The Cooperator News

Conference celebrating cooperatives as drivers of sustainable development to be held in Spain

LONDON – To honour the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives on July 1, 2023, Konfekoop, a member of International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], alongside other stakeholders will hold an international conference to show…

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Use PDM money to embrace commercial production, MP Alyek

KOLE – The Kole district Woman Member of Parliament, Judith Alyek has urged communities to use the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to embrace commercial production so that they get out of…

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Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom petitions minister over land dispute with Hoima Sugar Limited

HOIMA – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom [BKK] officials are in disagreement with Hoima Sugar Limited over land measuring five square miles of land located in the sub-counties of Kyangwali and Kabwoya in Kikuube district.…

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Slow pace of opening bank accounts delays transfer of PDM money to beneficiaries

ADJUMANI – The slow process of opening and verifying individual bank accounts has delayed the transfer of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to the beneficiaries in Moyo, Obongi, and Adjumani districts.…

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Drafting Constitution for the EAC Political Confederation: National consultations concluded in Kenya

NAIROBI – National consultations for Drafting the Constitution for the proposed East African Community [EAC] Political Confederation concluded in Machakos County, Kenya over the weekend. The 20-day consultations launched in Mombasa on…

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Masindi: Councillors, CAO disagree over Shs 269mln

MASINDI – Masindi district  councillors and the chief administrative officer [ CAO ], Phionah Sanyu have disagreed over Shs 269 million meant to be disbursed to the beneficiaries in the current financial…

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PDM SACCO leaders eligible to receive funds – Minister Magyezi

MBARARA – Members on the executive committees of the Parish Development Model SACCOs or PDM SACCOs are eligible to benefit from the programme, according to the Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi.…

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Kasese RDC Walusimbi threatens to arrest Emyooga fund defaulters

KASESE – The Kasese resident district commissioner, Lt. Joe Walusimbi has warned Emyooga fund defaulters to either refund the money or face arrest. Walusimbi who was speaking during the annual general meeting…

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Draft of National Coop Policy in India awaits Minister’s signature

DELHI – The much-touted National Cooperative Policy, which prepares a road map for the growth of cooperatives in the country for the next twenty-five years, is almost ready awaiting Union Minister Amit…

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Museveni donates Shs 360mln to VSLAs in Gulu City

GULU – A total of 1,000 village savings and loan associations [VSLAs] in Gulu City have finally received Shs  360 million pledge from President Yoweri Museveni. The secretary general of the National…

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