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COVID-19: Tend your farms despite lockdown, farmers told.
The vice Chairperson of Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) has urged farmers in Bugisu to continue tending their coffee farmlands despite several ongoing restrictions imposed by the Government in the battle against Coronavirus.…
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COVID-19: Vehicles seized for violating public transport ban
Police in Mbarara and the greater Rwizi region has cracked down on buses, taxis and motorcycles for flouting the recent presidential directive suspending all public transport for a space of two weeks.…
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COVID-19: Masindi Police impounds bodabodas over defying Presidential directive
Traffic Police in Masindi district has impounded over 10 motorcycles and commercial transportation bicycles belonging to bodaboda riders for breaching the presidential moratorium on public transportation. In a bid to prevent the…
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COVID-19: Masaka taxi cooperatives halt member contributions after ban on public transport
The leaders of Masaka Taxi Operators and Drivers Cooperative Associations have halted the collection of members’ contributions to their Savings and Credit Societies (SACCOs) in the wake of President Museveni’s directive suspending…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Karamoja elders appeal to government to revive once mighty Cooperative
A section of elders in Karamoja region have asked government to consider reviving Karamoja African Wholesale Cooperative Society, a once-powerful Cooperative that was based in Moroto town. In an interview with theCooperator…
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Trillions locked in unresolved Commercial Court disputes
Over 2.7 trillion shillings remains locked up in unresolved disputes filed in the Commercial Court Division of the High Court, Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has revealed. The Chief Justice made the disclosure…
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Kabarole district to register tea farmers
In a bid to streamline tea production and marketing, Kabarole district local government will soon start geo-mapping of all tea plantations in the district. Michael Kisembo, the focal person for the Agro-Industrialization…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Insecurity frustrates Abim Coops
Business has ground to a halt at several cooperative societies in Abim district due to the prevailing state of insecurity in the district. Over the past couple of weeks, the security situation…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu Coop Union Founder to be remembered
The family of the late EV Samson Kitutu, one of Uganda’s first Cooperators and a founding father of the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU), is planning to host a Public Memorial Day in…
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Swedish Energy Agency Terminates Carbon Credits Agreement with Green Resources
The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) is terminating its agreement to purchase carbon credits from the Norwegian forestry company, Green Resources—finally recognizing the devastating impact the company’s plantation has had on local communities…
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