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Kaserem SACCO collapses after years of poor leadership
KAPCHORWA, January 27, 2026 — Kaserem Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], once one of the most powerful and trusted community financial institutions in Kapchorwa district, has collapsed after years of poor…
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Soroti youth urged to utilise PDM funds wisely
SOROTI, January 20, 2026 – Several youth in Soroti City are set to receive 30 percent of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds allocated them as implementers roll out the fourth phase…
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Lira Tailors’ Emyooga SACCO registers steady progress amid few challenges
LIRA CITY, January 13, 2026 — Lira Municipality Tailors Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO], based in Barogole Ward, Lira City, has recorded steady progress since its establishment in 202, despite…
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Gulu: Shs 40.7mln Emyooga funds disbursed to beneficiaries
GULU, January 12, 2026 — A total of Shs 40.7 million was disbursed last year to beneficiaries in Gulu District under the Emyooga programme, a presidential initiative launched in August 2019 to…
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Commercial lending rates rise to 19.7 percent in October 2025 – report
KAMPALA, December 23, 2025 — Average weighted lending rates in Uganda for both shilling- and foreign currency-denominated credit edged upwards in October 2025, according to the Performance of the Economy Monthly Report…
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Tanzania: Total SACCO assets reached TZS 1.46trn in 2024 – report
DODOMA, December 23, 2024 — The total assets of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Tanzania rose to TZS 1.46 trillion in 2024 from TZS 1.33trn in 2023, representing an increase…
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Nebbi traders demand compensation over stalled bus and taxi park project
NEBBI, December 18, 2025 — More than 100 local traders involved in a public–private partnership [PPP] agreement with Nebbi Municipal Council are demanding compensation over the stalled construction of the Nebbi taxi…
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Parliament recalled to consider another Shs 2.2trn in loan requests
KAMPALA, December 16, 2025 — Parliament has been recalled from recess to consider loan requests amounting to about Shs 2.2 trillion and to receive the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper [NBFP], signalling…
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Building water infrastructure: Banks urged to offer affordable loans to dairy cooperatives
KAMPALA, December 15, 2025 — Officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) and Heifer International have called on commercial banks and other financial institutions in Uganda to provide dairy cooperatives…
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Hoima district struggling to recover Shs 1.3bn from Emyooga SACCOs
HOIMA, December 9, 2025 — Leaders in Hoima District Local Government have raised concern over the poor recovery of loans disbursed to beneficiaries under the Emyooga Programme, a government initiative for wealth…
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