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Cooperatives & Communities
Compensating coops for war losses: Gov’t blamed for not involving district leaders
LIRA, September 11, 2023 – Leaders from Lango and Bunyoro sub-regions have said the money released to cooperatives by the government as compensation for war losses was abused because district local governments…
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Cooperatives & Communities
War loss compensation: Treasurer of Lango Cooperative Union arrested
LIRA, September 7, 2023 – A top official of Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] was detained overnight at Lira Police Station for allegedly mishandling part of the Shs 6 billion that government released…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Trade committee begins probe into cooperatives over war loss money
JINJA, September 6, 2023 – Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has commenced investigations into the alleged mismanagement of government funds released to cooperative societies/unions. The investigation was ordered by Speaker…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MPs to probe cooperative unions over war reparations
KAMPALA – The Members of Parliament on the Committee of Tourism, Trade, and Industry will effective Monday next week begin investigating cooperative unions to ascertain whether the money they received as compensation…
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Western
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom tables Shs 22.5bln budget
HOIMA – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom intends to spend Shs 22.5 billion in the financial 2023-2024 compared to Shs 15.8bln planned for spending in the financial year 2021-2022. The budgetary estimates were presented days…
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Central
Big loss as over 10 crested cranes are poisoned to death in Lwengo
LWENGO – The environmental police in the Greater Masaka region are hunting for farmers who allegedly poisoned 11 crested cranes to death in Kikonge village, Kkingo Subcounty in Lwengo district. The police…
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Western
Boosting tourism: Ministry to support wildlife research
KASESE – The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has pledged to support Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute [UWRTI] to promote tourism in the Rwenzori Sub-region. The institute which is located…
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Africa
16th COMESA Business Forum held in Zambia
LUSAKA – The 16th edition of the COMESA Business Forum took place in Lusaka, Zambia with over 500 regional and international businesses participating the in the one-day event preceding the COMESA Summit. The…
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Development
Rwenzori leaders to meet Museveni over stalled industrial park
KABAROLE – Leaders and stakeholders from Rwenzori Sub region have resolved to meet President Museveni over stalled Kabarole Agro Industrial Park. The industrial park ,which was launched in 2018 by the senior…
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News
Shs 200mln handicraft centre to be constructed in Masindi
MASINDI – The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities [MTWA] has embarked on the construction of Shs 200 million handicraft production centre in Masindi district. The ministry in partnership with Masindi District…
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