Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chairpersons of Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperatives in the Ankole region are struggling to recover Emyooga funds. Emyooga was launched in 2019 aiming at creating jobs and improving household incomes of Ugandans in various categories including the boda boda riders, journalists, taxi drivers, restaurant owners, …
Read More »Rubanda deputy speaker arrested in Emyooga scandal
Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy speaker of Rubanda district, Pierre Mbabazi Nyetegyereize and two others are in trouble for alleged mismanagement of funds meant for the Kabale Journalists Emyooga Sacco. Mbabazi, who doubles as the Hamurwa sub county LC V councilor was arrested on Monday for fraudulently acquiring …
Read More »Sacco chairperson in Namisindwa arrested over missing Emyooga cash
Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Namisindwa district has arrested the chairperson of an Emyooga Sacco over alleged misuse of 17 Million Shillings. Anthony Namasata, a resident of Magale town council in Namisindwa district, and chairperson of Bubulo East Constituency Produce Dealers Sacco was arrested on Tuesday from …
Read More »MPs raise concern over guidelines to access Emyooga funds
Butaleja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Busia and Butaleja districts have raised concerns over the procedures for accessing Emyooga funds. The Emyooga, a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation was rolled out in October 2020 to support among others, market vendors, welders, taxi drivers, boda-boda riders, …
Read More »200bn disbursed as red tape blamed for delay of emyooga cash in banks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A year since the commencement of the Presidential Initiative on Wealth Creation dubbed Emyooga, the initiative has so far disbursed Shs 200 billion to SACCOs for online disbursement to the parish-based group. However, many would be beneficiaries say they have not yet received the money, …
Read More »SACCOs in Pallisa task district leaders to explain delays in remit of emyooga funds
District officials and Micro Finance Support Centre are yet forward names of the SACCOs that are supposed to benefit from the Emyooga funds Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies- SACCO leaders in Pallisa district have asked the district officials and the Micro Support Center to explain the delays in …
Read More »Two held in Kanungu district over failure to account for emyooga funds
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two leaders of Kikizi West Constituency Journalists Cooperative Savings and Credit Union in Kanungu district are in trouble over alleged failure to account for part of the Emyooga funds. The two currently being held at Kihihi police station are Eliab Niwagaba, a radio presenter at …
Read More »Mbale residents living with disabilities form SACCO to fight poverty
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale residents living with disabilities have contributed money and established a savings and credit society to help finance their individual engagements so as to reduce on the biting poverty levels. Operating under the Mbale Union of Disabled Persons, the newly formed SACCO intends to tap …
Read More »Nurses give December ultimatum to strike over money again
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union has again threatened industrial action following their botched meeting to discuss their allowances on Thursday. Justus Cherop Kiplangat, the President of the Union says they went to the Ministry of Public Service to alert the Minister and Permanent Secretary about …
Read More »Cooperatives State Minister wants private school teachers incorporated in Walimu Sacco
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Cooperatives, Fredrick Gume has tasked the managers of Walimu Cooperative savings and credit union Limited – Wasu to extend credit facilities to teachers attached to private schools so as to boost their monthly incomes. Wasu has a membership of over …
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