Cooperatives & Communities
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Don’t meddle in our affairs, Sacco members warn politicians
NAIROBI-Members of Ekeza Sacco have warned Kenyan politicians to keep off their affairs after the government permitted the Sacco to resume normal operations, Sacco Review reports. The members blamed a section of…
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MPs launch investigations into rice business at Mutukula border post
MUTUKULA– Legislators under the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism have launched investigations into the alleged corruption and unfair competition in the rice trade at Mutukula border post. This comes after…
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Emyooga transforming lives of PWDs in Kwania district
KWANIA-The Presidential initiative on job and wealth creation, commonly known as Emyooga is positively changing the lives of the people with disabilities [PWDs] in Kwania district. Emyooga programme was introduced to offer…
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Co-operators urged to stick to cooperative values
Co-operators in Uganda have been advised to keep on exhibiting cooperative values if they are to remain autonomous and play their part in improving members’ welfare. According to Jane Amuge Okello, the…
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Shs2.7bln fish facility lies idle in Serere district
SERERE– Shs 2.7 billion fish handling facility at Kagwara landing site in Serere district remains unused after being completed 13 years ago. The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] constructed…
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PDM: Ugandan youth call for tax waivers on their enterprises
KAMPALA-Youth leaders from across the country have urged government to waive off taxes on enterprises run by young people as they are earmarked to benefit from the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The…
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Global coffee exports gain slight increase, says new ICO report
KAMPALA– Global exports of green beans in June 2022 totalled 10.03 million bags, compared with 9.95mln bags in the same month of the previous year, up 0.8 percent, according to International Coffee…
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Liberian fishery co-ops receive outboard engines
MONROVIA-Members of 22 fishery co-operatives and staff from the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority [NaFAA]of Liberia attended a training day on maintenance of outboard engines donated by the Japanese government. The training,…
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High fuel prices threaten Kasese fishing communities
KASESE – As fuel prices continue to soar, fishermen at Kahendero landing site in Kasese district, western Uganda are being hit hard as some have been forced out of the business. According…
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1.18mln in Kenya halt sacco savings, says regulator
NAIROBI– Business Daily reports that over 1.18 million savers in Kenya last year stopped making monthly contributions to savings and credit cooperative societies [Saccos], suggesting a difficult recovery of the jobs market…
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