Members of the Ugandan legislature have been urged to put emphasis on the allocation of more funds to facilitate and propel development of wananchi in the country.
The call was made by President Yoweri Museveni who insisted that the funds are now available and what is required proper and good budgeting as well as ensuring that proper utilization of those funds is monitored.
This was during a meeting with a delegation of youths from Busoga, Bugisu and Sebei Sub-Regions in Eastern Uganda who called on him at State House, Entebbe on Friday.
The President informed youths agricultural inputs, such as improved seeds, that are distributed within the Operation Wealth Creation Programme should be produced by the country’s research stations and multiplied at the local level before they are distributed to wananchi.
He advised the youths in particular and wananchi in general on whose their votes took their MPS to Parliament, to impress upon those legislators the necessity to have constituents monitor the work done by their MPs. He expressed happiness that Uganda, under the Movement Government, had stabilized leading to the generation of enough revenue, among other successes, adding that those funds must be used properly.
Mr. Museveni however, took exception of the youths’ and other stakeholders’ failure in their noble roles of monitoring expenditure in Government service.
He told the delegation of Eastern Uganda youths that is incumbent on District Councilors and MPs to work towards stopping the wastage of funds. He challenged the youth to ensure that their MPs are put to task to support him and Government in programmes that are tailored to enhance national development.
Mr. Museveni revealed that the Government allocated Shs.600 billion towards the promotion of NAADS, youths, women, PRDP and NUSAF projects targeting the creation of wealth among wananchi.
State Minister for Lands, Hon. Persis Namuganza, saluted the President for sparing time from his busy schedule to meet the youth ons while the National Youth Council Chairperson, Ms. Lillian Aber commended him for caring for the youth adding that the youth should be considered to undertake the supply of inputs in the Operation Wealth Creation programme in the country.
The leader of the Elgon Sub-Region youth, Mr. Brian Mausu assured the President that they have already put into practice Mr. Museveni’s guidance on production with a target of creating employment. He revealed that they are currently engaged in the production of barley, sorghum and coffee.
