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Kikuube: Coop managers urged to uphold good governance practices
KIKUUBE, August 14, 2025 – Managers of cooperatives, including Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Kikuube district, have been urged to uphold good governance, particularly transparency and accountability, if these entities…
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Kikuube: Local cooperative receives tractor to boost agricultural production
KIKUUBE, August 11, 2025 – Farmers under the Buhumuriro Tukorerehamwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district have received a major boost following the donation of a tractor worth over Shs 100…
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Kikuube women appeal for tractors to boost commercial farming
KIKUUBE, July 21, 2025 — Women leaders in Kikuube district have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to support agricultural mechanisation by providing tractors to help them engage in commercial farming. Sarah Kayonza,…
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Museveni proposes village boreholes to address water challenges for farmers
MUKONO, June 25, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni has said government is to establish boreholes per village to address the farmers’ widespread concerns about inadequate water for poultry and livestock as well…
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PDM SACCO Chairperson jailed for corruption
MUKONO, June 24, 2025 –– The chairperson of a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO ] has been sentenced to two months in prison for soliciting a bribe linked to the Parish…
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Two suspects arrested over theft of PDM funds in Kole district
KOLE, June 24, 2025 –– Police in Kole District have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of Shs 50 million intended for beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [ PDM…
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Masindi farmers suffer losses amid rising sugarcane thefts
MASINDI, June 19, 2025 –– Sugarcane farmers contracted by Kinyara Sugar Limited [KSL] in Masindi district are incurring heavy losses due to rampant sugarcane thefts, with many forced to hire private guards…
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PDM transforms lives of PWDs in Lira City
LIRA, June 16, 2025 – – Persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] in Lira City are experiencing a significant transformation in their livelihoods, thanks to soft loans provided by the Government of…
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Bunyoro sugarcane farmers appeal to Museveni for Shs 50bln support
MASINDI, June 10, 2025 – Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to capitalise their soon-to-be-established Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] with a grant of Shs…
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Museveni signs sugarcane bill into law
ENTEBBE, June 2, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Sugarcane [Amendment] Bill, 2023, into law, calling for cooperation between sugar millers and growers for a prosperous industry. “If you don’t…
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