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Politics: Mabirizi pledges irrigation schemes to boost farming in Adjumani
ADJUMANI, November 28, 2025 — The Conservative Party [CP] presidential candidate, Joseph Elon Mabirizi, has pledged to establish modern irrigation schemes for communities in Adjumani and the wider West Nile Subregion if elected…
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580 to graduate at UCU Mbale College 26th graduation ceremony
MBALE CITY, November 28, 2025 — A total of 580 students are set to graduate at Uganda Christian University [ UCU Mbale College during its 26th Graduation Ceremony, slated for this Friday…
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Increasing annual investment in infrastructure by US$ 155bln could double Africa’s GDP by 2040
KAMPALA, November 28, 2025 — Africa could double its GDP by 2040 if annual infrastructure investment by African countries rises to US$ 155 billion, according to a new joint report from the…
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Uganda Parliamentary SACCO to hold 21st AGM this Friday
KAMPALA, November 27, 2025 — The Uganda Parliamentary Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited will hold its 21st Annual General Meeting [AGM] this Friday, according to Chief Executive Officer Methods Mureebe Muhanuka.…
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KENYA: 25,000 SACCOs face closure over failure to file audited financial statements
NAIROBEI, November 27, 2025 — A total of 25,000 Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Kenya are facing deregistration after failing to prepare and file audited financial accounts, placing over Ksh…
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Report warns of deepening strain in Kenya’s sugar sector
NAIROBI, November 27, 2025 — Kenya’s sugar industry is facing mounting pressure as premature cane harvesting, weakened yields, and disruptive policy shifts threaten to pull national production sharply lower, according to a…
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Fraud case: Court quashes SACCO’s forensic audit over breach of Cooperative Societies Act
RUKUNGIRI, November 27, 2025 — The High Court in Rukungiri has nullified a forensic audit commissioned by Buyanja Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited [SACCO] after finding that the society failed to…
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Joy as solar-powered borehole ends more than 40 years of water shortage in Nebbi villages
NEBBI, November 26, 2025 — Excitement has swept through seven villages in Abar West Parish, Ndhew Sub-county in Nebbi District following the commissioning of a solar-powered borehole, ending more than 40 years…
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Cooperative movement marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with strong call to action
KAMPALA, November 26, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] issued a forceful proclamation today marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, urging cooperative organisations worldwide to take…
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Uganda launches bold climate-finance agenda as new strategies move ‘From Ambition to Action’
KAMPALA, November 26, 2025 — Uganda has unveiled a set of climate-finance strategies designed to turn years of policy ambition into concrete action, as the country commits to building a low-carbon and…
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