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Northern
Lango to pick new cultural leader in January 2024
LIRA, December 20, 2023 – Preparation are in high gear in Lango to elect a new Paramount Chief to replace Won Nyaci Yosam Odur who abdicated office over two months ago. On…
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Western
Journalists tipped on use of modern technology to detect fake news
MBARARA, December 15, 2023 – Journalists in Greater Mbarara have been urged to use new digital applications available to determine whether the information given to them is fake or factual, before publishing…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Aduku Road Gangs SACCO gets new leaders
KWANIA– Members of Aduku Town Council Road Gangs SACCO have elected new leaders who will hold office for the next five years. Established in 2021 with 74 members, the SACCO comprises casual…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Teachers’ SACCO share capital grows
MASINDI– The share capital for Masindi Teachers’ SACCCO increased to Shs 65 million in 2022 from Shs 56mln in 2021, according to Joseph Rukundo, the outgoing SACCO chairperson. Rukundo disclosed the share…
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East Africa
SACCO members, officials face off over savings
NAIROBI-It took the intervention of the police to calm the ugly situation as Members of B -Smart Sacco Limited in Nairobi City stormed the offices of the Sacco days ago, demanding that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Respect our constitution: Gulu market vendors reject open terms for leaders
GULU-Ordinary members of Gulu Main Market Vendors Association have rejected a proposal seeking to remove term limits for the executive leaders, saying their constitution must be respected to allow other members serve…
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News
Mbarara boda boda riders feud over election of leaders
MBARARA- A cross section of boda boda riders have disagreed with Mbarara City leadership on the election processes for the new leaders. According to Majidu Luganda, the interim chairperson of Mbarara General…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sebei coop new leaders demand compensation, promise openness
KAPCHORWA-In a bid to revamp the union, Emmy Geoffrey Sayekwo, the newly elected chairperson of Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union [SECU] has asked government to compensate them for the loss of union properties.…
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West Nile
Minister Ecweru rushes to Nebbi to calm planned demo over poor state of roads
NEBBI – The State Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Musa Ecweru on Tuesday rushed to Greater Nebbi districts to appease youth who had planned demonstrations over the poor state of the…
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International
Draft amendments don’t align with Co-op Principles on many points: NCUI
NEW DELHI– Reacting to the draft amendments to Multi-State Cooperative Societies [MSCS] Act 2002, circulated to the national federations in India by the Ministry of Cooperation, several representatives of member institutions of…
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