Financial
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Museveni boosts Lira University Staff SACCO with Shs 100mln
LIRA CITY, January 25, 2025 – Lira University Staff Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] has recorded significant growth in membership and its loan portfolio after receiving a financial boost of Shs…
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St. Pauli become first German football club to launch cooperative
BERLIN, January 24, 2025 –– Ever the club to take a unique path, St. Pauli recently became the first German outfit to launch a cooperative that they hope could earn them up to…
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Farmers urge gov’t to lower cost of equipment sold under Micro Scale Irrigation Programme
GULU, January, 242025 – Several farmers in Gulu district have appealed to the government to reduce the cost of equipment sold under the Micro Scale Irrigation Programme, a government initiative aimed at…
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Museveni lauds success of PDM in Busoga
NAMUTUMBA, January 23, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Parish Development Model [PDM] for transforming livelihoods in Busoga Subregion, highlighting inspiring success stories of households that have significantly increased their…
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UWEP: Hoima district fails to recover Shs 650mln from women
HOIMA, January 25, 2025 — Hoima District Local Government authorities have failed to recover over Shs 650 million from women’s groups that have benefited from the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [ UWEP…
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Kasese apple growers decry lack of market for their produce
KASESE, 23rd January 2025 – Apple growers in Kasese district have raised concerns about the lack of a reliable market for their produce, despite cultivating apples on a large scale. According to…
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U.S. electric coop gets funding to protect eagles from electrocution
COLORADO, January 22, 2025 – Colorado electric cooperative La Plata Electric Association [LPEA] has been awarded a grant to retrofit 100 of its distribution power poles to protect the local eagle population…
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Two modern facilities to improve service delivery at Mbarara Hospital under construction
MBRARA CITY, January 22, 2025 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] is set to significantly enhance its service delivery with the completion of a new 100-bed facility dedicated to neonatal intensive care…
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EC requires over Shs 600bln to manage 2026 elections
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Electoral Commission [ EC ] has raised concerns over a Shs 623.9 billion funding gap that threatens the successful conduct of Uganda’s 2026 general elections whose…
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SACCOs urged to guard against loan defaulters as they seek expanding
SHEEMA, January 18, 2025 – – Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in Uganda are facing the growing challenge of loan defaults, according to Herbert Ahimbisibwe, the General Manager of Shuuku Credit…
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