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Museveni contributes Shs 2bln to Muslim Women SACCOs
KAMPALA, October 12, 2024 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has contributed Shs 2 billion to Muslim women-run Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] in the country. “I will contribute Shs…
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Tayebwa rallies Chinese lawmakers to invest in Uganda’s tourism
KAMPALA, September 24, 2024 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a visiting delegation of Chinese legislators to use their influence to promote Uganda as one of the tourism…
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MPs irked by closure of Karuma Bridge
KAMPALA, September 18, 2024 — A group of Members of Parliament [MPs] from Northern Uganda have expressed their grievances over the closure of Karuma Bridge for three months by the Minister of…
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Emyooga SACCO leaders in Rwampara decry challenges in business operations
RWAMPALA, September 18, 2024 – Leaders of Emyooga SACCOs in Rwampara district have expressed concerns about the difficulties they face in loan disbursement, particularly with some members reluctant to repay borrowed funds.…
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Gulu City: All set to host MPs for regional sitting
Gulu City, August 27, 2024 – Gulu City is bustling with activity as Members of Parliament [MPs] and other stakeholders decent upon it for the inaugural regional parliament sitting to be held…
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Shs 2.8bln paid to war debt claimants bounces due to dormant bank accounts
KAMPALA, April 4, 2024 – Over Shs 2.8 billion disbursed to the accounts of war debt claimants from Acholi, Lango, and Teso sub-regions bounced. The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, told Parliament during…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka City: Over Shs 1.8bln PDM cash lying idle on bank accounts
MASAKA, October 10, 2023 – Authorities in Masaka City have failed to disburse over Shs 1.8 billion PDM funds to the intended beneficiaries in 25 wards in the city due to a…
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MPs quiz land commission officials over fraud
KAMPALA-Members of Parliament yesterday questioned officials from the Uganda Land Commission [ULC] over a case of fraud in the Land Information System [LIS] The MPs on Parliament’s Committee on Statutory Authorities and…
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Bujagali Hydropower project faces forensic audit as it seeks tax exemptions
KAMPALA– The Members of Parliament are immovable on approving tax exemptions for some companies in Uganda Uganda, pending a report on its effectiveness. The MPs instead have allowed a one-year tax exception to…
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MPs urge govt to draft comprehensive policy on tax collections
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament [MPs] on Thursday passed a motion urging the government to develop a comprehensive policy to streamline tax collection processes in the country. At a plenary sitting chaired by…
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