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Hon Ssegirinya was a social media blogger before joining active politics. He used to be on his phone commenting on different things taking place in the country and giving updates. That is how he was named ‘Mr. Updates’. Fortunately, that landed him fame and in the 2021 general elections under National Unity Platform (NUP). He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kawempe South.
Long the way a few months into parliament, he was accused of murder alongside Hon Allan Ssewanyana. The two were sent to prison where they spent almost two years of their lives on accusations. They were released in March 2023. Hon Ssegirinya has been living in fear and asking people not to do anything to him that will take him back to prison.
After the death of fellow blogger Isma Olaxess who was gunned down, the politician has asked his haters to spare him. He said he is still healing from the trauma of prison, has young children and he is the provider of his family.
“Anyone thinking about killing me or even has been paid to kill me should forgive me. I am just from prison, all my children are still young they need a father. I am also the only provider of my family,” Ssegirinya said.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
