The Cooperator News

Kikuube district leaders blame poor service delivery on budget cuts

KIKUUBE – Kikkube district local government expects to face hurdles in delivering services in the financial year 2023/24, blaming it on recent budget cuts. According to the financial year 2023-2024 indicative figures,…

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Kiryandongo official unveils progress report of PDM

KIRYANDONGO – Kiryandongo district production officer, Hassan Isa Byenkya, who also doubles as the district’s focal person for the Parish Development Model [PDM] has highlighted the progress of the programme in the…

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Minister Akello investigates theft of gov’t drugs in Masaka hospital

MASAKA– The State Minister for Economic Monitoring, Beatrice Akello has launched investigations into the alleged theft of government drugs by nurses and doctors in Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. Beatrice Akello accompanied by…

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WBG announces major initiative to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa

WASHINGTON-The World Bank Group [WBG] has announced an innovative initiative to accelerate the pace of electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve universal access by 2030. The World Bank, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee…

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UPDF closes Ayera landing site over unlicenced fishing boats

KWANIA – The Uganda People’s Defence Force [UPDF] fisheries protection unit has closed Ayera landing site in Atongtidi Sub-county in Kwania district over unlicenced fishing boats operating on Lake Kwania. The closure…

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Mukono farmers take up agroecological agriculture

MUKONO: In a bid to save the environment and boost food security, a section of coffee farmers in Mukono district under the guidance of Eastern and South African Farmers Forum [ESAFF] Uganda…

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KCCA launches construction of a traffic control centre

KAMPALA-Kampala Capital City Authority [ KCCA ], with Shs 63 billion support from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency [JICA] is to construct a traffic control centre aimed at ending traffic congestion in…

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Crucial legislation for UK co-operatives taken forward by government

LONDON-Co-operatives UK is celebrating after government days ago announced it was taking forward crucial legislation giving co-operative societies the option of legally guaranteeing that their assets are held in common. Sir Mark…

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Bunyoro MP implicated in land grabbing scandal

KIKUUBE-Buhaguzi East County Member of Parliament [ MP ]Stephen Aseera Aka Itaza has been implicated in a scandal where community land in Kikuube district was titled without the knowledge of the residents…

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WSACCO ready to spend heavily on supplies

KAMPALA-Uganda’s leading SACCO-Wazalendo SACCO [ WSACCO ] is ready to spend more money on services and tangible goods if were are to go by a running newspaper advert shared by its CEO…

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