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Cooperatives & Communities
VSLA brings joy to Kwania residents
KWANIA -More than 400 registered saving groups in Kwania district are benefiting from Village Savings and Loans Association [VSLA] programme, which is turning into a formal alternative savings scheme for residents. Under…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society farmers keen on record keeping
GULU– Farmers under Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society in Gulu district have prioritised record keeping, saying it helps them to track their business transactions. The cooperative which largely grows maize, sorghum, soybeans,…
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News
Minister Nabakooba cautions Oyam against land fragmentation
OYAM- The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has advised the people of Oyam district against land fragmentation, saying it affects large-scale agricultural production. Handing over 2000 certificates of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wazalendo SACCO opens cash branch in Mbarara City
MBARARA- The Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]’s Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited has opened a cash branch in Mbarara town to help its members access cash services in a conducive…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mayuge RDC gives money lenders ultimatum to return clients’ IDs
MAYUGE – The deputy resident district commissioner Mayuge, Trevor Solomon Baleke has issued an ultimatum to all money lenders in the district to return all national identification cards [ IDs ] confiscated…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bukwo maize farmers aim at value addition
BUKWO – Maize farmers in Bukwo district are struggling to pool resources together to buy machinery that would enable them add value to their maize. The farmers under Kapsukwar Farmers’ SACCO, totaling…
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News
Local gov’t councils in Masaka urged to prioritise PWDs in fight against poverty
MASAKA –Rights advocates in Masaka district have appealed to leaders at all levels of local government councils to put more emphasis on mainstreaming issues affecting persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] into…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UMRA, URSB summon money lenders for crucial meeting in Kampala
KAMPALA – The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority [ UMRA ] in partnership with Uganda Registration Services Bureau [URSB] has organised a workshop aimed at sensitising selected money lending companies in the country…
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Energy & Mining
Gov’t seeks approval of US$ 638 mln to power households
KIRYADONGO-The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is pleading with Parliament to approve a US$ 638 million [Shs 2.4 trillion] loan from the World Bank to connect 1,700 households to the national…
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East Africa
Hustlers’ Fund to be accessed through SMS short code
NAIROBI-The Hustlers’ Fund set to be launched in Kenya at the end of this month will not require any official registration, according to Sacco Review reports. Co-operative and Micro, Small, and Medium…
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