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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda Development Bank Partners with OWC to Support Farmers
GULU – Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB) has earmarked about Shs 35.3 billion to reduce poverty among 1.5 million Ugandans in the next four years, through agro-industrialization, manufacturing, infrastructure development, human capital…
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Fraud of Shs 55m Emyooga funds under investigation in Soroti City
SOROTI – The fraud of Emyooga funds worth Shs 55m is currently under investigation in Soroti City. This follows an incident in which the District Commercial Officer, Joy Apolot was accused of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima City Mayor demands that Ministry of Local Government expedites processes to disburse startup funds
HOIMA – The Hoima City Mayor, Brian Kaboyo, has demanded that the Ministry of Local Government expedites processes to ensure cities get startup funds. This call was sounded by Kaboyo during a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
More than Shs1 billion Emyooga money unspent in Gulu City
GULU – Several groups that were approved to benefit from the government’s Emyooga funds are reluctant to withdraw money from their accounts on what they termed unfair conditions. The groups claim, to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Only 19 of the 72 Emyooga SACCOs have received funds in Hoima district
HOIMA – Members of Parliament from Hoima city have supported Emyooga beneficiaries’ demand to do away with all conditions imposed on the program, if the initiative is to serve its intended purpose.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro’s Shs 5 billion industrial hub to equip residents with skills
MASINDI – The construction of a Shs 5 billion industrial hub for Bunyoro sub-region has left Masindi residents and their leaders excited about the prospects of skilling youths in different fields. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Magyezi vouches for the Parish Development Model Program
UGANDA – The Minister for Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has said that for Uganda to reach middle income status; Ugandans need to change their mindset and move away from subsistence agriculture to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government Allocates Shs.48 Billion to Creative and Music Industry
GULU – The government of Uganda has allocated Shs 48 billion to the creative and music industry for the establishment of regional arts’ theatres. The Prime Minister Robinah Nabanja revealed that the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Serere district disburses Shs 90m to quack journalists.
SERERE – Serere district Members of Parliament have raised a red flag over the criteria the district officials used to disburse Shs 90m to quack journalists under the presidential initiative on wealth…
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Fort Portal City MPs ask for more money for Women Entrepreneurs’ SACCOs
FORT PORTAL – Members of Parliament representing Fort Portal City have asked the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) for more money from the Emyooga programme to women entrepreneurs’ SACCOs. The Fort Portal city…
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