Birunga: A Success Story of an MSME
Birunga Diary Factory is located in Nyakabande village, Kisoro district in Western Uganda. The factory which is privately owned by a one Basangwa processes between 15,000 liters to 20,000 liters of Highland fresh milk per day, packed in sachets of 500ml. Read More BIRUNGA DIARY FACTORY …
The 18th COMESA Summit of Heads of State & Government
The 18th COMESA Heads of State and Governments Summit came to a close, Tuesday 31st March 2015. The new Chairman COMESA Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia officially closed the Summit with a call to Member States to rededicate their commitments to regional integration. Governments opened their 18th Meeting in Addis Ababa Monday where Ethiopian Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn assumed the chairmanship of the 19 Member States regional bloc. Over 10 heads of State and Governments attended the Summit and participated in a roundtable discussion on the theme: “Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization,” which was led by the United Nations …
Government Hands Over Bugisu Cooperative Union Ltd
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives handed over the management of Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) ltd to a new Board of Directors. BCU has been under Government Caretaker Management since 2010 when the Board of Directors was suspended due to allegations of mismanagement and financial misconduct. Mr. Willy Wepukhulu has been managing BCU as a Caretaker Manager under the supervision of the Commissioner of Cooperatives. The Board of Directors was suspended to pave way for a forensic audit of the Union. The Ministry commissioned forensic audit for the period 1996 to 2010 which was completed in December 2013. A Special …
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) Chief’s Visit to Uganda
Dr. Ratnakar Adhikari, the executive director (ED) of the Geneva-based multi-donor programme (EIF), had a three-day visit to Uganda which started on 21st January 2014. He was accompanied by Simon Hess, the Coordinator at the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework at the WTO. EIF CHIEF VISITS UGANDA …
Uganda Hands Over COMESA Chairmanship to DRC Congo
President Yoweri Museveni handed over the chairmanship of COMESA to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila Kabange at the 17th COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Kinshasa, DR Congo on February 26th, 2014. The summit was under the theme “Consolidating Intra-COMESA Trade through Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Development. Read more: Report of the COMESA policy organs meetings 16th-27th february 2014s report UGANDA EXCELS IN INTRA COMESA TRADE …
Draft East African Cooperative Societies Bill Presented
The draft East African Cooperative Societies Bill was presented to the East African Legislative Assembly sitting in Kampala for the 1st reading on 22nd January, 2014 at 2. 00pm. The bill was presented by Hon. Sebalu Mike as private members’ motion and it is sponsored by the East African Farmers Federation (EAFF). Click here to read: Brief on the EA cooperative bill EAC_Co-operative_Societies_Bill_(30.10.2013) …
Cooperatives Day 2013
This year marks 100 years of the cooperative movement in Uganda; The celebrations will be held in Masindi Boma grounds on 27th September; This years theme is ‘Cooperative enterprise remains strong in time of crisis’. …
Latest Press Release on PVOC
The Ministry has released a press statement on PVOC. The minister explains why PVOC was temporarily suspended in December last year and why it has been reinstated 6 months later in June 2013. Read the entire full Press Statement here …
UCPA Reacts to KACITA Strike
Uganda consumers protection Association(UCPA) reacts to KACITA strike;urges them to end it. Read full statement here; UCPA Press Statement on KACITA strike …
Press Release on PVOC
The ministry released a press release on PVOC on 1st June; Read more 2013 Press Release on PVOC june 2013 …
