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However, the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and internal affairs has questioned this proposal. The committee chairperson Rosemary Nyakikongoro revealed this addressing the parliament.
The Kabale Municipality MP Nicholas Kamara, informed Parliament that NIRA plans to introduce an express fee for IDs to first timers and those renewing theirs.
He said the registration body wants to increase it during the mass enrollment exercise between June 2023 and August 2024.
Hon. Nicholas revealed this while presenting a matter of national importance questions on this proposal during this tough economic climate.
“The government has hiked the price for replacement and change of ID particulars to shs200,000 from shs50,000. Rt. Hon. Speaker and colleagues, there’s no known basis or criteria upon which the physical replacement and change of national ID particulars have been hiked from 50,000 to 200,000. This I think is too high and not affordable to an ordinary Ugandan,” he said.
He said and hopes that the Ministry of Internal Affairs rethinks the proposal in these tough economic times.
However, David Muhoozi, the state minister of Internal Affairs informed MPs that this is not a new proposal as it has been presented to parliament before.
He said it is also catered for in the registration of persons though he noted that they are willing to renew it and reach a common position with parliament.
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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)
