Traders

Families of police officers to receive Sacco money

Families of police officers to receive Sacco money

The state minister for micro finance, Haruna Kasolo, has advised police to organize wives and husbands of police officers into Sacco groups to enable them access money to kick start their entrepreneur ambitions. According to Kasolo, government has disbursed a lot of money to people including traders, UPDF officers, farmers and others, but relatives of […]

MP wants law against paying landlords in foreign currency

MP wants law against paying landlords in foreign currency

RAKAI district Woman Member of Parliament, Juliet Ssubi Kinyamataama wants parliament to enact a law that restrains landlords from charging traders in dollars this habit is greatly affecting many businesses in the Country. Kinyamataama, says every time traders are pushed to pay rent in dollars,  there has been an increased  price on commodities and where they […]

Ministry calls for revolving fund to assist in fertilizer importation

Ministry calls for revolving fund to assist in fertilizer importation

The ministry of agriculture has called for establishment of a separate revolving fund to assist traders who are dealing in fertilizer importation. Under the 2016-2017 budget frame work paper, the ministry of agriculture has resolved to prioritise seeds and planting material after securing additional 100 billion shillings from government in this budget. While appearing before the […]