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This money is for those whose work has been affected by the 42-day lockdown. This was said by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi.
“Before the lockdown, you were not working, even during the lockdown, you aren’t. You are not our target, maybe you may get the money by chance.”
He says the whole process of giving vulnerable people money has been delayed. This is because getting the money has not been easy.
“First of all, we didn’t have the money, we had to look for it. Option one was to borrow, we evaluated it and established it was not attainable because we are already indebted and crossed the borrowing ceiling. Another option was budget cuts across the board and we have cut travels. The result of all these interventions will give us UGX 600 billion and straight away, Shs300 billion will go to finance COVID-19 emergencies.”
This money is going to start reaching beneficiaries next week. Currently, the government is registering the people in their different capacities as per the list published last week of those who will receive the money.
“By next week, people will begin getting their money. First of all, you must have a NIN and a telephone line which agrees with the NIN number,” Musasizi said
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