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No one ever saw it coming. So we were financially drained within the season. Some people didn’t even have savings kept anywhere, they were surviving by the grace of God.
However, can we say that after the first lockdown, Ugandans are ready for another lockdown? Is the government even ready to deal with all the chaos lockdown comes with.
Truth be told, Uganda is just healing from all the crisis that came with lockdown. Financially, emotionally, politically among others. Debts are still being paid up to now to cover up what they spent during the previous wave.
So just in case, there is another lockdown, what next? Things may be worse than they were last time round. This is because some businesses took up loans to get up on their feet and right now they haven’t even started crawling. This means if lockdown happens now, the losses will be unspeakable.
Some experts have given their opinions and say the economic curve needs to be flattened as well.
“I don’t think it will be wise to have another full home confinement. Covid has shown its as contagious economically as it is medically. Since the vaccine is out and most vulnerable people are getting it, we need now to mind about flattening the economic recession curve as well,” Ramathan Ggoobi, an economist and analyst said.
All in all, we are waiting for what today’s meeting will say about all this.
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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)
