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Ankole Emyooga SACCOs recapitalised with Shs 5.8bln
MBARARA CITY, November 18, 2024 – A total of 270 Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] across the 13 districts of Ankole Sub-region have received a boost of Shs 5.8 billion…
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Masindi veterans risk losing 199ha of land to former allies
MASINDI, July 18, 2024 – Over 80 National Resistance Army [NRA] veterans in Masindi district are involved in a land dispute with former colleagues who they accuse of registering a piece of…
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Nebbi: Emyooga SACCO leaders dodge meeting over fear of being arrested by security
NEBBI, June 28, 2024 – A section of Emyooga SACCO leaders in Nebbi Municipality recently shunned a meeting organised by the Office of the Resident District Commissioner [RDC], for fear of being…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Corruption failing Emyooga in Kween district, SACCO leaders cry out
KWEEN, June 13, 2024– Rampant corruption among civil servants in Kween district is failing the implementation of the Emyooga programme, according to the leaders of the different Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative…
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Agriculture
UPDF goes for commercial maize production in fight against food insecurity
KIKUUBE-The Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] has joined efforts of ensuring food security in the country by launching commercial production of maize, soybeans, and sorghum The UPDF Spokesperson, Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Shs 200mln Emyooga funds unused as Gulu city groups keep away
GULU– A total of Shs 200 million Emyooga seed capital for five different categories of groups in Gulu city is lying idle in the bank accounts, two years after the launch of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Apac leaders top list of Emyooga defaulters
APAC-Political leaders in Apac district have come under the spotlight for defaulting on Emyooga funds and as such failing to lead by example. Emyooga is the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth…
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Cooperatives & Communities
FRONASA launches SACCO, calls for return of Cooperative Bank
MUKONO – The veterans’ wing of the Front for National Salvation [FRONASA] has launched a multi-purpose Sacco, calling on the government to re-open Cooperative Bank so that cooperators in Uganda can access…
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Police: Minister wants better houses for officers
TORORO- The Minister of State for Disability, Hellen Asamo has appealed to the Uganda Police Force [UPF]administration to provide better houses for its officers in recognition of the duties they perform. The…
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Tororo victims of Lakwena war want compensation
TORORO– Local leaders in Tororo district have asked the government to compensate families that lost property and relatives in the 1980s as a result of the war orchestrated by the late Alice…
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