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However, fellow journalists have expressed dismay especially because of the way police arrested their colleagues. Those who survived arrests went away with injuries and their equipment destroyed in the process.
Fellow Journalists have been the ones speaking on behalf of the arrested colleagues. Canary Mugume of NBS, this morning ran to his social media to let the world know that his colleague of Daily Monitor have been in police custody for now 2days.
“Daily monitor journalist @kakumirizi2002 is still in security custody. He was arrested 2 days ago, as soon as he arrived in Kayunga to cover the LCV by-election.”
A lot of irregularities marred these elections to the point that it even affected the voter turn up. Some People refused to vote because they claimed they found ballot boxes already stuffed even before the arrival of voters.
However, much as security was really tight, they didn’t register much chaos or any kind of head-turning violence.
The arrest of journalists however is not a good picture, especially for the electoral commission. It puts a question on whether the elections are free and fair.
Journalists are sources of information, if they tamper with, it means they tamper with information too in some way.
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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://newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg)