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PDM: Media urged to play critical role
GULU-Media practitioners in Northern Uganda have been urged to play the role of information, and sensitisation, if the Parish Development Model [PDM] is to succeed in the sub-region that has the potential…
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East Africa
KUSSCO wants money owed by defunct councils remitted
NAIROBI –Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited [ KUSSCO ] wants the defunct municipal councils which were succeeded by the county governments and state-owned entities to pay back the defaulted…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni to support journalists’ SACCOs
KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to support journalists’ SACCOs across the country. Museveni made the commitment on Saturday in response to a request by leaders of Uganda Journalists Association [UJA].…
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Ministers asked to present statement on Entebbe Airport extortions
KAMPALA-The Ministers for Works and Internal Affairs have been directed to present a joint statement to the House on allegations of extortions taking place at Entebbe International Airport. The directive by Deputy…
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Adjumani residents fault UWA over encroachment in protected area
ADJUMANI -Members of the community living in Apaa area in Adjumani have accused the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] and other security agencies of conniving with some people to encroach on East Madi…
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UNRA suspends Masindi Port ferry operations
KIRYANDONGO – Uganda National Roads Authority [ UNRA ] has temporarily suspended ferry operations at Masindi Port until September 19, 2022, due to a technical glitch. The ferry connects Kiryandongo and Apac…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Budaka cooperative members trained in financial management
BUDAKA -The Uhuru Institute for Social Development[TUI] has trained Naboa Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited members on financial management and mindset change to help them grow their cooperative, which is one of the…
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Environment
UMC, Greenwatch train journalists on climate change
KAMPALA -The Uganda Media Council [UMC] has partnered with Greenwatch Uganda, an environmental rights advocacy organisation, to train journalists from across Uganda on how best they can report on climate change. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Making 100 years: Indian Co-op Bank offers 15 percent extra dividend
GUJARAT– Gujarat-based Surat People’s Co-operative Bank crossed the business mix of Rs 9,000 cr in 2021-22 and gave 15 percent extra dividend to its shareholders on the completion of 100 years of…
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Environment
Govt partners with World Bank to restore wetlands
SOROTI– The Ministry of Water and Environment with support from the World Bank has started a two-year project codenamed “Integrated Water Management and Development Project”, aimed at restoring wetlands in Sezibwa River…
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