The Cooperator News

Skilling the youth: State House to extend presidential hubs in all districts

LIRA – State House will in the near future extend zonal presidential industrial hubs to each district in the country so that disadvantaged youth can get vocational skills training. Speaking at the…

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Mbarara market vendors irked as authorities demarcate verandahs

MBARARA-Lock-up owners and other vendors in the newly constructed Mbarara Central Market are castigating the city leadership which has embarked on demarcating verandas to create space for vendors operating on the city…

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Ikwera SACCO leaders in trouble as Shs 114mln disappears

KWANIA– Police in Kwania district are investigating leaders of Ikwera Savings and Cooperative Society [SACCO] following the mysterious loss of members’ savings worth Shs 114 million. The SACCO leaders are being accused…

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Cooperatives lauded as fish production in Rwanda rises

KIGALI-Fish production in Rwanda slightly increased to 43,560 tonnes in 2022 from 41,664 tonnes harvested in 2021, according to the latest report released by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources…

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Don’t become liability to gov’t, FRONASA members warned

GULU-The national vice chairperson Historical League for Greater North, Brig. Gen. Bosco Omure has scoffed at the Front for National Salvation [FRONASA] members in Acholi Sub-region, saying they are more interested in…

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Commercial banks continue to raise lending rates

In line with the tight monetary policy stance, lending rates in Uganda have exhibited an upward trend with commercial banks raising their prime lending rates by one percentage point on average, according…

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Bishop Kahuma urges youth to be job creators

HOIMA-The Bunyoro Kitara diocese, Rt. Rv. Samuel Kahuma has advised the youth to be Job creators rather than job seekers, saying the youth will continue to be unemployed if they resort to…

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Acholi Zonal Industrial Hub passes out over 200 youth with vocational skills

GULU-A total of 212 youth from the 10 districts of Acholi Sub-regions have graduated from Acholi Zonal Industrial Hub with various vocational skills that should make them job creators and financially independent…

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Former KCCA staff on spot over defrauding cooperatives

KAMPALA-Some of the retired staff of Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] are on the spot for illegally running offices to handle cooperative sector-related work, ending up extorting large amounts of money from…

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We want tax relief, co-ops urge gov’t

NAIROBI-Cooperatives/SACCOs in Kenya are calling for tax relief, saying it would help them compete favourably in the market. According to Gathungu Kahunyo, the vice chairman Githunguri Dairy Co-operative, Saccos pay high taxes,…

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