Bushenyi
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bushenyi poverty levels remain at 11 percent as SACCOs struggle with loan defaults
BUSHENYI, October 12, 2026 — Bushenyi district LC V Chairman Prosper Twebaze has called for a dedicated post-COVID-19 recovery fund to support households and financial institutions struggling with persistent economic pressures, as…
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Igara Growers Tea Factory faces auction over unpaid liabilities as financial, governance crisis escalates
BUSHENYI, October 9, 2026 — Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited is facing a public auction over unpaid debts, with commercial recovery lawyers issuing a formal notice to sell its land, processing plants…
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Agriculture
Parliament to waive Shs 35bln tax arrears for tea factories – Tayebwa
KAMPALA, September 10, 2026 — The Government of Uganda is set to write off more than Shs 35 billion in tax arrears owed by tea factories as part of a wider intervention…
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Bushenyi district officials launch community dialogues to improve service delivery
BUSHENYI, July 23, 2026 — Bushenyi district officials have launched a series of grassroots community dialogues [Barazas] aimed at assessing the implementation of government programmes, addressing service delivery challenges and strengthening accountability…
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Local councils intensify revenue drive as LEGS project set to boost rural economies
BUSHENYI, April 10, 2026 — Local authorities in Bushenyi district have stepped up efforts to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation, as a new development initiative promises to inject fresh capital into rural economies.…
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Igara Tea Factory workers strike over salary arrears, unremitted NSSF contributions
BUSHENYI, March 22, 2026 — Operations at Igara Growers Tea Factory in Bushenyi have ground to a halt after workers laid down their tools in protest over four months of unpaid salaries…
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Five perish in Bushenyi gold mine collapse
BUSHENYI, February 26, 2026 – Residents of Bushenyi district are in sombre mood following a tragic accident that happened in a gold mine in Kayanga village, Kyamuhunga Subcounty, which claimed the lives…
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Bushenyi: PDM SACCO Chairperson remanded over extortion allegations
BUSHENYI, February 4, 2026 – The Chairperson of the Magoma Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [PDM SACCO] in Kahungye Parish, Nyabubare Subcounty in Bushenyi district, has been remanded to…
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PDM: Police launch probe into fraud and extortion allegations in Bushenyi
BUSHENYI, December 16, 2025 – Police in Bushenyi district have launched investigations into allegations of fraud and extortion involving beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM], a flagship government initiative aimed at…
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NARO to provide quality agricultural inputs to cooperatives in western Uganda
ENTEBBE, November 25, 2025 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] and the Rural Initiatives for Poverty Alleviation [RIPA] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration aimed…
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