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Northern
Emyooga beneficiaries in Lira record success
LIRA – The Beneficiaries of the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth Creation [Emyooga Programme] in Lira City are reporting success since the programme was rolled out four years ago. The Emyooga…
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Eastern
FPU burns Shs 600mln illegal fishing gear on L. Kyoga
SERERE – The Uganda People’s Defence Force Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] at Kagwara landing site in Serere district has burnt over 6,678 pieces of illegal fishing gear that were impounded during a three-month…
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Western
Kikuube leaders appeal to Museveni over misery of 2,000 evictees
KIKUUBE – Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Museveni to intervene and resettle 2,000 people who were evicted from their land in Bukinda parish, Kyangwali Sub-county. The call by the leaders…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Excitement as Kole launches disbursement of PDM funds
KOLE -Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Kole district are excited following the launch of the disbursement of the funds to their bank accounts. PDM, a poverty alleviation programme was…
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Cooperatives & Communities
OTUKE: MP Omara launches disbursement of PDM cash
OTUKE – Otuke district has launched the disbursement of Shs 4.2 billion to the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] to enable them to engage in income generating activities. The Otuke…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Attaining prosperity: Museveni urges Ugandans to embrace cooperatives
LIRA – President Yoweri Museveni has called upon Ugandans to embrace cooperatives if they want to create wealth and attain prosperity. Museveni made the call last Saturday in a speech read for…
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Finance & Banking
MPs pass bill to kick start Islamic Banking in Uganda
KAMPALA – The enactment of the Income Tax Amendment Bill No.2 of 2023 has cleared all legal roadblocks to the commencement of Islamic banking products in Uganda. Parliament on Tuesday, 27 June…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t tamper with PDM money, Minister Ecweru warns district officials
AMURIA – The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has warned district commercial officers in Teso Sub-region against fleecing the money meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM].…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Parishes receive Shs 50mln each
KAMPALA – Parishes that were able to establish SACCOs have each received Shs 50 million in the current financial year, which is half of the Shs 100 million pledged by the government,…
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Agriculture
FPU burns Shs 2bln illegal fishing gear on Lake Albert
NTOROKO – The UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] has impounded and burnt illegal fishing gear on Lake Albert in Ntoroko district worth about Shs 2 billion in a six-months operation. The operation…
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