Cooperatives & Communities
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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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Nebbi cassava cooperative in need of tractor
NEBBI – With Cassava growing as their main activity, Angali Producers’ Cooperative Society is struggling to raise over Shs 120 million to procure a tractor that would greatly enhance their production. The…
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MTIC issues deadline for co-ops to validate registration status
KAMPALA-The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has issued a compliance notice to all cooperative societies in Uganda, requiring those whose probationary certificates are due to expire in three months or…
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Top officials of dairy cooperative in trouble over Shs 600mln UDB loan
KIKUUBE-Top officials of Kyangwali Dairy Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district are in trouble for allegedly mismanaging Shs 600 million borrowed from the Uganda Development Bank [ UDB ]. Julius Kwesiga and…
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Itek Okile Co-op registers success after settling disputes
LIRA-Itek Okile Rice Growers Cooperative Society in Itek Sub-county, Lira district has registered success after settling a leadership row where some leaders and managers were accused of financial mismanagement. The cooperative has…
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Amolatar women farmers ask FAO for storage facilities, tractors
AMOLATAR– Members under the umbrella of Amot Farmers Association in Amolatar district have asked the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] to provide them with storage facilities and tractors,…
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Residents irked as Nebbi UPE school is cut off water supply system
NEBBI- Residents of Kei village in Jupangira Sub-county, Nebbi district are claiming back the land donated by a local primary school to facilitate the construction of a water treatment plant for Namrwodho…
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