Poverty
-
News
Govt earmarks Shs 10bln for major project in Alebtong
ALEBTONG– The government has earmarked Shs 10 billion for Local Economic Growth [LEG] project in Alebtong district to support agricultural production. Under the project, the government is constructing 10.8-kilometre road from Alebtong…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole Emyooga SACCO leaders arrested, forced to refund cash
KBAROLE-Officials in Kabarole district led by the Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba arrested Sacco leaders over mismanagement of Emyooga money and recovered Shs7.6 million while some Shs 25mln is yet to be…
Read More » -
Development
Commercial officers urged to guide farmers form cooperatives
LIRA-District commercial and extension officers in Lango Sub-region have been advised to guide farmers to form cooperatives as the most realistic means of weeding out poverty in Ugandan households. The Lira Resident…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Nabbanja urges Muslim community in Uganda to embrace PDM
HOIMA-The Muslim Community in Uganda have been challenged to embrace the Parish Developmental Model [PDM] if they are to fight household poverty. Robinah Nabbanja, Uganda’s Prime Minister, said the PDM, now being…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Kibuku residents worried over inadequate PDM funds
KIBUKU-Residents of Kibuku district have expressed concern over the money to be given to groups under the Parish Development Model, saying it is very little. In interviews with several residents in the…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to compensate South Bukedi Cooperative Union
TORORO-Government has revealed plans to compensate South Bukedi Cooperative Union Limited for the loss suffered during the political instability. The State Minister for Cooperatives, Fredrick Gume, said the government plan to compensate…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kwiocwiny tasks leaders to monitor PDM activities
GULU-Grace Kwiocwiny, the Minister of State for Northern Uganda has tasked district and sub-county leaders in Northern Uganda to closely monitor the progress of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in their respective…
Read More » -
Education
Omoro school gets computer lab, two new classrooms
OMORO-Lelaobaro Primary School in Omoro district now has a fully-fledged solar-powered computer laboratory courtesy of Ssubi Foundation, a non-governmental organisation collaborating with the district to improve service delivery at the school. The…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Misinformation threatens Shs 30bln irrigation project in Amuru
AMURU-Locals of Ayila village, Guru guru Sub-county in Amuru district are skeptical about embracing an irrigation project proposed to be established in their area due to misinformation The Ayila irrigation project estimated…
Read More » -
News
Development programmes: Bunyoro clerics urged to mobilise masses
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged religious leaders in Bunyoro Sub-region to mobilise the faithful so that they participate in government’s development programmes aimed at eradicating household poverty as…
Read More »