Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune Archives

PostBank’s Wendi hits UGX200 bn in payments to over 200,000 PDM beneficiaries

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany News Fintechs The Big StoryFebruary 24, 2024February 24, 2024

In just four months after its launch, PostBank Uganda’s digital wallet, Wendi has hit a record UGX200 billion in payments to over 200,000 Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries countrywide. According…

Bill granting Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions wide-ranging services presented to Members of Parliament

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022

State minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Microfinance), Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has presented to Parliament the Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for First Reading. This was during the…

Minister Kasolo applauds Letshego for supporting gov’t by employing Ugandans and superior service provision

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021

Finance State Minister in charge of Microfinance Haruna Kasolo has praised Letshego Uganda for employing locals and offering both treatment and donations during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister made the…

SACCOs Ask Gov’t to Expedite Release of Emyooga Funds

URNFinanceFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations- SACCOs have raised concern about the delay to release funds under the Emyooga program. More than 356 SACCOs were registered in Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA…

Emyooga: 1,600 SACCOS to Get UGX30 million Each in Kampala and Wakiso

URNFinanceNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020

At least one thousand six hundred Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations- SACCOs will each get UGX30 million as seed capital for a start, the Minister of State for Microfinance Haruna…