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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira City Emooyga SACCOs appeal for extra funds
LIRA -Lira City Emooyga SACCOs are appealing for extra funds from the government, saying they would like to boost their businesses further and recruit more members. The government through the Microfinance Support…
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Agriculture
MAK conducts research to move rice farmers from wetlands
KIKUUBE– Makerere University researchers have established a research project in the Bunyoro Sub-region aimed at stopping farmers from growing rice in wetlands and river banks. Dr. Patrick Musinguzi, the principal investigator of…
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News
River Semliki washes away over 10 villages as it bursts its banks
NTOROKO – Following heavy rains in Ntoroko district, River Semliki burst its banks washing away 10 villages and displacing over 1000 residents. Residents from the 10 villages of Kayanja, Kyobe, Masaka, Karugaju,…
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Legal
Land conflict: Over 600 face eviction in Gulu City
GULU – Over 600 people in Gulu City could be kicked from a contested piece of land following the recent issuance of an eviction order against them. The eviction order relates to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM Secretariat ranks Zombo and Arua as best performing districts in West Nile
ARUA – The Parish Development Model [PDM] Secretariat has ranked Zombo and Arua districts as the best performing districts in implementing the poverty alleviation programme where government intends to move 3.5 million…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers urged to join SACCOs
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers in Butaleja district have been urged to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives Organisations [SACCOs] if they are to improve their household incomes. The manager Doho Farmers’ SACCO in…
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News
Kikuube: Over 500 evicted from government land
KIKUUBE– Security has evicted over 500 people who were illegally occupying government land in Butoole Parish, Kyangwali sub-county in Kikuube district. The land in question measuring over 3,000 acres of land registered…
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News
PAC gives district officials second chance to defend themselves
MBARARA – Four districts in Ankole region had their accounting officials sent home by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee [ PAC ] after they failed to present documents related to the money spent…
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News
Court annuls annexation of Palorinya Sub County to Obongi district
MOYO – The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the contested Palorinya Sub-county doesn’t belong to Obongi district which was carved out of the mother Moyo district. In the petition filed by Palorinya…
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Cooperatives & Communities
WSACCO supports Makindye boda boda riders
KAMPALA – The chairman of Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ WSACCO ], Maj Gen. Sam Kavuma has handed three motorcycles worth Shs 13 million to Makindye Professional Boda Boda SACCO.…
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