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NUP Secretary-General, Lewis Rubongoya, said they will not in anyway abandon Zaake in this fight. He added that process that the parliament used to throw him out as commissioner is wrong.
“We are ready to support Zaake in court because the process that the parliament used to throw him out as commissioner is wrong. It was just intended to hurt Zaake and NUP supporters’ feelings,” Rubongoya said.
Zaake was last week kicked out of the parliament commission. The committee on Rules, Discipline and Privileges concluded that he had insulted the deputy speaker Anita Among.
Up until now, this judgment is still not convincing some people. The fact that they also expect him to apologize after this has angered so many people.
Erias Lukwago, the Kampala Lord Mayor said if they wanted an apology, they should have asked for it before.
Meanwhile, Joel Ssenyonyi said that the parliament instead of focusing on matters that are oppressing people like the increasing commodity prices, they are handling petty issues.
“It is very unfortunate that the parliament chose to focus on hating Zaake rather than focusing on issues that are oppressing people,” Ssenyonyi said.
Ssenyonyi has represented the thoughts of many. According to many people, Zaake’s issues are nowhere close to what is currently pressing the nation. Unfortunately, the August house seems to have its own list of priorities.
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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)
