Cooperatives & Communities
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BoU readying to regulate big SACCOs, pledges to work with UCSCU
KAMPALA– The Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions [Registered Societies] Regulations, 2022, will enable the Bank of Uganda [BoU] to license and supervise large SACCOs in the country as mandated under the Tier 4 Microfinance…
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Rice farmers ask gov’t to rescind ban on growing rice in wetlands
MBALE– Rice farmers in Mbale City are not happy with government for imposing a ban on growing rice in the wetlands, saying they should have been consulted first. The farmers are concerned…
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Form SACCOS for peaceful retirement-university professor urges civil servants
KWANIA– Civil servants in Uganda can enhance their financial security if they form their own SACCOS that can help them while in retirement, according to Ojuka Onedo, a professor of Accounting and…
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UMRA, URSB summon money lenders for crucial meeting in Kampala
KAMPALA – The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority [ UMRA ] in partnership with Uganda Registration Services Bureau [URSB] has organised a workshop aimed at sensitising selected money lending companies in the country…
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SACCOS best solution to ending poverty in Uganda, says UCSCU boss
KAMPALA – The chief executive officer of Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], Dr. Sylvester Ndiroramukama has underscored the role of SACCOS in helping communities to fight poverty. Talking to theCooperator…
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Review contracts to settle disputes, MTIC official urges Hoima Sugar Limited and farmers
KIKUUBE– A senior official from the Ministry of Trade, industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] wants Hoima Sugar Limited and cane out-growers in Kikuube district to revise their contracts if the long-standing disputes between…
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Lira cooperative receives over Shs 900mln for capacity building
LIRA – Itek Okile Rice Growers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society [IORGMCS] in Itek Sub-county, Lira district has received Shs 912 million from the United States African Development Foundation [USADF] to build the capacity…
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Drivers petition minister over harassment and extortion in Kampala
KAKUMIRO-Over 100 taxi drivers plying Hoima-Kampala route have petitioned the State Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama, accusing their leaders in Kampala of harassment and extortion. The petition by 107 taxi…
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Lira cooperative society asks gov’t to establish irrigation schemes
LIRA-Miromi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Agali Sub-county Lira district wants government to establish sources of water, especially irrigation schemes for agricultural production in the country. A report conducted by Uganda Farmers Common…
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‘Christ for You Ministry’ donates to PWD SACCO Karuma
KIRYANDONGO – Members of Persons with Disability SACCO Karuma in Karuma town council, Kiryandongo district on Tuesday received relief items from a group of wedded couples in the area dubbed ‘Christ for…
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