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Minister Gume intervenes in Masaba Cooperative Union Woes
State Minister for Cooperatives Frederick Ngobi Gume last week rushed to Bugisu sub-region, to resolve enduring woes among members of the Masaba Cooperative Union(MCU). Since the beginning of this year, a section…
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Women Cooperators Appeal for Funding to Boost Cross-Border Trade
Mutukula, Uganda: Women entrepreneurs trading between Uganda and Tanzania have appealed to the government to set up a special credit facility for cooperators engaged in cross border trade. The traders made the…
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Uganda Cooperative Alliance board summoned in ongoing probe.
In an effort to get to the root of the fraud and forgery allegations levelled against Uganda Cooperative Alliance(UCA) General Secretary, Ivan Asiimwe, Police has summoned the Board to report to its…
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Court to pass Judgment on Uganda Cooperative Transport Union
Kampala, Uganda: High Court sitting in Kampala on Friday finally set a date for passing verdict over the case between the Uganda Transport Cooperative Union (UTCU) and its thirteen former employees after…
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MUASA demands government stick to salary promise, or risk strike
Makerere University academic staff have threatened to lay down their tools ahead of the new semester, in protest of the government’s failure to honor a presidential pledge to increase their salaries. Speaking…
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UWA urges Wildlife-hosting communities to form cooperatives
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Wild Life Authority(UWA) has urged communities around National Parks to organise themselves under cooperatives, to better benefit from the annual park revenue collections shared with wild-life hosting communities. Since…
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Prioritize Agricultural Research – NARO
Kampala, Uganda: Researchers and agricultural scientists have called for increased investment in agricultural research, noting that it holds the key to unlocking Uganda’s agricultural potential. Speaking at a policy dialogue jointly organized…
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Moses Ali summons West Nile leaders over Walimu SACCO funds
The First Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali has invited Local Government leaders from West Nile over the Shs.399.850,000 received by teachers’ SACCOs hailing from the sub-region. In a letter dated 30th July…
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Registration of coffee farmers is a duplication – Cooperators
Coffee cooperatives have rejected the proposed move by the Government to have the Uganda Coffee Development Authority(UCDA) register all coffee farmers, saying the move is a duplication of already existing regulations governing…
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Police investigates Uganda Cooperative Alliance Boss over forgery, abuse of office
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Cooperative Alliance’s (UCA) general secretary, Ivan Asiimwe, has been placed under investigation for alleged abuse of office including forgery and uttering of false documents. Asiimwe, who is the topmost official…
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