Opinions & Commentary
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What I make of The National Sports Act 2023
KAMPALA– The National Sports Act, as it is called today, first of all, one of the things is to re-appeal the 1964 Sports Act. So, from the assent of the President, the…
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Netherlands: Past, present and future of Rabobank, a cooperative
AMSTERDAM – Rabobank emerged from small credit unions founded by farmers and horticulturists starting at the end of the 19th century in the Netherlands. The common thread since its inception is to…
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CBS PEWOSA SACCOs empower community growth and economic inclusion in Buganda: Part 2
Read Part 1 here. H. Mulindwa Wamala PEWOSA in Buganda Buganda Kingdom has embraced the co- operative model, through the popular PEWOSA, now a household name among lower end income communities. PEWOSA…
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CBS PEWOSA SACCOs empower community growth and economic inclusion in Buganda: Part I
By H. Mulindwa Wamala Meaning of SACCOs The word SACCOs is meant to describe grassroots self-help organisations built on the principles of mutual understanding, group interest, and collective ownership. SACCOs is an…
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It is not yet Uhuru for the women of Uganda
KAMPALA – Women’s rights as human rights emerged as a global issue during the United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985), when women across different geographic, cultural, religious, racial, and class backgrounds came…
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Monitoring and evaluation key to success of SACCOs
There has been tremendous growth in the cooperative sector in Uganda. Statistics from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives show that Uganda has over 41,621 registered cooperative societies under their various…
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Dairy Milk, the woes of Ugandan exporters
Uganda is a naturally gifted agricultural country. When you see the volumes of production under the largely subsistence approach that characterises our agriculture, the potential is immense. One sector whose potential has…
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How SACCOs can help members survive COVID-19 social effects
Last night, President Museveni announced the latest escalation in a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel Coronavirus, essentially putting the entire country under lockdown. I am convinced…
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How to Mitigate the Economic Costs of Corona Virus: Businessman Amos Nzeyi writes to Museveni
First of all, I would like to thank you and your cabinet- for the courageous leadership thus far- especially the decisions announced on March 18th, 2020 which among others include the decision…
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COSASE Report: ISO starts probing bribery allegations against Katuntu committee
Kampala, Uganda: A new twist of events has emerged out of the just-released COSASE probe on the defunct seven banks that were ‘irregularly’ closed by Bank of Uganda. Now the hunter has…
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