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Hon. Jessica Alupo is the vice president, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja is the prime minister. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga is the 1st Deputy Prime minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs. 3rd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio is Hon. Lukia Nakadama. The first lady too retained her seat as Minister of sports and education. These are just a few of the many.
Usually, the women have been given Ministerial positions but as deputies, this is not the case this time around. Most of the women are in the steering seat. This means we have taken a step as a country. The truth of the matter, most of the ladies on the list are capable leaders and very fruitful. The government has tried to pass the gender balance check now more than ever.
On the other hand, for some reason, prominent feminists have not yet come out to commend this. Is it that they haven’t seen it or they come out when things are bad? We can’t tell. Regardless of it all, this is still a very great achievement in the world of women. It’s not anything simple and therefore, it can’t be taken for granted in any way.
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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)
