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The decision to halt the passing of the supplementary budget came after the chairperson of the Uganda Land Commission, Beatrice Byenkya wrote a protest letter to the Speaker of Parliament. In the letter, she disowned the list of claimants presented to parliament. Apparently, these people need compensation for selling land to the government.
A report from the Vice-Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Patrick Isaigi showed Shs 91 billion proposed to cater for the compensation. State House had also asked for Shs 2.7 billion to procure anti-tick vaccines.
In addition to that, they allocated Shs 12.8 billion to the office of the Prime Minister. This is to cater for the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund. The report also indicated Shs 10 billion to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.
The Electoral commission asked for Shs 55 billion to gazette the winners in the 2021 polls. Additionally, the same funds were also meant to help in the collection of polling material from the field.
However, what forced the halt was the Shs 12 billion they allocated to compensate tycoons Medard Kiconco and Dodovico Mwanje. This happened after Beatrice Byenkya questioned these claims.
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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)
