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Most times we have no solid reasons why we are voting for who we are voting for. The worst of all is to hear that someone has voted for a particular candidate because of band wagon.
There is no harm in scrutinizing every candidates’ manifesto. That is your right. It is so sad that most Ugandans don’t even know the plans of their candidates for the country, that is called blind following.
Why would you vote any one in power and yet you don’t know their plans for the country.
This is one of the reasons why it is so easy for politicians to bribe citizens. Someone votes in a person who gave them a thousand shilling note.
Apart from poverty, it also shows ignorance because a person who bribes his or her way through power will do everything to retrieve their money. This even means misusing funds meant to help you develop.
Sit back and think about every reason why you should vote someone into power. Leave alone the song will all know now, “we need change”. We probably do but who is bringing this change? Is he/ she the one we have been waiting for as a country?
Let us not be emotional, let’s choose capable leaders. Let’s think with our heads so that we make the best choices for all of us to benefit in the time to come.
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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)
