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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni moots doubling PDM money
ARUA – The money being received by parishes each financial year under the Parish Development Model [PDM] could be doubled to Shs 200 million, according to President Yoweri Museveni. Official government documents…
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Cooperatives & Communities
How West Nile Cooperative Union spent Shs 2bln govt donation
ARUA –West Nile Cooperative Union has spent close to 80 percent of the Shs 2 billion government donation on capital accumulation meant to increase and diversify production. In the financial year 2021/2022,…
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Energy & Mining
West Nile leaders warn unreliable power could derail PDM
ARUA – Leaders in West Nile have warned that the intermittent power supply in the sub-region could derail the progress of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The leaders raised the matter last…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Cooperative Union to petition Museveni over Shs 9.7bln compensation
ARUA – Leaders of West Nile Cooperative Union say they will petition the Office of the President over Shs 9.7 billion that government has failed to compensate them. The tobacco farmers’ cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Cooperative Union members to benefit from housing project
ARUA – West Nile Cooperative Union in partnership with a private firm, East Eden, plans to provide low-cost housing units to its members. Through the project dubbed, ‘Holistic Empowerment and Revival Approaches…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Effort for Museveni SACCO grows membership
ARUA-West Nile Effort for Museveni SACCO membership is fast growing its membership, its officials say. This SACCO founded by the late former MP of Arua Municipality, Ibrahim Abiriga in early 2000 has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 30 PDM SACCOs in Arua to receive funds this month
ARUA – Arua district has launched the Parish Development Model [PDM] with 32 PDM SACCOs in the district expected to share One billion shillings this month, officials say. Arua district is among…
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Energy & Mining
Fuel stations back in business after losing out to smugglers
ARUA-Authorised fuel stations in Arua City are back in business after Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] intensified a crackdown on the illegal sale of smuggled fuel on the city streets. The last two…
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Education
ARUA: Delayed teachers’ pay blamed for poor PLE results
ARUA-Delayed disbursement of teachers’ salaries is responsible for the poor performance of candidates in Arua district in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations [PLE] that saw the district obtain only 12 first grades.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Teachers’ SACCO grapples with low savings
ARUA-West Nile Teachers’ SACCO is struggling with low savings, which leaders say has hindered the growth of the SACCO that can serve members as desired. SACCO leaders attribute the sharp decline in…
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