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NGO boss arrested over Pader farmers’ Shs700mln
PADER – Police in Pader district have arrested Dr. Solomon Okello, the Executive Director of Countryside Harvester Organisation for allegedly extorting over Shs 700 million from farmers in the district. The farmer-focussed…
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Banyankole managers arrested over misuse of union funds
MBARARA – Former Banyankole Kweterana Co-operative Union [BKCU] Chairman, Emmanuel Natukunda and his treasurer Andrew Kaggwa were Friday arrested and dragged to police to record statements over the alleged mismanagement of the…
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Vantage lawyers insist on selling properties of Bitature to recover U$34mln
KAMPALA– The battle to attach and sell some of the properties belonging to business mogul Patrick Bitature continues, Robert Kirunda whose law firm represents South African lenders- Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership,…
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Police seal off Golden Gate Hotel as it cracks
Police have cordoned off Golden Gate Hotel in Gulu City citing the risk to human health as the storeyed building has developed multiple cracks. The hotel was closed on Friday evening and…
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Shock as CNOOC is stuck with compensation money
KIKUUBE– China National Offshore Oil Corporation [ CNOOC ] is stuck with compensation money after the oil company failed to locate landowners [Project Affected Persons ] in Kikuube district. CNOOC is taking…
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£200mln invested to transform community businesses
LONDON – More than £200 million has been invested in UK community businesses in the last decade, using community shares – a unique form of finance. And a major fund has re-launched…
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Lack of tea policy affecting Uganda’s farmers
FORT PORTAL– Tea is Uganda’s third most important agricultural export earner after coffee and fish, but tea farmers say they need a policy to regulate the sector. It is one of the…
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NARO urged to save bees
LIRA– The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation [TUNADO], has advised farmers in northern Uganda and the National Agricultural Research Organization to use friendly pesticides to spray crops so that bees are able…
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Co-op Ukraine rallies support for people, offers bread and bed
KYIV– Since the Russian military invaded Ukraine, the all-Ukrainian union of consumer co-operatives (Ukrkoopspilka) has been working tirelessly to provide products and services to members and customers, offer shelter to people displaced…
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