Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, the State Minister for Microfinance, has issued a one-month ultimatum to all Emyooga defaulters in the Teso sub-region to repay their loans. He announced the ultimatum while concluding weeks of monitoring the progress of the Emyooga and Parish Development Model (PDM) programs …
Read More »Emyooga gives hope to families in Serere
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jesca Alwalo, 47, a resident of Amoru Village in Bugondo Sub County is a single mother of six and also takes care of her mother who is living with a disability. Alwalo’s first daughter got married at the age of 19 while the second …
Read More »Kashari youth emyooga SACCO chairperson arrested
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson Kashari South Youth Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative organization, has been arrested. Victor Twinomugisha was arrested on Thursday on the directive of Mbarara Resident District Commissioner Emmy Katera Turyabagyenyi. This followed complaints from the SACCO members that Twinomugisha withdrew 30 Million Shillings from …
Read More »President Museveni okays extention of PDM, Emyooga loan deadlines by 2 years
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that the grace period for beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model-PDM and Emyooga programs to pay back their loans be extended to two years. In this financial year, the government started the program of organizing and delivering public …
Read More »KIKUUBE: Emyooga SACCO chairperson faces jail term for swindling UGX 15M
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Paul Mugabe, the Buhaguzi Constituency Mechanic Emyooga Saving and Credit Co-operative Society-SACCO chairperson in Kikuube district is in police custody for allegedly swindling Shilling 15 million belonging to the SACCO. He was arrested on Tuesday on the directives of Haruna Kasolo, the State Minister for …
Read More »Sembabule district probes disbursement of Emyooga funds to Ghosts SACCOs
Sembabule, Uganda | THEINDEPENDENT | The Sembabule district leadership has tasked the Resident District Commissioner Caleb Tukaikiriza to institute investigations into alleged embezzlement of Emyooga programme funds through ghost enterprise groups. Sembabule received over two billion shillings which was lent out to 73 enterprise groups in the four constituencies under the …
Read More »Lwengo council leaders demand special audit of emyooga program
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Village and parish council leaders in Lwengo district are calling for a special audit into the implementation of the Emyooga program, a presidential initiative aimed at wealth and job creation citing ghost beneficiaries. According to the lower local council leaders, many of the program beneficiaries appearing …
Read More »Successful emyooga groups in Fort Portal to receive additional funds
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 Emyooga SACCOs in Fort Portal city have been selected to benefit from an additional seed capital of 20 Million Shillings each from the government. Angalia Kasigwa Godwin, the Resident City Commissioner of Fort Portal says that the SACCOs were selected to benefit from …
Read More »Kaliro district commercial officer on the run after misappropriation of emyooga funds
Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kaliro district commercial officer, Chris Muwanika, is wanted for allegedly fleeing with Shillings 300 million meant for the Emyooga program. Muwanika is accused of using his office to generate a fake list of Emyooga beneficiary bank accounts, which he used to withdraw the money …
Read More »EMYOOGA: Sembabule explains their poor recovery of Emyooga Funds
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor timing in the release of funds to beneficiaries of the Presidential wealth creation initiative- also known as Emyooga has been blamed for the low recovery of the program funds in Sembabule district. Under the arrangement, the government, through the Ministry of Microfinance, mobilized …
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