Farmers Frustrated by Erratic Weather
Kapchorwa: Extremely hot to rainy weather has meant prolonged delays of planting for farmers from the Sebei sub-region and yet the new season is already witnessing excessive rains. In his 30 years…
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