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It’s like the police has made it mandatory that every time he is campaigning, they have to tear gas and shoot at people and blood has to be shed.
Many people have come out to write about these things on their social media platform and for them the best thing to do now is to procrastinate campaigns and even elections.
‘I am not a politician, I actually fear politics, for the love of citizens and mercy @UgandaEC @PaulBukenya @PoliceUg @UPDFspokespersn is there anyway we can suspend these mockery of campaigns?
People dying everyday is too much, please save us the unending pain. Am on my knees..’ Joyce Nakibule, a journalist tweeted.
This has even pushed Bobi Wine to put a stand still on his campaigns due to the violence his camp faces everyday of his campaigns. Today, he will be meeting the Electoral Commission council to iron out issues. It seems the electoral commission was not hearing his cries out all this while so going there personally may be much better if anything is to be done.
However, so many people have lost their lives in the name of these elections. Unfortunately most of these victims are very innocent and victims of circumstance.
What is the use of having elections when voters are being killed everyday? How does that even make any sense? Whose duty is it to ensure that we have violent free campaigns and elections?
The police says they are doing their job and the Electoral Commission says whatever is happening is not their responsibility.
After all these claims, where can one run to get justice if everyone says they are doing their designated jobs?
Check also;
- Chaos And Uncertainty Ahead Of NRM Party Elections
- Government To Compensate Some Victims From The Bobi Wine Protests
- Campaigns Get Sower As Bobi Wine and Journalists Spend Night In The Cold
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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)
