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President Museveni also thanked the press for really doing a great job. He really appreciates the good work, don’t think he does not appreciate your work.
He appreciated the medical workers, so far 47 people have been discharged. Our health workers are really skilled and knowledgeable, he said he is really proud of them.
Unfortunately we were diverted by the Shs20m of Parliament. First of all that was not good, there are also legal and constitutional issues which he said he doesn’t want to discuss here but i did discuss this with the Speaker..
The money given to MPs was a wrong move, it was wrong morally. I called the Speaker here and we talked about it. I told her that since they had already gotten themselves into that trap, they should take the money to the districts task force. So Ugandans please do not get angry and get diverted from the war,’said Museveni.
Those who went and bought things, that was not good enough, we will have to involve the Auditor General, that money is for the public, not for your personal use. Take it to the district task force. All Members of parliament who used the money wrongly will have to pay it back,’’he said.
He revealed that he likes this virus in a way because it has really woken people up, you see when it first came the Americans told us to fight on our own, that they could not help us, that is how we started to make our own sanitizers and other things
While tourism and these other sectors have gone down, manufacturing is coming up. We are going to make personal protective wear, the medicines. We shall manage, all we need is to adjust,’he added.
Check also;
- President Museveni Announces 21 More Days Of Coronavirus Lockdown
- Uganda’s Coronavirus Cases Hits 79 As Four More Tanzanian Truck Drivers Test Positive
- Ugandan Truck Driver Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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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)
