The Cooperator News

Price of eggs shoots up in Mbarara as poultry farms close

MBARARA- For the last three months, the price of eggs in Mbarara City has been rising, pushing some wholesalers and retailers out of the business. According to Denis Tindyebwa, a wholesaler of…

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Aduku Sub-county enacts cassava bylaw 

KWANIA-Leaders of Aduku Sub-county in Kwania district have passed a bylaw to promote cassava growing, saying the crop will help households fight poverty. Under the new ordinance dubbed “Cassava Ordinance” every household…

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Soroti Diocese to establish youth SACCO

SOROTI-The diocesan secretary Soroti Diocese, Rev.Samuel Ediau, has said the diocese is in advanced plans to establish a youth SACCO, having received seed capital of Shs 10 million from Vice President Jessica…

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World Bank earmarks US$15mln to enhance digital integration in EAC

ARUSHA-The World Bank has earmarked about US$15 million [about Shs 55.5 billion] to enhance and accelerate regional digital integration efforts across the East African Community [EAC]. The Bank through its Single Digital…

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Serere MP Okabe, wife die in road accident

BUDAKA-Serere County Member of Parliament, Patrick Okabe and his wife Christine Okabe have died in a road accident on Monday morning at Naboa town council in Budaka district along the Mbale- Tirinyi…

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Kikuube district officials, labourers feud over pay

KIKUUBE– Kikuube district officials were recently forced to pay local labourers Shs 8 million after the intervention of resident district commissioner Amlam Tumusiime. Last year, the district environmental department contracted 160 locals…

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Minister Nabakooba cautions Oyam against land fragmentation

OYAM- The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has advised the people of Oyam district against land fragmentation, saying it affects large-scale agricultural production. Handing over 2000 certificates of…

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Pay your loans by end of January 2023, Gulu City Emyooga SACCOs told

GULU-Nixon Komakech Atemo, the Principal Commercial Officer for Gulu City has urged Emyooga SACCOs to pay back their loans by January 31, 2023 or else they will face the wrath of the…

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ICA and OCDC launch online portal as webinar discusses role of co-ops in creating ethical and sustainable value chains

GENEVA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council [ OCDC ] last week launched a joint online data platform displaying international development projects run by Cooperative Development Organisations…

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Leaders gear up to end criminality in Sebei and Karamoja Sub-regions

AMUDAT-The district leaders in Sebei and Karamoja Sub-regions and top security commanders days ago met and deliberated on the need for peaceful co-existence to attain development. The meeting happened at Amudat district…

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