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Afreximbank and UDB sign project preparation financing agreement
NASSAU, August 13, 2024 – African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] and the government-owned Uganda Development Bank [UDB] have signed a Joint Project Preparation Facility Framework Agreement to provide early project preparatory…
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Kapchorwa Parish Chief arrested for extorting PDM beneficiaries
KAPCHORWA, August 13, 2024 – The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the police, has arrested a Parish Chief for allegedly extorting money from beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM],…
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Hoima coop pursues gov’t for coffee seedlings
HOIMA, August 13, 2024 – Farmers under Kigorobya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima district have appealed to government to provide them with coffee seedlings, saying it would boost production of…
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IFFs hamper Uganda’s development, economists speak out
KAMPALA, August 12, 2024 – Illicit financial flows [ IFFs ] continue to stand in the way of Uganda’s economic growth, and development, according to some economists, and policy analysts. According to…
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MTIC directs on AGMs, elections for cooperatives
KAMPALA, August 12, 2024 – The Registrar of Cooperative Societies/ Commissioner for Cooperative Policy and Development, Robert Bariyo Barigye, has urged cooperative societies in the country to consider adopting a delegate system…
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Kenya’s SASRA implements whistleblowing policy to promote ethical governance and combat fraud
NAIROBI, August 10, 2024 – Kenya’s SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [ SASRA ] has introduced a Whistleblowing Policy aimed at addressing misconduct at all levels of SACCO operations. This policy underscores SASRA’s…
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Districts to get community hospitals in new health sector reform
KAMPALA, August 10, 2024 – Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector aimed at upgrading health centre IVs in the country to community hospitals. This was disclosed by the…
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Boosting agricultural value addition: MPs urge gov’t to improve access to electricity in rural areas
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have urged government to improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. The legislators made the call…
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Banyankole Kweterana finally receives Shs 9bln for ranch compensation
MBARARA City, August 9, 2024 – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] in Mbarara City has finally received over Shs 9.55 billion from the Finance ministry as compensation for its ranch taken over…
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Cow power: Animal waste to fuel aircraft
BRASILIA, August 8, 2024: Brazil’s meat giant JBS Foods has started using animal waste from its operations to fuel aircraft. This material is sourced from the company’s facilities in the United States,…
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