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Eastern
Mbale Industrial Park to create more 10,000 jobs
MBALE, October 5, 2023 – Sino Uganda- Mbale Industrial Park intends to create more than 10,000 jobs, according to its chairperson, Paul Zhang. Established on 619 acres in Mbale City by Tian…
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Cooperatives & Communities
US to sink US$ 19.7mln in Kenya’s cooperative sector
NAIROBI, October 4, 2023 – The United States days ago outlined five new investments totaling US$19.7 million to support Kenya’s cooperative sector. Funding for the investments will be provided by the United…
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Western
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom subjects warned against neglecting other sectors in favour of oil and gas
KIKUUBE – Subjects of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom have been warned against abandoning other sectors in favour of the nascent oil and gas sector whose activities could see Uganda produce its first oil in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Attaining prosperity: Museveni urges Ugandans to embrace cooperatives
LIRA – President Yoweri Museveni has called upon Ugandans to embrace cooperatives if they want to create wealth and attain prosperity. Museveni made the call last Saturday in a speech read for…
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Environment
Over 180 tons of plastic bottles collected in Lira City within three years
IRA – A total of 183 tons of plastic bottles have been collected in Lira City within a period of three years. The collection of plastic bottles by the recycling companies is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Parishes receive Shs 50mln each
KAMPALA – Parishes that were able to establish SACCOs have each received Shs 50 million in the current financial year, which is half of the Shs 100 million pledged by the government,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt sinks Shs 540mln in Ajuri County Emyooga SACCOs
ALEBTONG – The Government has so far disbursed Shs 540 million to Ajuri County, Alebtong district to finance the income generating activities of 18 Emyooga SACCOs. This was disclosed last Saturday by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga SACCOs to create 2mln jobs next financial year
KAMPALA-Government intends to create two million direct and indirect jobs from the Emyooga SACCOs come next financial year, which begins on July 1, 2023. The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara grape farmers call for agronomists as pests and diseases ravage farms
MBARARA- A total of over 200 grape farmers in Mbarara City have asked the government to provide them with qualified extension workers to give advice in the control of pests and diseases…
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Agriculture
Govt invests Shs 600mln in Katakwi rice processing facility
KATAKWI – Smallholder farmers in Katakwi district in eastern Uganda will no longer have to trek long distances in search of processing mills, as government has provided Shs 600 million for the…
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