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Apr- 2023 -26 AprilDevelopment
KCCA needs Shs 800bln annually to work on roads, says minister Kabuye
KAMPALA-Kampala City requires a 10-year master plan with funding estimated at Shs 800 billion annually to revamp roads and drainage infrastructure, according to State Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs,…
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26 AprilInternational
Co-op members to have their say and help towards raising £5mln for Barnardo’s
LONDON – Members of the UK’s largest co-operative business are being encouraged to participate in voting as part of Co-op’s 2023 AGM and help towards raising £5 million for Barnardo’s – the…
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26 AprilAgriculture
MP Aol donates maize seeds to widows
GULU– The Gulu City Woman of Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan has distributed at least 2,500 Kilogrammes [kgs] of maize seeds to at least 32 widow groups within the city. Groups that have…
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26 AprilCooperatives & Communities
Koboko United SACCO installs new board
KOBOKO – Koboko United SACCO Limited has appointed new members of the board into office and the team is expected to steer the SACCO to prosperity. The SACCO founded by the late…
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26 AprilCooperatives & Communities
Namisindwa RDC tips youth on PDM
NAMISINDWA – The Namisindwa resident district commissioner [RDC], Imran Muluga has urged the youth in the district to take advantage of the Parish Development Model [PDM] and start up income-generating activities to…
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26 AprilCooperatives & Communities
Kamwenge farmers get platform to air out challenges
KAMWENGE-Kamwenge District Local Government in partnership with the National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives [NAAC] has launched an advocacy platform to help farmers dialogue with district officials on the challenges facing them. The…
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26 AprilCooperatives & Communities
Members of Otwo-Can VSLA call for financial literacy training
KWANIA – Otwo-Can Village Savings and Loan Association [VSLA] members in Aduku Sub-county, Kwania district have appealed to the government to help train them in financial literacy, saying it would enable them…
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26 AprilCooperatives & Communities
Alupo pledges Shs 50mln for AMDF SACCOs
SOROTI – The Vice President, Jessica Alupo has pledged to support Ateker Muslim Development Foundation [ AMDF ] SACCOs with Shs 50 million to boost their income generating activities. The Shs 50mln…
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23 AprilEast Africa
Tabasamu SACCO storms billionaires’ club
NAIROBI-Tabasamu SACCO has crossed the one billion mark to join the league of billionaire SACCOs in Kenya, according to local news agencies that have reported on the financials of the microfinance institution.…
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23 AprilCooperatives & Communities
Masindi Teachers’ SACCO share capital grows
MASINDI– The share capital for Masindi Teachers’ SACCCO increased to Shs 65 million in 2022 from Shs 56mln in 2021, according to Joseph Rukundo, the outgoing SACCO chairperson. Rukundo disclosed the share…
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