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Ntungamo Farmers Optimistc as First Lady Launches Pineapple Factory
Ntungamo: First lady Janet Museveni has advised farmers in the country to embark on value addition if they are to realize more benefits from Agriculture. Mrs. Museveni was on Monday evening speaking…
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Experts Root for Irrigation to Boost Food Security
Kampala: Stakeholders in various chains of agriculture and food security have called for harnessing of irrigation potentials to improve food security and incomes of smallholder farmers. The team of water engineers, agriculturists,…
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UCDA to Crackdown on Traders who Adulterate Coffee Beans
Kasese: Uganda Coffee Development Authority has sworn to intensify operations to crack down on traders and processors who adulterate coffee beans by mixing them with other substances, an action that reduces the…
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Ankole: Concerns Over Use of Rat Poison to Preserve Beans and Grains
The use of rat poison for beans and grain preservation has caught the attention of individuals, health workers, and government agencies to food quality and safety in the Ankole sub-region. The population…
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Police investigate the embezzlement of UGX 69M at Nyalit Coop
A police investigation is underway after some members of the Bukwo-based Nyalit Cooperative Society raised a red flag over alleged embezzlement of the cooperative’s funds. The said money, UGX 69 million, is…
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UNSA Condemns Brutality at Makerere as Strike Enters Third Week
The Uganda National Students Association(UNSA) has added its voice to the chorus of condemnation towards security agencies for the highhandedness and brutality with which they have handled demonstrating students at Makerere University.…
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Court Halts suspension of UCA Bosses amid On-going Probe
The High Court has issued an interim injunction staying the implementation of an order asking embattled Uganda Cooperative Alliance General Secretary Ivan Asiimwe and Board Chairperson Johnas Tweyambe to stay out of…
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UCA’s Asiimwe defies Directive to Step Aside, Breaks into Office
Head of Security Services at Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA), Haruna Ssesera has today confirmed the break-in at UCA’s head offices on Nkurumah road by its embattled General Secretary, Mr. Ivan Asiimwe. Mr.…
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Uganda Cooperative Alliance Bosses Asked to Step Aside Amid Investigations for Abuse of Office
Uganda Cooperative Alliance(UCA) Board Chairperson Johnas Tweyambe and General Secretary Ivan Asiimwe have been asked to step aside from their respective positions amidst ongoing investigations into allegations of fraud, financial impropriety and…
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Stronger Regulations Needed for Mushrooming SACCOs -Mbale Mayor
MBALE: Mbale Mayor Hajji Zandya Mutwalib Mafabi has called upon the Government to ensure stronger regulations to guide the formation and operations of hundreds of Savings and Credit cooperative societies(SACCOs) springing up…
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