Finance
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers Encouraged To Take Up Agricultural Insurance
AMURU – Leaders of Kweyo Growers Cooperative Society are encouraging their members to take up agricultural insurance, to save them losses resulting from risks such as pests, diseases, and drought among others.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara Haunted By FMD and Lockdown
MBARARA – As many people continue feasting on fresh meat, residents of Mbarara City are involuntarily abstaining from meat following the ban on sale over Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) that has…
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Energy & Mining
Uganda’s Energy Sector: What Informs The Tariff?
Following two decades of concerted investments by both government and the private sector into especially electricity generation, Uganda’s supply now exceeds demand – at least for now. Even in terms of energy…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Drainage Channel Construction at Pece Stream Stalls
GULU CITY – The construction of a 1.5 kilometers drainage channel at Pece Stream in Gulu City has stalled as donor gives an ultimatum to the construction company. This project funded by…
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Nebbi Boda-Boda SACCO Fights Over Emyooga Cash
NEBBI – Fights ensued amongst Nebbi boda-boda riders under their association, Nebbi Municipality Boda-Boda SACCO Limited, over illegal withdrawal of Emyooga cash by the executive members. Emyooga is one of the government’s…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Property Tax Valuation Launched In Gulu City
Authorities in Gulu City Council (GCC) have launched a fresh valuation of property tax to expand its revenue base. The exercise which kicked off on Monday 28 June,2021 is expected to be…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara Businesses Closed Down
Security operatives in Mbarara City on Monday morning closed down on all businesses and offices, they claim were violating the presidential directives on Covid19. Streets of Mbarara City and its outskirts remained…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Poor Saving Culture Frustrating Emyooga
HOIMA – The window of success for Emyooga, The Presidential Initiative On Job and Wealth Creation, is being narrowed by how little or not, association members are saving especially in Hoima District…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Fails To Pay Covid-19 District Task Force
MASINDI – The Covid-19 district task force here has no money to enforce adherence to measures meant to slow the spread of viral disease. In a speech during the recent Covid-19 district…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Falling Chia Prices Cripple Cooperative
GULU – Paicho Area Cooperative Enterprise is still grounded without any business activity, a year after it was formed with failing chia prices. These prices, once a reliable source of economic growth…
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