Government Sets Apart Shs800bn For War Communities

War-affected communities in Uganda are set to be redeveloped after the government set aside funds of up to $250million (Shs 878bn) to fund the development.

The intervention funded by the World Bank and the government of Uganda under the fourth phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (Nusaf4) is set to begin in July. Apparently, the objective of the five-year project is to improve household income.

The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Ms Grace Kwiyucwiny, confirmed the development. She revealed the cabinet had approved funding for Nusaf4. This is to reduce the impact Covid-19 has had on the locals in the north.

“As I speak, there is still more poverty in northern Uganda than the rest of the country. During this Covid- 19 period, the poverty prevalence has actually gone higher. This is the reason the government and his Excellency the President accepted that there should be Nusaf4,” Ms Kwiyucwiny said

Furthermore, she said the previous Nusaf programme didn’t benefit all victims of the two-decade insurgency in Northern Uganda. Therefore she said they would double their efforts this time around.

The minister further explained that the Parish Development Model (PDM), which is the government’s latest intervention on poverty reduction, will supplement Nusaf4 to bring services closer to locals.

“For the next four financial years starting 2023 to 2026, each parish is going to get Shs400 million over the next four years under PDM,” she said.

The mayor of Lira City Council, Mr. Sam Atul, said the PDM will thrust the country into the middle-income status. He also promised that leaders would closely supervise its implementation.

This is to ensure that there is a visible impact on the livelihoods of the people in each parish at the end of the four years.

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