Tag Archives: Bugisu Cooperative Union

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) is demanding additional compensation from the government for 619 acres of land currently occupied by Mbale Industrial Park. BCU owned over 800 acres of land in Doho, Industrial City Division, Mbale City, but 619 acres were sold to the government in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) has challenged the agreement signed between the government and the Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited and asked parliament to terminate it. John Musira, the Board Vice Chairperson of the Cooperative Union on Tuesday told Parliament’s Trade Committee that the provisions …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU has unveiled plans to sue the government over the controversial multi-billion coffee concession with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. This comes almost two weeks after the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija signed an agreement granting Uganda Vinci Coffee …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugisu Cooperative Union has earmarked 5.1 billion Shillings to turn Musundi House building in Mbale into a 5-star hotel. The building, one of the oldest and tallest in the Central Business District will be renovated and changed from a commercial building to a state of the …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bugisu Cooperative Union- BCU board has been given another term in office.  Initially, the term of office for the board was two years, but Parliament this year amended the Cooperative Act and the term extended to four years.  On Friday, BCU members who attended …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Mwenyi, the Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU internal auditor is on the run over misappropriation of 1.2 billion shillings. Mwenyi is alleged to have forged names of primary society farmers who were supposed to be paid 2.4 billion shillings. He inflated the amount to 3.6 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government Irene Mulyagonja has declined to investigate Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU. In February 2019 the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asked the IGG to investigate allegations of corruption against the leadership of BCU. Kadaga’s request came after some members of BCU …