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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro Growers Cooperative Union demands Shs 4 billion compensation from government
Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union Limited is demanding over Shs 4 billion in compensation from government for losses caused by NRA liberation war in the 1980s. Barnabas Barugahara, the cooperative’s Manager, says several…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Milk trade can continue, Mbarara RDC assures farmers
Dairy farmers and traders in Mbarara district are free to transport their milk to the market normally, per the presidential directive, Mbarara Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Lt Col. James Mwesigye has assured.…
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COVID-19: Members of Moroto VSLAs default on loan repayment
Several Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in Moroto Municipality, Moroto district are facing challenges recovering money lent to their members, many of whom have been put out of business by the…
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News
COVID-19: Transport ban hits Bugisu Cooperative Union hard
The suspension of international passenger flights as part of measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has paralysed the operations of the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU), members say. Bugisu Cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Misery for Ntoroko cattle cooperatives as markets ban begins to bite
Cattle marketing cooperatives in Ntoroko are crying foul as the president’s 32 day ban on cattle markets begins to take its toll. On 18th March this year, the often crowded monthly or…
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Opinions & Commentary
How SACCOs can help members survive COVID-19 social effects
Last night, President Museveni announced the latest escalation in a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel Coronavirus, essentially putting the entire country under lockdown. I am convinced…
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News
Bitter Pill: Bunyangabu Honey Sales Drop Following Transport Ban
Members of Bunyangabu Bee Keepers Cooperative are feeling the pinch of the ongoing moratorium on public transport in their pockets following a drop in sales in the wake of the directive. On…
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News
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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News
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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Development
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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