Leaders of Kajjansi Town Council in Entebbe Municipality have been urged to act as super agents in the implementation of government development programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP), and the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP) among others which were introduced by the Government of Uganda as notable strides in eradicating poverty and promoting social-economic transformation.
The call was made by the Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Mr Hakim Kirigwa during a council meeting at Kajjansi Town Council in Entebbe Municipality which was attended by both Political and Technical officials, among other stakeholders.
‘’Over the years, the NRM Government has made notable strides in eradicating poverty through various programs.This means that the well-being of Ugandans in terms of health, education, vulnerability and deprivation among others, has been totally reduced, which is a clear indication that a lot has been done for country to move to this level. But we cannot fully achieve as a country when leaders like you are not supporting and implementing these programs.
Kirigwa added that the Government is popular for its ambitious economic plans aimed at transforming Ugandan homesteads from subsistence to market-oriented production through poverty eradication programmes that encourage value addition production.
‘’ As implementers and supervisors of these programs we should ensure that there is no corruption, these programmes should not be inflated by administrative costs, bureaucratic tape, and financial illiteracy among intended beneficiaries because government’s intention is to drive out poverty and now the ball is in our hands to ensure that these projects are a success’’, added Kirigwa.
He noted that there has been, introduction of several poverty alleviation programmes like the Rural Farmers Scheme in the early 1990s, Entandikwa in the run-up to 1996, Bona Bagaggawale in 2007, the Youth Capital Venture that later became Youth Livelihood Programme to the current Emyooga which was introduced in October 2020 and Parish Development Program all as drivers of Uganda’s transformation agenda.