The Cooperator News

Call for Rochdale Pioneers Award nominations 2024 open

KAMPALA, July 25, 2024 – Nominations are open for the International Cooperative Alliance’s Rochdale Pioneers Award, the highest honour that the ICA bestows. The purpose of the Award is to recognise, in…

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Lango poultry farmers empowered to manage their projects better

Lira City, July 25, 2024:  More than 200 poultry farmers in Lango sub-region have been trained on the better management of their projects so that they earn good money from them. The…

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Mbarara City: Govt launches mass vaccination against FMD

MBARARA, July 25, 2024 – To prevent the reoccurrence of foot and mouth disease [ FMD ], government has launched mass vaccination of livestock in Mbarara City, and neighbouring cattle corridor districts…

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Parliament: Gov’t Chief Whip makes final changes to sectoral committees

KAMPALA, July 24, 2024 – The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua has designated new leaders and members to the sectoral committees of Parliament in accordance with rules 187 and 188 of…

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Construction of Katonga bridge to begin in October

KAMPALA, July 24, 2024: The Minister for Works and Transport, Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed that construction of a new bridge at the River Katonga along the Kampala-Masaka highway will commence in…

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Panel discusses findings of WOCCU Study on financial inclusion for migrants, refugees

BOSTON, July 24, 2024 – The World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] on Tuesday led a panel discussion on the findings from its new report, Insights from Credit Unions on Financial Inclusion…

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NFA deploys digital tool to combat illegal activities in forests

MASINDI, July 24, 2024  –  To strengthen protected forest management in the country, the National Forestry Authority [NFA] has decided to use Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool [SMART] to capture and record…

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Mbarara: Two health officials arrested, charged over stealing gov’t drugs

MBARARA, July 24, 2024 – Two health workers at Bwizibwera Health Centre in Bwizibwera–Rutooma Town Council in Mbarara district were recently arrested, and charged for allegedly stealing government drugs worth Shs 12…

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Kikuube farmers urged to form groups to overcome challenges

KIKUUBE, July 24, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district have been urged to form groups if they are to find solutions to the challenges they face as farmers. In an interview with…

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EAC embarks on upgrading Lwakhakha to One-Stop Border Post

BUSIA, July 23, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] together with Kenya and Uganda is in the process of upgrading the Lwakhakha border post into a One-Stop Border Post [OSBP] as…

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