Employment
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya: Taita Taveta coops receive Ksh 29.9mln boost for value addition
TAITA TAVETA, August 14, 2026 — Three farmer cooperatives in Taita Taveta County have received Ksh 29.9 million in grants to strengthen dairy and banana value chains, reduce post-harvest losses and help…
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VP Alupo launches coffee and cocoa campaign to transform Bukedi economy
TORORO, June 29, 2026 — Vice President [VP] Jessica Alupo has launched the second planting season of the Coffee and Cocoa Promotion Programme in the Bukedi Sub-region, calling on farmers, local leaders…
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ICIEC provides US$65mln insurance backing for Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium
KAMPALA, June 22, 2026 — The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit [ICIEC], a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB], has provided insurance…
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Lira City schools receive coffee seedlings to support practical learning
LIRA CITY, April 28, 2026 — A total of 7,350 coffee seedlings have been distributed to 21 schools in Lira City that have established coffee demonstration gardens, in a move aimed at…
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Youth Charter calls for Africa-wide investment in sport-led education to deliver SDG 4
KAMPALA, February 4, 2026 — The Youth Charter has issued a renewed call for African governments, institutions, and development partners to invest in sport-led education models as a proven pathway to delivering…
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Lira University boss appeals to Museveni to boost Staff SACCO
LIRA, November 24, 2025 — The Vice Chancellor of Lira University, Prof. Jasper Watson Ogwal Okeng, has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to increase financial support to the university’s Staff Savings and…
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The World Social Summit Political Declaration, to be adopted in Doha, reaffirms the role of cooperatives in sustainable and inclusive development
KAMPALA, September 15, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has welcomed the Doha Political Declaration agreed by consensus through an intergovernmental negotiating process that took place at the United Nations in…
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Christians in Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese urged to embrace coffee farming
KIKUUBE, 7 September 2025 — The Bishop of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese, Rt. Rev. Jacob Ateirweho, has called upon Christians in the diocese to embrace coffee farming as a means of improving household incomes.…
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UN Secretary General calls for stronger support for sustainable growth and the development of cooperatives
NEW YORK, August 27, 2025 — The 2025 United Nations [UN] Secretary General’s report on Cooperatives in Social Development [A/80/168] sets out a series of policy recommendations for Member States to strengthen…
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Ggoobi unveils Shs 1.1 trillion boost for PDM, warns officials against extortion
KAMPALA, July 11, 2025 – – The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Secretary to Treasury , Ramathan Ggoobi says his ministry has released Shs 1.097 trillion to…
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