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Rukumbagaza re-elected Board Chair of Kigarama People’s SACCO
SHEEMA – Kigarama People’s SACCO has elected a new board to lead the SACCO for the next four years in a contentious Annual General Meeting (AGM) that had earlier been challenged in…
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Bribery and ghost beneficiaries discovered in Emyooga SACCOs scam
BUHWEJU – Buhweju legislators have discovered that Emyooga money was divided amongst the district technocrats instead of the recommended residents in the informal sector by the Presidential directive. The Deputy Speaker, Hon.…
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Garlic introduced as an alternative crop to tobacco farmers in Kikuube
KIKUUBE – The production of garlic has recently been introduced as an alternative crop to Kikuube farmers who have majorly been producing tobacco and sugarcane for commercial purposes under Itaza Development Foundation…
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At least 200 animals have died in Lyantonde district
LYANTONDE – At least 200 heads of Cattle have reportedly died in Lyantonde district following prolonged drought in the cattle corridor region. A similar situation is reported in Sembabule, Kiruhura and Kazo…
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Member drags Kyotamanya SACCO to Court over Shs. 20 million debt
MASINDI – John Byaruhanga commonly known as Bizimungu, a resident of Bubanda village in Ntooma Parish, Bwijanga Sub County, Masindi district has dragged Kyotamanya Savings and Credit Society Organization [SACCO] to Masindi…
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Ankole: Concerns Over Use of Rat Poison to Preserve Beans and Grains
The use of rat poison for beans and grain preservation has caught the attention of individuals, health workers, and government agencies to food quality and safety in the Ankole sub-region. The population…
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A New Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Launched in Masindi
A new coffee farmers’ cooperative society has been launched in Masindi district, to provide technical skills and find a market for farmers. Bwijanga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society will also provide modern agricultural…
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Need a house? Try cooperative societies
Housing is one of the essential needs of man. But because the mortgage sub-sector is not virile, building a house can take a decade or two for some while for others, it…
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Traders cry foul for missing out on credit over SACCO management
Hoima Central Market Vendors are crying foul for missing out on loans from the Micro-Finance Support Center because of a dormant Savings and Credits Cooperative Organization. Some of the vendors, who spoke…
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How coffee gave birth to the Banyankole Kweterana cooperative society
Coffee came to Mbarara in the 1930s, with the hilly ranges providing pasture and fertile soils to support herding and cultivation. Earlier attempts by the colonial government to introduce a cash crop…
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