The Cooperator News

Minister Kasolo challenges local gov’ts on tax revenue

KYOTERA-The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has advised district local governments in the country to inspire citizens to engage in government programmes such as Emyooga and Parish Development Model…

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Busolwe General Hospital renovation starts

BUTALEJA -The long-awaited refurbishment and equipping of the 57-year old Busolwe General Hospital in Butaleja district has begun. The hospital built in 1968, is among the dilapidated health facilities in the country as no…

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Kabarole district to spend over Shs 800mln on clean water

KABAROLE – Kabarole district local government has set aside Shs 843.4mln for the extension of clean water to local communities in the district. According to the district status report, access to safe…

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Returned South Sudanese refugees break ground at farm cooperative

JUBA-Working with a purpose, returned South Sudanese refugees hope to grow crops at sufficient scale to lift themselves and their community out of a hand-to-mouth existence of grinding poverty in one of…

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Indian co-operators remember nationalist Sardar Patel

NEW DELHI-The top cooperatives in the country including Amul, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited [IFFCO] and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India [NAFED], among others, remembered the Iron Man of the…

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Museveni rallies church leaders on development

KIKUUBE-President Yoweri Museveni has challenged church leaders in Uganda to mobilise citizens to engage in the government’s development programmes aimed at fighting household poverty. Museveni noted that government is implementing the Parish…

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Use social media to charm international tourists, local tour operators told

GULU-Tour operators in northern Uganda have been urged to use social media to market the region’s tourism products globally. Northern Uganda boasts of several historical sites including Fort Patiko in Gulu district,…

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Over 200 youth to be passed out at Lango Presidential Industrial Hub

LIRA – A total of 220 youths undergoing skills development training and agricultural value addition at Lango Presidential industrial Hub hosted at Lira University are due to be passed out in December…

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Over 800 drug shops closed as NDA concludes operation in Northern Uganda

GULU-The National Drug Authority [NDA] has completed a two-week compliance enforcement in 17 districts of Acholi and Lango sub-regions, where 830 illegal drug shops were closed. According to Samuel Kyomukama, Head of…

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Agricultural investment: Teso youth ask for tractors at gathering

SOROTI – Thousands of youth from the 11 districts of Teso Sub-region have asked government to provide them with modern agricultural implements like tractors and others to help them increase agricultural output.…

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