Legal
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SACCO sector wins big as Museveni halts BoU regulation, directs extension of tax exemption beyond 2027
KAMPALA, January 30, 2026 — The Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] sector has secured significant policy commitments from the Government of Uganda following successful high-level lobbying and advocacy engagements led by…
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Soroti City: Civil servants urged to keep off PDM funds
SOROTI CITY, January 30, 2026 — Civil servants in Soroti City East Division have issued a stern warning to fellow public officers, urging them to refrain from accessing funds under the Parish…
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Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO Holds Fourth AGM at Kaserem Primary School, Elects New Board
KAPCHORWA, January 30, 2026 — Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO on Thursday held its fourth Annual General Meeting [AGM] at Kaserem Primary School, bringing together members, management and district officials to review the…
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Finance Trust Bank loses Tier I commercial bank licence
KAMPALA – January 29, 2026 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has downgraded Finance Trust Bank [FTB] from a Tier I commercial bank to a Tier II credit institution, in line with…
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Kuwait rolls out digital surveillance of cooperatives
KUWAIT CITY, January 27, 2026 — The Government of Kuwaiti has completed the installation of 191 surveillance cameras across cooperative societies as part of a drive to monitor strategic inventory, financial operations…
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ICA Regional and Global Teams Prepare Worldwide Launch of New Legal Framework Analysis
KAMPALA, January 27, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Regional and Global teams have taken a major step towards the worldwide launch of a new Legal Framework Analysis [LFA], following a…
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Brazil’s largest coffee cooperative linked to new slave labour cases during 2025 harvest
BRASÍLIA, January 25, 2026 — Brazil’s largest coffee cooperative, Cooxupé, has suspended five member growers caught using slave labour during the 2025 harvest. The five are among 15 coffee producers fined during…
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ISO seeks extra Shs 218bln to enhance intelligence, monitor PDM funds
KAMPALA, January 24, 2026 — The Internal Security Organisation [ ISO ] has asked Parliament for an additional Shs 218 billion in the 2026/27 financial year [FY] to strengthen intelligence collection and…
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Over 200,000 customers to gain power as Absa, UEDCL seal Shs 175bln financing deal
KAMPALA, January 23, 2026 — More than 200,000 households and businesses across Uganda are set to gain access to electricity following the recent signing of a landmark financing agreement between Absa Bank…
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Buvuma: Over 1,500 affected by oil palm project
BUVUMA, January 22, 2026 –- The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has begun compensating more than 1,504 people displaced by the National Oil Palm Project [NOPP] in Buvuma district.…
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