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Apparently, the world has evolved so much and a lot needs to be adjusted. The lawmakers argue that retaining an A-Level certificate or similar qualification currently as the minimum standard for prospective legislators and president is outmoded.
The public has given different opinions regarding this but most of them have surely seconded the idea.
“Same Parliament passed a ruling of having all teachers including nursery teacher to have a degree. Why not them? They should instead have a Master’s degree. The caliber of some of them is very low, that’s why they are easily bribed and pass pro-state bills instead of pro-persons,” a one Mozey said.
“It’s a debate we have been waiting for long, Uganda deserves better. How can a S6 student be paid that much money? Yet s/he has nothing to contribute in the house at all,” a one Oloya Ivan said.
However, some members of the public say a degree is not enough to improve the quality of parliamentarians.
“I think what matters is patriotism in the person. The mistake u can commit is to think that being educated & being patriotic is the same! Some people who fought for independence were not educated to even A level. We’ve seen professors reason like nursery dropouts,” a one Jumba Mukasa said.
This debate has not just surfaced, it’s been there for long but not much has been done about it.
Organ removal
Meanwhile In other news, officials from the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) together with their Uganda Law Society (ULS) counterparts yesterday had a disagreement with the members of the health committee of Parliament.
They disagreed over the need for free consent and also free revocation when it comes to organ removal. The committee members wanted the time frame for revocation to be longer.
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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)
