Finance
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Cooperatives & Communities
Parliament approves Shs108bn for mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works project
KAMPALA – Parliament of Uganda has approved a total of Shs 108 billion in supplementary budget to fund the mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works. The company sits on 60,000-acre piece of land…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oyam farmers desert Tochi Irrigation Scheme worth Shs28b
OYAM – Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district that the government constructed at the cost of Shs 28b to promote rice growing has been deserted after a portion got submerged into floods.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UNHCR boss calls for mobilization of funds to support education in refugee settlement areas
HOIMA – The country representative for United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Joel Boutroue, has called for the need to mobilize more funds to support the education of refugees and host…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ministry of Agriculture needs Shs 20bn for foot & mouth vaccines
KAMPALA – The Ministry of Agriculture needs a 20bn supplementary budget to buy foot and mouth vaccines for animals in the cattle corridor. The money, half of which will also be used…
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Finance & Banking
MTN rallies Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom subjects on shares
BUNYORO – MTN Uganda has launched a sensitization campaign in the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to mobilize the kingdom subjects to take advantage of its shares on the Uganda Stock Exchange. Recently, MTN…
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News
PPDA freezes Mbarara City North division bank account over contract irregularity
MBARARA – North division’s financial operations have been halted after the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority(PPDA) tribunal closed its bank account at Housing Finance Bank Ltd. According to John…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperatives, Commercial Officers trained on Cooperative Identity, Business Management & Regulations
KAMPALA – The Assistant Commissioner for Cooperatives in the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives (MTIC), Robert Mpakibi has urged leaders of cooperatives around the country to always insist on using the established…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube hold budget conference with call to mobilize farmers to embrace PDM
KIKUUBE – The Kikuube district leaders have emphasized the need to mobilize and sensitize farmers to get prepared to benefit from Parish Development Model (PDM). In this financial year, Kikuube district will…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira City based Asian investors defrauded of Shs 9b
LIRA – Asian investors dealing in oil seeds and milling in Lira City have been defrauded of Shs 9b after supplying soya beans, sunflower and cotton to Agri Exim Uganda Limited and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi district recruits 16 parish chiefs, 11 town agents for new administrative units
MASINDI – Masindi district local government has recruited 16 Parish Chiefs and 11 Town Agents to work in the new created sub-counties and town councils. Masindi district local government approved five sub-counties…
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