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With a few days left to beat the 42 days, everyone is anticipating how life is going to be with lockdown lifted.
The businesses that have been put on hold are now starting to pick up in anticipation of what will be when they start operating. However, are people ready to live according to the Ministry of Health SOPs?
The very first lockdown was effective until the country was opened. Citizens were living recklessly like the virus wasn’t there anymore.
The fact that we even had elections and campaigns during the same time, made things even worse. You could hardly find someone wearing a mask even amidst big crowds of people. Taxis that were carrying half numbers started carrying full capacity.
What is going to be different this time around?
How is the government going to make sure that people adhere to measures out in place? Clearly, all the strategies put in place the first time didn’t work. Unless government does something new, we are going to be moving in circles.
Currently, cases are increasing at a very slow rate, can we keep it that way even after reopening the economy?
The fact that a large number of the population is not even vaccinated means there is still trouble roaming around.
Whatever is going to be done, must be so good that we don’t have to ever go back in any other lockdown whatsoever. Otherwise, we will have wasted 42 days for nothing.
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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)
