Sheema District
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Agriculture
Suspected anthrax outbreak reported in Sheema district, RDC warns public
SHEEMA, July 15, 2026 – The Deputy Resident District Commissioner [DRDC] of Sheema district, Samuel Orikunda, has warned the public to remain vigilant following a suspected outbreak of anthrax in the district.…
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News
Sheema teachers form SACCO to boost their financial independence
SHEEMA, Nov, 28, 2025 — Teachers in Sheema district have launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] in an effort to strengthen their financial independence and reduce reliance on high-interest local…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Shs 20mln raised as Sheema journalists launch SACCO
SHEEMA, March 30, 2025 – Politicians were among the local community members who thronged Sheema Stadium in Sheema district to witness the launch of a Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] aimed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kasolo causes arrest of DCO over Emyooga funds
SHEEMA – Sheema District Commercial Officer (DCO), Allan Buhanda has been arrested for alleged fleecing Emyooga funds. According to Frank Kyerere, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Sheema, Buhanda has been demanding Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rukumbagaza re-elected Board Chair of Kigarama People’s SACCO
SHEEMA – Kigarama People’s SACCO has elected a new board to lead the SACCO for the next four years in a contentious Annual General Meeting (AGM) that had earlier been challenged in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sheema: District Veterinary Officer calls for animal compensation policy
SHEEMA – Sheema District Veterinary Officer (DVO) has appealed to legislators to consider drafting the animal compensation policy. This comes at a time when the district is battling a number of animal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kigarama SACCO boss loses civil suit against the registrar; members demand for a new board chairman
SHEEMA – Kigarama People’s SACCO, a historical financial institution hailing from Masheruka town council Kanyeganyegye ward in Sheema Municipality, is on the verge of collapsing due to leadership squabbles. This started in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rukiga, Sheema, Bushenyi ban selling pork and pig movements over African Swine Fever
WESTERN UGANDA – Veterinary authorities in three districts of Western Uganda have put a temporary ban on selling pork products and pig movements over a reported outbreak of African Swine Fever in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ACPCU registers 10% asset increase despite Covid-19 pandemic
SHEEMA – While several cooperatives around the country suffered serious setbacks during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) located in Kabwohe Town Council, Sheema Municipality registered a 10%…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Governance row over Kabushaho Seed School before construction is complete
BUSHENYI – Residents and stakeholders in Bumbaire sub-county, Igara East, Bushenyi district are in a heated disagreement over the governance of the newly obtained Kabushaho Seed School project even before construction is…
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