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This happened during the press conference by the UPDF Political Commissar Brig. Henry Matsiko. He was addressing the nation on the upcoming Tarehe Sita celebrations.
According to Brig Matsiko, the celebrations will kick off in late January in Masaka and some areas of Kampala. After his address, journalists tasked him to explain why they keep brutalizing their colleagues on the campaign trails. They also asked him to issue an apology which he failed to.
The journalists in unison later unanimously stormed out of the media centre leaving the UPDF Commissar alone in the building.
UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso tried to calm down the journalists following the incident. Her efforts fell on deaf ears.
When a journalist asked Brig. Byekwaso about the heavy deployment at the media center, she replied that they got a tip off that journalists wanted to beat them. Therefore they had to beef up security.
Meanwhile on Sunday, at least three journalists were left nursing injuries while covering National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine in Masaka.
There have been multiple incidences of security forces unleashing violence on journalists in the past. The most recent has seen multiple journalists end up in hospitals and some even going to the ICU.
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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)
