Masindi
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi: Market-based, mobile banana traders clash
Matooke sellers in Masindi’s central market have petitioned the district’s municipal council to deal with mobile banana traders who sell their produce right outside the market. The market vendors made the petition…
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Masindi municipal council loses Shs 50m in revenue due to lockdown
Masindi municipal council has lost Shs 50m in revenue over the past two months as a result of restrictions imposed in response to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic, says Gafa Kate,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 200 acres of crops destroyed by hailstorm in Masindi
More than 300 farmers from five villages in Pakanyi Sub County in Masindi district are counting losses following a hailstorm which destroyed over 200 acres of crops on Wednesday this week. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi bodaboda association suspends business over COVID-19
The Masindi Motorcycle Operators Association (MAMOA) has halted savings and issuance of motorcycle loans to members over the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The association’s Secretary, Ricky Barongo, says that MAMOA had partnered with…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi lorry drivers accuse security personnel of harassment
Lorry drivers in Masindi district, under their umbrella organization Bunyoro Lorry Drivers Association have accused security operatives in the district of extortion and harassment. The drivers say the harassment is perpetrated in…
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Masindi Youth Complain Over Unfulfilled Presidential Pledge
Members of Masindi District Youth Livelihood Support Cooperative are unhappy with the president for failing to fulfil a Shs. 30 million pledge he promised to channel to the cooperative. President Yoweri Museveni…
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Development
COVID-19: Masindi Police impounds bodabodas over defying Presidential directive
Traffic Police in Masindi district has impounded over 10 motorcycles and commercial transportation bicycles belonging to bodaboda riders for breaching the presidential moratorium on public transportation. In a bid to prevent the…
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News
Masindi access roads to connect farmers to market
The Masindi district Local Government is set to receive Shs. 8 billion to construct access roads under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). Job Byaruhanga, the District Agricultural Officer Masindi, made the…
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Western
A New Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Launched in Masindi
A new coffee farmers’ cooperative society has been launched in Masindi district, to provide technical skills and find a market for farmers. Bwijanga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society will also provide modern agricultural…
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