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“What is wrong with Bobi Wine’s efforts of repatriating Ugandans from UAE? Even if it was for scoring political points, what’s wrong with it?Let’s not try to downplay the role of my brother Hon. Kyagulanyi in raising the voice on the situation of Ugandans in UAE,” Hon. Asuman Basalirwa said.
However, some citizens think Bobi Wine should teach youths how to do agriculture amidst crisis. This is so that they don’t have to go out looking for greener pastures.
“…and those who met Bobi wine at the airport as they were departing shall be asking for rescue in less than 1 year. Bobi should be teaching youth how 2 do agric amidst this crisis. And prepare them for the future. He has MPs who can enact laws to stop this senseless slavery,” a one Oscar Barigye said.
Asuman, however, says, as leaders, they should apologize to these Ugandans for not doing enough.
“I travel to Dubai regularly, and we have had a lot of discussions with Ugandans when we meet in Deira. Ugandans find themselves in UAE for different reasons, especially economic reasons. As a country, we should be apologizing to these Ugandans who are finding themselves in such unfortunate circumstances.”
A number of Ugandans now think the best thing to do is fly out of the country to improve themselves. However a number of girls have reported mistreatment but the government has not done much to help with this. Citizens too are not totally blameless because there are countries that were blacklisted by the government. These include; Oman, Saudi Arabia among others but people still go there anyway.
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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)
