Uganda
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima Catholic diocese receives Shs 388m for girl child protection
HOIMA – The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke has condemned the increasing number child abuse cases. Mateke said, COVID-19 has caused serious impact on children globally…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ker Kwaro Acholi moves to re-align the agricultural and business sector to cooperative societies
ACHOLI – Ker Kwaro Acholi, the Acholi Cultural Institution is in the final stages of rolling out a new cooperative society which seeks to organize and re-align the agricultural and business sector…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) to establish an office in Masindi
MASINDI – As one way of bringing services closer to the people, Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) has decided to put an office in Masindi district to cater for the three districts of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Shs2 billion refugee project launched in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE – The government of Uganda has invested Shs 2.155 billion in campaigns aimed at improving service delivery in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. The project includes the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NDA bans a local health energy product manufactured in Kasese district
KASESE – The National Drug Authority (NDA) has banned the manufacture of “The Stronger Weekend Products” by Thembomar Investment in Mpondwe, Kasese district. According to Abiaz Rwamwiri, the Public Relations Manager of…
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Gulu City Council seeks Shs3.4 billion supplementary budget
GULU – Gulu City Council is seeking the approval of a Shs3.4 billion supplementary budget from Parliament in order to smoothly operate. The City Council has already gone five months without any…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Alemere cooperative disagree over land offered to Lira University
AMOLATAR – Leaders of Alemere Farming Cooperative Society in Alemere sub-county, Amolatar district have disagreed over the land offered to Lira University to establish Faculty of Agriculture and Fisheries. Last month, a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu City allocates new site for the industrial area, with housing taking over 40% of the land
GULU – The new plan for Gulu City proposes a new site for the establishment and construction of the industrial area as physical developments begin to take shape. Currently, Gulu City’s industrial…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Nyakato launches campaign for reusable sanitary towels for school going girls
HOIMA – In a bid to promote retention of the girl child in school and completion of primary seven; Hoima City Woman Member of Parliament Asinasi Nyakato has launched a campaign to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cultural Institution searching for land to plant 40,000 seedlings
LANGO – Lango Cultural Institution is searching for free land in the sub-region to plant 40,000 tree seedlings offered by Busoga Kingdom and Rotary Club International. According to the Prime Minister of…
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