East Africa
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Katakwi SACCOs Receive Emyooga Money
KATAKWI – Katakwi district has revealed that close to Shs 1.5 billion has been disbursed to different Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in the district as part of the Emyooga presidential…
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Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Gets Funding For Regional Incinerator
GULU – Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has secured a World Bank funding of $5.3 million; approximately Shs 19 billion for the construction of a modern regional incinerator for Northern Uganda. Dr. Elima…
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Government Accused Of Duping A SACCO
HOIMA – Hoima district elderly person’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO) leaders have accused the government of duping them and protested the delivery of three piglets by the Ministry of Gender…
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Lira City Vendors Shun Directive To Spend Nights In Markets
LIRA – Vendors selling foodstuffs in Lira City have disregarded a directive by President Yoweri Museveni to spend nights in markets as a measure to control the spread of Covid-19, as Uganda…
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Schools Advised to Join Cooperative Health Insurance Schemes
SOROTI – Bethesda, a private health facility has embarked on a community health insurance scheme to help those in need. The scheme started way back in 2019 with a training, to bring…
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Paicho Cooperative Store Construction Delayed
GULU – Construction of Paicho Central Kal Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited (PCKGCS) store has delayed due to inadequate funds. Construction of the store by Stanhope General Merchandise, should have started in October…
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Cooperatives Are Key In Modern Farming Methods
AMURU – After the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) and Uganda People’s Defense Forces’ (UPDF) insurgency, the biting poverty at the time forced those who had returned from the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs)…
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NUSAF Implementation Under Investigations
GULU – Gulu District Local Government (GDLG) has subjected all implementation of the different projects under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) to investigations. The implementation of the third phase of…
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Inaccessible Tractor Hire Services Failing Farmers
YUMBE – Limited access to tractor hire services in Yumbe district, has led to failure of Aupi Community Cooperative Credit and Savings Society Limited to utilize more than 200 acres of their…
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