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Senior Presidential Press Secretary Lydia Nabusayi confirmed the address and noted that the president will address the nation at 8:00 pm. She also revealed that Mr. Museveni will address the nation from his home in Rwakitura, in the Kiruhura district.
‘’The address will be live on all Radios and Televisions,’’ Nabusayi said.
The announcement comes a day after the president met with the Covid-19 task force team led by PM Robinah Nabbanja.
This meeting happened on Monday in Rwakitura after a surge of new Covid-19 infections across the country.
During the meeting, both the task force and the president agreed upon reopening the economy fully in January 2022. This is set to happen in sequences despite the surge in Covid-19 infections.
The public will on Friday be eager to know which sectors the President will reopen on January 1, 2022.
After the total lockdown in March 2020, the president later lifted some restrictions such as schools. However, in June 2021, the president shut down schools again and suspended public gatherings after a second Covid-19 wave.
Schools have since remained closed. However, one of the most affected sectors due to Covid-19 is the entertainment sector which includes drinking joints. These have been closed since March 2020.
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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)
