SACCOs
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Legal
Fighting money laundering: Coops in Bunyoro urged to prioritise customer due diligence
HOIMA, August 24, 2026 — Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] in the Bunyoro region have been urged to always carry out customer due diligence when admitting members to avoid challenges associated with…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Large SACCOs get reprieve as BoU, UCSCU agree to extend compliance deadline
KAMPALA, August 14, 2026 — There is renewed hope for stability in Uganda’s cooperative sector after it came to light that the Bank of Uganda [BoU] and the Uganda Cooperative Savings and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Madi leaders call for revival of defunct cooperative union
ADJUMANI, August 11, 2026 — Leaders in the Madi Sub-region have called on the Government of Uganda to revive the Madi Cooperative Union, which they say has remained largely inactive for decades…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kapchorwa’s Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO partners with AGRITERRA to empower members with financial literacy
KAPCHORWA, August 5, 2026 — Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO in Kapchorwa district has stepped up its member education and training campaign by conducting financial literacy and crop insurance training for members of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kotido Municipality shifts to grassroots vetting as PDM SACCO elections conclude
KOTIDO, July 30, 2026 — Kotido Municipality has reached a key milestone in implementing the government’s Parish Development Model [PDM], following the conclusion of executive elections and establishment of SACCO governance structures…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister calls for greater accountability in PDM implementation in Yumbe
YUMBE, July 30, 2026 — The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs in charge of Veteran Affairs, Huda Oleru Abason, has directed Parish Development Model [PDM] implementers in Yumbe district…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima PDM SACCOs to repeat elections over transparency, biodata concerns
HOIMA CITY, July 29, 2026 — Two Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCOs] in Hoima district will repeat the election of their committee leaders following complaints from members…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kapchorwa’s Cherubei PDM SACCO elects Board of Directors after cancelled polls
KAPCHORWA, July 27, 2026 – Cherubei Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Cherubei PDM SACCO] has elected a new Board of Directors following fresh elections held after an earlier poll…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO opens seventh branch in Nakaseke district
NAKASEKE, July 27, 2026 — Residents of Ngoma Sub-county in Nakaseke district have been urged to embrace Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] to improve their savings culture and access affordable credit,…
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Opinions & Commentary
“Reimagining SACCOs as engines of inclusive and sustainable development”
KAMPALA, July 26, 2026 — As Uganda continues its journey toward inclusive economic growth, Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] are increasingly emerging as powerful instruments for advancing financial inclusion,…
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