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Cooperatives & Communities
Tea growers, BKCU to hold AGMs soon
KAMPALA – Shareholders of Kayonza Growers Tea Factory [KGTF] Limited will attend the company’s 27th Annual General Meeting on July 14, 2023, according to the company secretary, Kenneth Mutabaruka. Mutabaruka in the…
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East Africa
Kenya’s Tai SACCO total assets grow to Ksh4.1bln
NAIROBI– Despite a difficult economic environment in the country, Kenya’s Tai SACCO posted an impressive financial performance in the year ended December 31, 2022, posting Ksh 4.1 billion in total assets, its…
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Development
Kikuube farmers decry poor state of roads
KIKUUBE – Farmers in Bugambe Sub-county in Kikuube district have expressed concern over the deteriorating state of roads in the area. The farmers said that deep potholes have developed on the roads,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal boda boda association launches safety App
Fort portal – The Fort Portal City Boda Boda Association has launched the Super Boda App to improve the safety of boda boda riders and their customers. While launching the Supper Boda App,…
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News
210 local council chairpersons receive bicycles from govt
MBARARA– A total of 210 bicycles have been handed over to Local Council I [LC I] and Local Council II [LCII] chairpersons in 24 wards and 186 villages in Mbarara City after…
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Finance & Banking
Commercial banks continue to raise lending rates
In line with the tight monetary policy stance, lending rates in Uganda have exhibited an upward trend with commercial banks raising their prime lending rates by one percentage point on average, according…
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Africa
Over US$1 billion worth of customs bonds executed in the north and central transport corridors
LUSAKA-Over 1,282 Regional Customs Transit Bonds, amounting to US$1 billion have been executed in the northern and central transport corridors in 2022 alone signifying a reduction in cost of transit and transport…
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Cooperatives & Communities
EKMCS installs Shs 18mln cassava milling machine
SERERE– East Kyoga Multipurpose Cooperative Society [EKMCS] has installed a cassava hammer milling machine worth Shs 18.5 million, according to Stephen Epau, the cooperative’s chairperson. Epau says the milling machine was established with…
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News
DINU programme to close next year
The Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [ DINU ], a Euro 150 million programme funded by the European Union [EU] to support interventions in food security, infrastructures and good governance will close…
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News
LCIII and LCV chairpersons seek special meeting with Museveni over payrise
SOROTI-The district and sub-county chairpersons under the umbrella of Uganda Local Government Association [ULGA] are demanding a special meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over their salary enhancement. ULGA unites all local governments…
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