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“Daily Monitor must apologise on the front page for saying that I got secretly vaccinated against Covid-19 when my people were still in danger. They said I’m selfish. They must apologise in big letters on the whole front page,” President Museveni
This battle started when Daily Monitor apparently accused the first family of being vaccinated against Coronavirus. At the time they published the story, the vaccine was not yet even in the country. Actually, the president blatantly said he will make some money out of Daily Monitor.
However, now that the vaccine is here, no one has seen the president or anybody from the first family take the vaccine. Yesterday, the president clarified on this. He said the vaccine is first for those at high risk for example doctors. Museveni added though that he is still making up his mind also on which vaccine to take.
Obviously, this raised a lot of eyebrows. Presidents in most countries were the first people to be vaccinated as soon as vaccines reached their countries. Point in case is President Kagame of Rwanda who already took the vaccine. Some Ugandans are taking advantage of this to refuse the vaccine shot saying something is definitely wrong. Well, we are yet to see whether the president will ever take the shot.
Meanwhile, it also doesn’t look like Daily Monitor is going to take the president’s word seriously. Even today their front page is just something so different and they don’t seem bothered.
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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)
