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The Council Chairperson, Lorna Magara sent a letter to the University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe on January 2.
In the letter, she indicated that the alumni association has not given accountability for the funds it received from the university body.
Therefore, Magara based on this background to ask the VC to submit payment schedules from the university to the convocation.
She said the schedule should be for the specified period of four years. Prof. Nawangwe told reporters he is yet to write to the convocation formally requesting the information.
Dr. Tanga Odoi, the outgoing Convocation chairperson and NRM EC chairperson has said he has not received this letter yet.
This follows a chaos-filled election of new convocation leaders by the alumni on Friday last week. The chaos came as a result of the late delivery of election materials to the venue.
Additionally, the names of some of the leaders were missing from the ballot papers along with many other irregularities.
This caused the elections which were supposed to start at 9:00am to be delayed until 3:00pm. One of the voters even suggested that the elections be postponed to ensure the irregularities are rectified.
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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)
