Yosam Gucwaki
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi taxi drivers welcome re-opening of public transport, call for extension of curfew.
Masindi taxi drivers under their umbrella organization Masindi Taxi Drivers and Operators Association (MATDOA) have welcomed the decision to reopen public transport, saying that they’re ready to resume work while observing in-place…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi: Market-based, mobile banana traders clash
Matooke sellers in Masindi’s central market have petitioned the district’s municipal council to deal with mobile banana traders who sell their produce right outside the market. The market vendors made the petition…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi youth promoting agriculture through music
A section of youth from Miirya Sub County in Masindi district, under their umbrella organisation-Agri-planet Uganda- have started promoting agriculture through music. Already, they have recruited several talented musicians from the Bunyoro…
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Masindi municipal council loses Shs 50m in revenue due to lockdown
Masindi municipal council has lost Shs 50m in revenue over the past two months as a result of restrictions imposed in response to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic, says Gafa Kate,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Head Teachers’ Association donates 500kgs of maize flour to district COVID-19 task force
The Masindi district Secondary School Head Teachers’ Association has donated 500 kgs of maize flour to the district COVID-19 task force. The donation was delivered by Steven John Rugadya, the association’s Chairperson,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 200 acres of crops destroyed by hailstorm in Masindi
More than 300 farmers from five villages in Pakanyi Sub County in Masindi district are counting losses following a hailstorm which destroyed over 200 acres of crops on Wednesday this week. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi bodaboda association suspends business over COVID-19
The Masindi Motorcycle Operators Association (MAMOA) has halted savings and issuance of motorcycle loans to members over the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The association’s Secretary, Ricky Barongo, says that MAMOA had partnered with…
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News
Masindi farmers demand for coffee hurler from government
Coffee farmers in Masindi district want government to establish a coffee processing machine within the district, saying that they produce enough coffee to sustain it. Masindi district has four active coffee cooperatives,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19 pandemic cripples leading Bunyoro SACCO
A prominent financial cooperative in Bunyoro is failing to deliver services to its members as a result of ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to David Katende, the Coordinator Masindi…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro Growers Cooperative Union demands Shs 4 billion compensation from government
Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union Limited is demanding over Shs 4 billion in compensation from government for losses caused by NRA liberation war in the 1980s. Barnabas Barugahara, the cooperative’s Manager, says several…
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