BY OBED KULE KITHENDE
Savings and credit cooperatives society SACCOs leaders in Kasese Municipality have been asked to avoid politicizing their associations as the political season gains more momentum.
The advice was made by the Central Division community development officer Mr. Abdul Magezi who represented the Kasese Municipality commercial officer at the annual general meeting of Kasese town centre mobile money owner’s cooperative savings and credit SACCO limited that was held at Virina gardens in Kasese town.
Mr. Magezi says if the SACCO leaders engage their groups into active politics; it may lead to underdevelopment through conflict of interests among the members and end up into misunderstandings.
Mr. Thadeo Baluku, the SACCO chairperson who outlined the association’s core values as supporting its members in income enhancement through giving out loans, reported progress in membership and entrepreneurship skills among the members.
Mr. Neckson Thaheramboko who represented the chief guest Mr. Leornard Imanishimwe the executive director at Uganda youth forum in the office of the first lady, asked the SACCO leaders to embrace government programs especially the Rwenzori-Luweero triangle funds.
He then delivered a donation of 500,000 to support the SACCO operations from Imanishimwe.
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