East Africa

Joshua NahamyaApril 28, 2021

Peg Emyooga Seed Money To Property

MBARARA –Geoffrey Mutebi, the District Commercial Officer of Mbarara, has suggested that loan applications for Emyooga seed money should be pegged to personal property to guarantee successful recovery of the money. Mutebi…
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Caroline AyugiApril 28, 2021

Members Get SACCO Managerial Training

GULU – At least 80 members of Savings and Credit co-operatives from 17 rural groups, with little or no managerial skills of their own, have received training in managing SACCOs formed under…
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Simon WokorachApril 28, 2021

New Disease Kills Cattle Within 48 hours in Gulu

GULU: The outbreak of Black Quarter disease has exacted a heavy toll on livestock in the Northern district of Gulu. So far 50 cattle have died from the disease, which the district…
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Caroline AyugiApril 27, 2021

Gulu City Traders Issue Ultimatum To Umeme

GULU – Gulu Market vendors have issued a two weeks ultimatum to electricity distribution company, Umeme: Stop the power outages or brace for street protests. Complaints have been piling but the latest…
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Peter AbaanabasaziApril 27, 2021

Anger In Hoima As Leaders Cling On To Emyooga Cash

HOIMA –As district authorities in Hoima continue to hold on to certificates of 62 savings and credit co-operatives (Sacco) denying them access to Emyooga cash for weeks, angry complaints are piling and…
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Solomon OtimApril 27, 2021

Emyooga Program Is Not Political –Lira RDC

LIRA –Appearing on 88.0 Voice of Lango FM, Lira Deputy Resident Commissioner rigorously fended off pointed allegations that the Presidential Initiative On Job and Wealth Creation, Emyooga program, was introduced to benefit…
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Yosam GucwakiApril 26, 2021

Beneficiaries: Emyooga Cash For SACCOs Too Little

“You find a Sacco with over 500 members in different associations in a constituency getting Shs 30 million, do you expect it to help them out of poverty. I saw some members…
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Caroline AyugiApril 23, 2021

Gulu Market Vendors Locked In Bitter Fight

GULU – The fast sprouting street markets in Gulu city have teed up a fierce battle between vendors in Gulu main market and roadside traders. Vendors in the main market are looking…
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Solomon OtimApril 21, 2021

Court Summons Civil Servants Over Forgery

LIRA – Grade One magistrate’s court in Lira has issued summons for three civil servants accused of forging an attendance list of the annual general meeting of Ayago SACCO. The summons were…
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Susan NanjalaApril 21, 2021

51 SACCOs In Lira Get Emyooga Funds

LIRA –Fifty-one Savings and Credit cooperatives (SACCOs) in the Northern District of Lira have received Shs 30m each under the presidential initiative on job and wealth creation commonly known as Emyooga. Emyooga…
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