Finance & Banking
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Re-allocate Emyooga funds to local government accounts systems
GULU – The Resident City Commissioner (RCC) of Gulu, Denis Odongpiny has urged the government to re-allocate Emyooga funds from the Microfinance Support Centre to the Ministry of Finance and release it…
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Bunyoro receives Shs 4 billion as affirmative action to fight poverty
HOIMA – The government through the Ministry of Bunyoro Affairs which operates under the office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has released Shs 4 billion to Bunyoro region as a special grant…
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Kiryandongo residents want Emyooga conditions “relaxed”
KIRYANDONGO – Residents of Kiryandongo district have asked the government to consider relaxing some of the conditions laid out before a person accesses funds under the Emyooga programme. While meeting their constituency…
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Kiryandongo commissions Shs 2 billion NUSAF 3 projects
KIRYANDONGO – Kiryandongo district authorities have commissioned the Shs 2 billion Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF 3) labour intensive public works projects. Funds for the projects had been blocked on the…
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Masindi SACCO leaders Disagree over Emyooga Savings Requirements
MASINDI – SACCO leaders in Masindi have disagreed over the 30% savings requirement to access loans from Emyooga SACCOs. On Wednesday, Joab Businge, the Masindi municipality member of parliament held a consultative…
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Why Roko Failed to Complete Construction of Mbarara Central Market
MBARARA – The construction of Mbarara Central Market by Roko Construction Company has stalled since 2018. The construction of this regional market situated in the heart of Mbarara City started in February…
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Veterans Complain About Their Pension Payments
MASINDI – Veterans from Pakanyi sub-county in Masindi district under their cooperative, Buruli County Veterans’ Cooperative Society Limited are complaining over non payment of their pension by the government. “Some of us…
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Rogue Money Lenders Kicked Out of Kikuube
KIKUUBE – Kikuube local government together with the office of the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) have ordered all rogue money lenders (Bank Etambula) operating in the district to stop operating their business…
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Equity Bank Kenya Breaks Silence On DP Ruto’s Loan Allegations
KENYA – It was a dramatic Monday in Kenya when the country’s Deputy President William Ruto was barred from his flight on an unknown mission to Uganda. Kenya’s local media reported that…
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Skyrocketing Fares Paralyze Public Transportation In Western Uganda
MBARARA – In a national address on Covid-19, President Museveni last Friday eased restrictions on public transport relieving Ugandans from the burden of the lockdown. Analyzing the Covid-19 situation, President Museveni allowed…
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