Cooperatives & Communities
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Stanbic Bank launches Shs 50 billion fund for Saccos in Northern Uganda
GULU -Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched Shs 50 billion fund in Northern Uganda to support Saccos in the agro-processing as the bank aims to boost the agricultural value chain in the country.…
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Police arrest 26 over death of Wazalendo Sacco boss
KAMPALA– Police have confirmed the arrest of at least 26 suspects on allegations of killing a senior UPDF officer from a guest house in Kampala. According to police, Major Joseph Mukuraine, also…
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Candidates announced for the 2022 ICA elections
SEVILLA-A list of 22 candidates for the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Presidency and Board of Directors has been confirmed for the elections that will take place at the ICA General Assembly, which…
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BoU’s Atingi-Ego shines as women steal show at the African Banker Awards 2022
KAMPALA-Last night the 16th edition of the African Banker Awards Gala Ceremony took place at the Kempinski Hotel, in Accra, Ghana. The event was held under the High Patronage of the African…
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Stanbic Bank to launch finance and capacity building programme for Saccos
KAMPALA-Stanbic Bank Uganda will on Friday 27, 2022 launch the Stanbic Bank Sacco Finance and Capacity Building Programme at Kaunda Grounds in Gulu City. According to Anne Juuko, Chief Executive-Stanbic Bank Uganda,…
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Museveni assures people of livestock compensation
LIRA– The government is committed to compensating claimants who lost their cattle during the insecurity in north and eastern Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Museveni said the compensation has since delayed…
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Mbarara district officials tasked to refund over Shs 5mln
MBARARA- Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [PAC] has grilled the Mbarara district Chief Administrative Officer Edward Kasagara [CAO] and Principal Human Resource Officer Allan Kagaba for causing the district a financial loss of…
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Katakwi model farmers receive in-calf heifers
KATAKWI– The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] through the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] has distributed 20 in-calf Friesian heifers to selected women farmers in Katakwi district. This follows…
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Oil companies take over land for absentee landlords in Bunyoro
HOIMA – Government has okayed the oil companies to use the land purportedly owned by absentee landlords in the oil-rich Bunyoro sub region. Through the Petroleum Authority of Uganda [PAU], government has…
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Museveni roots for 4-acre farming approach to boost household incomes
OMORO– President Museveni is rooting for small-scale commercial farming approach in order to boost household incomes in northern Uganda. This comes at a time when the Acholi Sub-region, according to a survey…
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