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Zombo performing artists sacco leaders fight over emyooga cash

Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leaders of Zombo district performing artists and Zombo district gospel music association are bickering over the alleged illegal withdrawal of emyooga cash. Zombo district performing artist association is accusing the District Commercial Officer Lamet Olum, of reportedly conniving with the gospel music association members …

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Arua district struggling to recover UGX 12Bn Emyooga funds

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several Emyooga SACCOs in the West Nile region are struggling to recover the funds they disbursed. From 2019 to date, the government-funded 455 Emyooga SACCOs in West Nile through the Microfinance Support Center. Eighteen enterprises per constituency namely, taxi operators, fishermen, journalists, veterans, boda bodas, women …

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UPDF captain detained over misappropriation of emyooga funds

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dan Byakika, a captain from the UPDF Jinja cantonment and the chairperson of the Northern Division Veterans Emyooga Sacco, is in trouble for the alleged misappropriation of Emyooga funds. He was picked by officers from Kiira police region for allegedly withdrawing Shillings 24 Million from …

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Mbarara officials arrested over Emyooga funds

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Commercial Officer of Mbarara City and three Emyooga SACCO leaders are in custody for the alleged misappropriation of over Shillings 30Million. The suspects are Donati Mutahi, the Assistant City commercial officer, Agaspus Taremwa, the Chairperson of Mbarara City Saloon Emyooga SACCO, Twaha …

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Emyooga beneficiaries in Kasese record success from the program

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of Emyooga program in Kasese district are reporting success since the program was rolled-out in the district more than a year ago. Program beneficiaries who interacted with URN say the seed capital has helped them start or grow their businesses, learn business and saving cultures …

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Gov’t to extend additional funding to successful Emyooga groups

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will in the next financial year give an extra 20 million shillings to excelling Emyooga groups and Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations-Saccos across the country. These additional funds are meant to boost the seed capital for the beneficiaries. Meeting district leaders in Kasese …

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Kween commercial officer in custody over theft of emyooga funds

Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sylvester Toskin Bomet, the Kween district commercial officer is in police custody for alleged theft of Shillings 30million from the Emyooga programme. Fred Mark Chesang, the Sipi Region Police Spokesperson says that Boment was picked up on Wednesday after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions-DPP sanctioned his …

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