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Cooperatives & Communities
Namisindwa PDM officials arrested over extortion
NAMISINDWA – Five executive committee members of a local PDM SACCO in Namisindwa district have been arrested over allegations of extorting money from the beneficiaries of the government programme aimed at fighting…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole: Lack of information impedes implementation of PDM
KABAROLE – The Kabarole district LCV chairperson, Richard Rwabuhinga has expressed concern over the information gap in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], saying it could derail the progress of…
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News
Mbale women urged to embrace govt programmes
MBALE – Women in Mbale City have been urged to embrace government programmes initiated to eradicate household poverty. The call was made days ago by Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, the chairperson of Women’s…
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Development
Slow disbursement of PDM funds irks Apac residents
APAC – The slow disbursement of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds has angered the targeted beneficiaries in Apac district and Apac Municipality. Several members who registered under different PDM SACCOs in…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Lwengo district officials halt disbursement of PDM over irregularities
LWENGO – Authorities in Lwengo district have halted the disbursement of the Parish Development Funds [PDM] funds after establishing that there were irregularities in the selection of the beneficiaries targeted by the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima: Minister warns chiefs against mismanaging PDM
HOIMA– The State Minister for Local Government, Victoria Rusoke has warned parish chiefs in Hoima against mismanaging the Parish Development Model [PDM] which was initiated to fight poverty in the country’s poor…
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Cooperatives & Communities
More women urged to join PDM
LIRA-The Lira Resident City Commissioner, Lawrence Egole, has urged more women to join the Parish Development Model [PDM], a programme aimed at moving households trapped in the subsistence economy to the money…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Musenero urges Butebo farmers to embrace PDM
BUTEBO – The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, has urged residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the fight against…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi PDM beneficiaries accuse parish chiefs of extortion
NEBBI – The Parish Development Model [PDM], beneficiaries in Nebbi district have accused parish chiefs of illegally charging them unexplained fees in order to get services. One of the beneficiaries, Manuela Adokorach…
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