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Cooperatives & Communities
UMPCU to hold AGM this May
KAMPALA-Member cooperatives of Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union [UMPCU] Limited will hold their Annual General Meeting [AGM] on May 26, 2022, according to the Union’s Board Secretary James Tukaikiriza. UMPCU is owned…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ACPCU registers 10% asset increase despite Covid-19 pandemic
SHEEMA – While several cooperatives around the country suffered serious setbacks during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) located in Kabwohe Town Council, Sheema Municipality registered a 10%…
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Cooperatives Advised To Adopt ICT
Adopting Information and Communication Technologies, ICT by cooperatives is crucial for their continued business operations during the covid-19 pandemic, Mpakibi Waiswa Robert, the assistant registrar of cooperatives, has said. Mpakibi made the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugamba People’s SACCO Gets New Leaders
RWAMPARA – After a few stumbles, the long-shelved election of leaders of Bugamba People’s Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) was held on May 20 in Rweibogo village, Bugamba Sub County in Rwampara…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Sugarcane Farmers Elect New Board
MASINDI – Masindi Sugarcane Farmers Association Limited (MASGAL) has a new board elected on June 2. Robert Atugonza, a former board chairperson bounced back unopposed to replace Cosmas Byaruhanga, who is also…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SACCO Demands Leadership Audit
SHEEMA – Members of Kitagata Savings and Credit Co-Operative Society have signed a petition urging the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority, UMRA, to audit the SSACCO leadership. In their…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SACCOs Tipped On Playbook For Success
KWANIA – Cooperatives should follow a basic playbook for success which has a blend of good financial character and good governance, Patrick Bura, the District Principal Commercial Officer of Kwania, has said.…
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Don’t Expand Too Fast, SACCOs Warned
MBARARA – Rubindi Parish Priest Rev Fr. Felix Bikwasizehi, patron of Rubindi Farmers’ SACCO has warned cooperative societies not to expand their footprint too quickly. Forming new branches too quickly, he said,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Court Summons Civil Servants Over Forgery
LIRA – Grade One magistrate’s court in Lira has issued summons for three civil servants accused of forging an attendance list of the annual general meeting of Ayago SACCO. The summons were…
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Kwania boda operators Protest government tax
A government-pushed proposal to levy an extra tax of Shs 50,000 on motorcycles has touched off a fierce debate and protest among members of Kwania Boda Boda Savings and Credit Cooperative Society…
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