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Bunyangabu district launches disbursement of PDM funds
BUNYANGABO – Bunyangabu district has launched the disbursement of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to 49 parishes. While launching the disbursement of the PDM money to beneficiaries on Friday at Bunyangabu…
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Huge debts force Banyankole Kweterana Coop to sell prime land
MBARARA – Members of the struggling Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] have unanimously supported the sale of 55 acres of land located in Kashari North, Mbarara district to enable their union settle…
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Don’t rush to become MDIs, big SACCO told
MBARARA – The chairman Besania SACCO in Mbarara Benson Nduhura has advised thriving SACCOs in western Uganda to transform into multipurpose cooperatives to boost members’ savings instead of hurrying to become microfinance…
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Kabarole district launches disbursement of PDM funds
KABAROLE – Kabarole district has launched the disbursement of Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to the 52 parishes in the district. The Kabarole district PDM focal person, Dr. Salvatore Abigaba said each…
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MSC to train Emyooga SACCOs in Lango, Acholi
KABAROLE – Emyooga SACCO groups in Lango and Acholi sub-regions will soon be trained by the Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] in order to improve their performance. According to Joseph Tukamushaba, head of…
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Senior cleric urges Tooro kingdom subjects to live in peace and harmony
KABAROLE-Religious subjects in Tooro Kingdom have been asked to desist from spreading divisionism but rather live in peace and harmony to bolster the kingdom’s development. While preaching at the thanksgiving service on…
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Minister Byamukama halts disbursement of PDM funds to beneficiaries
HOIMA– The State Minister for Works and Transport Fred Byamukama has halted the disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Hoima district over irregularities. Byamukama who was in the…
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ACPCU commissions Shs 1.5bln facility as it prepares to roast coffee
SHEEMA– In a bid to improve the value chain, Ankole Coffee Producer’s Cooperative Union [ ACPCU ] has begun preparations to roast its coffee on a large scale. This was revealed over…
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Emyooga SACCOs to turn into cooperatives
KABALE– At least 25 Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] in Kigezi Sub-region are set to be transformed into cooperatives, having grown tremendously since their establishment about two years ago. The Emyooga…
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Museveni commends cooperatives, talks of re-establishing Cooperative Bank
SHEEMA – President Yoweri Museveni has appreciated the role of cooperatives in the development of Uganda especially in working to move farmers from subsistence to the money economy through commercialisation of agriculture…
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