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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube Emyooga funds defaulters face arrest
KIKUUBE– The state Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has given defaulters of Emyooga funds in Kikuube district a two-month ultimatum to have clear their loans or face the wrath of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Use PDM to fight poverty, minister Magyezi urges Alebtong residents
ALEBTONG-Local Government minister, Rafael Magyezi has urged residents of Alebtong district to take advantage of the Parish Development Model [PDM] if they are to fight poverty in their households. Launching the start…
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Health
MPs deliver medical beds to Bulambuli health facilities
BULAMBULI – The Members of Parliament in Bulambuli district have delivered medical beds to health facilities in the district to improve service delivery. The items which included 54 maternity beds among others…
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Health
Govt upgrades health centre in Tororo
TORORO –Residents of Tororo district now expect to get better services after government decided to upgrade Kyamwinula Health Centre II to health centre III. The upgrading of the health facility located in…
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News
Link trained youths to Emyooga and PDM, Lira City boss urges govt
LIRA-Lira City mayor, Sam Atul has advised government to help the youths trained in vocational skills join Emyooga and Parish Development Model [ PDM ] programmes and support them with the tools…
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East Africa
We want tax relief, co-ops urge gov’t
NAIROBI-Cooperatives/SACCOs in Kenya are calling for tax relief, saying it would help them compete favourably in the market. According to Gathungu Kahunyo, the vice chairman Githunguri Dairy Co-operative, Saccos pay high taxes,…
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Agriculture
Aduku Sub-county enacts cassava bylaw
KWANIA-Leaders of Aduku Sub-county in Kwania district have passed a bylaw to promote cassava growing, saying the crop will help households fight poverty. Under the new ordinance dubbed “Cassava Ordinance” every household…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rice farmers ask gov’t to rescind ban on growing rice in wetlands
MBALE– Rice farmers in Mbale City are not happy with government for imposing a ban on growing rice in the wetlands, saying they should have been consulted first. The farmers are concerned…
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Agriculture
GULU: NARO courts more farmers into growing new rice variety
GULU-The National Agricultural Research Organization [NARO] is courting farmers in Gulu district to join in the massive production of Namche 5 rice variety. The rice variety, which grows and yields well in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SACCOS best solution to ending poverty in Uganda, says UCSCU boss
KAMPALA – The chief executive officer of Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], Dr. Sylvester Ndiroramukama has underscored the role of SACCOS in helping communities to fight poverty. Talking to theCooperator…
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