Law
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East Africa
Kenya to have court for cooperatives
NAIROBI-Disputes in Kenya’s co-operative sector will now be handled by the Co-operative Court which will stand on its own aside from the existing Co-operative Tribunal, if the draft bill will be enacted…
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Agriculture
Bill prohibiting GMOs in offing
KAMPALA-A section of Members of Parliament is planning to introduce a bill prohibiting Genetically Modified Organisms [ GMOs ] in Uganda. Led by Bufumbira County East MP, James Nsaba Buturo, the legislators…
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Development
Illegal fishing: MPs disagree with Museveni on key proposal
KAMPALA-The Members of Parliament have rejected a proposal by President Museveni to include the Uganda People’s Defence Force [ UPDF ] in the Fisheries and Monitoring Unit, under the Fisheries and Aquaculture…
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News
New South Sudanese refugees incite violence in Lamwo Refugee Settlement
LAMWO – The new refugees arriving from South Sudan are on the spot for inciting violence in Lamwo settlement, according to the leaders within the camp. The leaders say the new refugees…
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International
New tool to boost cooperative innovation in Uruguay launched
MONTEVIDEO -Uruguayan cooperatives have launched a new tool to foster knowledge sharing among cooperatives and boost innovation. Named Canvas, the tool structures thinking and helps to include different elements in project design processes…
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News
Hoima city residents protest over day in road construction
HOIMA– Police in Hoima Oil City spent hours trying to arrest a group of youth who had staged a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday accusing an Indian investor of delaying construction works on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Here is why Kenyan politicians are lobbying to control co-ops
NAIROBI– The process of reviewing Kenya’s outdated Co-operatives Act Cap 490 is expected to enhance counties capacity to manage and supervise co-operatives that are synonymous with the country’s development. Once the Cabinet…
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International
Mutual trust and improved communications critical for voluntary tax compliance-OECD
LONDON-Effective taxation of large businesses would benefit from increased efforts to build trust and improve communication between tax administrations and Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), according to a new report from the Organisation for…
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Environment
Soroti wetland encroachers given ultimatum to vacate
SOROTI-In a bid to restore the wetlands, the authorities in Soroti district have ordered encroachers who have been growing food crops in the same wetlands to vacate by the end of this…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister says some parishes will receive more PDM cash than others
KAMPALA– The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning) Amos Lugoloobi, has revealed that some parishes will, in the current financial year, receive more money than others under the…
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