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India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the pearl of Africa on 24th / July 2018, one of his planned activities while in Uganda is to meet with the Indian business community which has over 200,000 members.
The organizing committee which is led by Karia Pradeep is spearheading Modi’s preparation meeting with Indian Business community.
Even Babu Ramesh is heading the finance committee
Ramesh’s committee was assigned to raise at least 1 billion shilling to help facilitate the meeting with Modi.
In one of the meetings, they agreed that each business community group with less 100 members will contribute approximately 2 million shillings while a group with more than 100 members will contribute 5 million shs. Individuals will also be contributing some money.
Hundreds of millions shs have already been contributed, however, some members demand for accountability, according to the sources.
The Indian High Commissioner to Uganda Hon Shankar Ravi has reportedly been cited in the disagreement with allegations that he’s covering the finance committee from being investigated.
Ravi has been accused of linking up with former Rubaga North Member of parliament, Katongole Singh to stop those asking for accountability.
Singh Katongole told Nile post that he’s innocent and that some people are just dragging his name into finance issues, he said he’s not in finance committee, that for him is a protocol and security member.
Modi will hold a bilateral talk with president Museveni and he’s also expected to open a convention centre for Indian community in Entebbe.
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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://newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg)