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Journalists raised the issue of kidnaps during a joint security presser by Internal Affairs Minister Jeje Odongo, IGP Martins Okoth Ochola and the CID Director, Grace Akullo.
In his response, the Internal Affairs Minister General Jeje Odongo first asked for examples of the specific kidnap incidents. He then went on to explain that the Director CID will follow up on the issue and respond in due course.
This follows reports form sections of the public. Reports indicate that uniformed and sometimes plain clothed armed men randomly pick up some people in numberless vehicles. They then take them to unknown destinations and the victims are never presented in court.
In related news;
President Museveni has revealed that Uganda does not need United Nations to defend it.
President Museveni made the remark at the launch of Uganda’s first clinical trial of the Covid 19 UBV -01N treatment drug at Mulago.
He says the rest of the African countries need the UN to defend them. However, Uganda is self-sufficient in defense.
Meanwhile, the President said Africans should stop the slave mentality of waiting for Europeans to find solutions to their problems and diseases.
The senior presidential advisor on epidemics and pandemics Dr Monica Musenero as the ministry of health launched the first clinical trial of the COVID 19 UBV-01N therapeutic drug. She says Uganda has significant research infrastructure but it has not been coordinated to give the country products.
Dr Musenero says a study carried out in the process shows that the country has highly skilled scientists. They however lack orientation to product development.
She now says through the presidential scientific initiative on epidemics, they are developing a breed of scientists focusing on product development.
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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)
