Jinja. The state minister for Gender and Social Development has dismissed claims that government timed the release earlier this month of Shs35 billion to empower women in order to boost ruling party campaigns ahead of next year’s polls.
In an interview with Daily Monitor in Jinja on Sunday, Ms Rukia Nakadama said the money is not an inducement to make the populace vote for President Museveni and the NRM.
Earlier while addressing a workshop of trainers of trainers for the programme at the Jinja Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Jinja, the minister said the special programme was designed after realizing that vulnerable women had been missing out in earlier programmes targetting special interest groups.
“The youth and people with disabilities have been having special programmes like Youth Livelihood and Disability Grant but women had been left out yet they are equally poor, therefore we decided to come up with a programme for them to better their lives,” she explained.
The minister said the money will be channeled to beneficiaries through her ministry and district community development officers.
She said the beneficiaries of this grant will first receive training in basic business and financial management before they can receive the money.
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