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The general public is hereby notified with utmost seriousness that due to the ongoing
investigations by State House Anti-Corruption Unit in respect to the illegal sale of assets and
property belonging to Uganda Cooperative Alliance Ltd. by some previous leaders and
management, the Commissioner Land Registration issued a caveat on the properties and
parcels of land currently or formerly owned by UCA to wit;
1. Plot 24 Hanlon Road FRV1709 Folio 19 Bugolobi,
2. Plot 65 Lugogo Bypass
3. Kyadondo Block 244 Plot 4300 at Kisugu, Kansanga
4. Kyadondo Block 185 Plot 6009
5. Plot 47/49 Nkrumah Road
6. Kyaggwe Block 90 Plot 14
7. Kyaggwe Block 90 Plots 636 – 651
8. Kyadondo Block 185 Plots 5326 – 5502 at Namugongo
9. Kyadondo Block 189 Plots 628 – 654 at Seeta
10. Kyadondo Block 189 Plots 305 – 340
11. Kyadondo Block 182 Plot 122
12. Kyadondo Block 273 Plot 273
13. Kyadondo Block 185 Plot 6142
14. Kyadondo Block 230 Plot 1609
15. Kyadondo Block 221 Plot 1465
16. Kyadondo Block 1034
17. Plot M582 FRV 2566 Folio 23 UMA Show Grounds
We strongly advise against entering into any negotiations or agreements regarding UCA
property or land, initiating any financial transactions connected to these assets, and ignoring
the legal restrictions imposed by the caveat and ongoing investigations.
For further information and updates, please contact:
Commissioner of Land Registration
State House Anti-Corruption Unit
Uganda Cooperative Alliance
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Co-operators in Uganda have a reason to smile as the government schedules the revival of the collapsed Cooperative Bank.
Hon. Jane Ruth Achang the Minister of Health shaking hands with Mr. Johnas Tweyambe the Chairman BOD of Uganda Co-operative Alliance Ltd during the Coop Day celebrations 2023 at Mayor's Garden in Lira City
As the world concludes the celebrations of International Co-operative Day 2023, the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (who was the chief guest for the event), challenges the Cooperatives to take advantage of the prevailing peace and security to engage in productive activities that create jobs, and sustainable growth.
The president remarked in a message delivered to co-operators on his behalf by the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng (Area Member of Parliament), at the 101st International Cooperatives Day and 29th United Nations International Day of Cooperatives held at Mayor’s Gardens in Lira City. The commemoration, hosted by Lango Cooperative Union Ltd. and Walimu Co-operative Union Ltd., was held under the theme "Cooperatives: Partners for Accelerated Sustainable Development."
In his message, the President said that the government is focusing on creating wealth and encouraged Co-operatives to embrace government programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) to transform lives. He emphasised the importance of Commercial Agriculture, Industries, Services, Information, communication, and Technology (ICT) and a big Pan-African market in job creation, wealth creation, and the transformation of the country.
Hon. Aceng appreciated the cooperators for their creativity that aims to elevate the wellbeing and sustainability of their members.
"While inspecting the stalls, I realised that cooperators are performing well and have accumulated money that can be put together to improve members’ welfare," she said.
In the same vein, she pledged to join hands and work with the co-operative movement towards the recovery of the Co-operative Bank.
"I pledge to work with you as a cooperator. I am going to push Parliament so that a Cooperative Bank is established to handle matters of financing the operations of Cooperatives". Hon. Aceng said
In a rejoinder, Mr. Tweyambe Johnas, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Uganda Co-operative Alliance Limited, thanked the government for the green leaf of re-establishing the Co-operative Bank in Uganda to ease access to affordable financing.
"Our prayer therefore is to kindly request for your support in providing startup capital, just as you have always supported marginalised groups in the money economy," Tweyambe said.
He also asked the government to fast-track the amendment and harmonisation of the current laws on co-operatives, especially Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations (SACCOs), as guided by the attorney general and solicitor general.
"The current legal lacuna continues to impair and suffocate your efforts of Emyoga and PDM SACCOs as special-purpose vehicles to prosperity," he said.
In his speech, the chairman also askes the state to invest in co-operative education in order to create the requisite human resources for the development of co-operative in Uganda, like it is in Kenya and Tanzania, where co-operatives are studied up to doctorate levels.
"... upgrade the two co-operative collages (Tororo and Kigumba) into universities or degree-awarding institutions to enhance skills and knowledge in co-operatives," his speech reads in parts.
Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Co-operatives Hon. Fredrick Gume Ngobi has says that the government is set to revive the Co-operative Bank to enable co-operators save more money in order to invest in Projects to develop themselves.
"Since our struggle started, the government has accepted that we revive our co-operative bank, we have already hit one of the order papers of Cabate, and it is just a matter of time that we will be presenting the need for the bank," Ngobi said.
The July 1, 2023, celebrations marked the 101st International Day of Co-operatives and the 29th United National Day of Co-operatives.
During the celebrations, Ugandan Co-operatives usually set aside a weeklong series of activities that include blood donation, greening the environment, market cleaning and the symposium.
In response to shortage of blood in the country, Cooperators gathered at MiniPrice in Kampala and Mayor’s Garden in Lira Cities to donate blood. As part of the series of a weeklong series of activities that precede the commemoration of the International Co-operative Day Celebration scheduled for July 1, 2023.
The national blood donation drive was arrived at pin response to media reports of blood shortage in major hospitals in the country especially in the eastern uganda.
In Kampala the cooperators gathered at the Miniprice. The response is in line with the 7th principle that govern co-operatives which is concern for the community and it was upon this that they came to give back to the community and also recently there was an outcry for lack of enough blood in some hospitals
The turn up for this exercise was massive and hundreds of people joined the cooperators and donated blood (Unites yet to be reported).
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The blood donation drive was organized by Uganda Co-operative Alliance Ltd together with the Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives in partnership with the National Blood Bank.
Most UCA staff and other co-operators were seen lining up to donate blood. The entire activity was very successful and we are grateful to all the cooperators who took part.
The co-operative week started in 2016 as a way of rebooting the co-operative movement in Uganda towards the celebration of the International Co-operative Day.
This years celebration will take place in Lira City hosted by Lango Co-operative Union Ltd and co-hosted by Walimu Co-operative Union under the theme: “Cooperatives: partners for accelerated sustainable development” and the celebration will mark the 29th International Day of Cooperatives recognized by the United Nations and the 101st International Cooperative Day.
