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This year alone, we’ve had about 5 prominent media personalities join politics. Miles Rwamiti, Annet Nambooze alias Anatalia Ozzy, Dj. Jacob Omutuuze, Kayima Shafik, Mr. Mosh among others.
This brings a lot of questions in our minds. Are they doing this for the people or their names? Is it right to trust them or they are just looking for more limelight?
How does this affect the media industry?
Truth be told, this paints a certain picture in the media. Not that they have no right to decide or take part in politics but it raises a number of suspicions. Before Joel Senyonyi, former News Anchor now the spokesperson of NUP joined active politics, his social media posts were always throwing arrows at the government and he lost us on the ground of objectivity. He later quit following his passions.
Does this mean that all the prominent media personalities will eventually end up in active politics? How good is that for the industry? It only looks like, they come on set to get famous to later join politics with ease because people already know them.
The only bad thing about this is that it is so hard to male come back in the media industry after joining politics because we all can tell your side of interest.
It’s not the politics they join, it’s what happens after that is actually our greatest concern. We have had many media personalities join politics and actually never helped the industry in any way. If at the end of the day, the political milestone on their careers also added value to the industry, it would actually make more sense.
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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)
