{"id":38896,"date":"2022-10-18T20:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/govt-set-to-recall-unspent-emyooga-funds-from-teso"},"modified":"2022-10-18T20:19:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:19:59","slug":"govt-set-to-recall-unspent-emyooga-funds-from-teso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/govt-set-to-recall-unspent-emyooga-funds-from-teso","title":{"rendered":"Govt set to recall unspent Emyooga funds from Teso"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The government through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives is set to recall unspent Emyooga funds in Teso Sub-region.<\/p>\n

Mr Martin Akorikin, the Emyooga regional coordinator, said on Friday that there are Emyooga funds on several bank accounts, which have not been utilised.<\/p>\n

He said the targeted beneficiaries have deliberately refused to utilise the money.<\/p>\n

Emyooga is a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation that was rolled out in 2019. The programme was rolled out as a grant to 18 Saccos in every constituency in the categories of the mechanics, carpenters, tailors, restaurant operators, boda boda riders, saloon operators, musicians, youth leaders and journalists, among others.<\/p>\n

A total of Shs30m was given to each Sacco as seed capital. Each constituency received Shs560m through the Micro Finance Support Centre.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Akorikin alleged that some people have rejected the money over political reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is one mechanics Sacco in Soroti City East that has deliberately refused to take the money; they are saying that is Museveni\u2019s NRM money, they don\u2019t need it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the money for these mechanics has been lying idle on the bank account for a year.<\/p>\n

Mr Victor Ojede, the zonal manager for the Micro Finance Support Centre in Soroti, said the money will be returned to the government account.<\/p>\n

The Soroti Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Mr Peter Pex Paak, said their attempts to mobilise the mechanics to utilise the money have been futile.<\/p>\n

He said they will not force them to utilise it but instead request that the money be handed to best performing groups.<\/p>\n

What beneficiaries say<\/b><\/p>\n

But some mechanics, when contacted, accused the city Emyooga taskforce and their Sacco leadership of hiding information from them about the existence of the funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is just propaganda, they just don\u2019t want us to benefit from that money,\u201d Mr Abdu Sirige said.<\/p>\n

The chairperson of the Mechanics Association in Juakali, Mr Issa Kiiza, said the government is relying on wrong information that was hatched by their enemies with intent to tarnish their reputation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are people who don\u2019t wish Juakali well, they want to cause rifts between us and the government and yet we are friendly and welcoming people,\u201d Mr Kiiza said.<\/p>\n

He challenged the government through the RCC and his taskforce to seek information from the right people.<\/p>\n

But Mr George William Tukei, the city commercial officer, said those dismissing government information are not the true registered beneficiaries of Emyooga.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who are saying it\u2019s propaganda do not belong to Emyooga Saccos,\u201d Mr Tukei said.<\/p>\n

Looking back<\/b><\/p>\n

Last year, then Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among suspended the House sittings for seven days to allow legislators to investigate the implementation of Emyooga funds. This was after a parliamentary taskforce unearthed discrepancies in the expenditure of the funds. MPs were shocked to learn that some Saccos that received the funds were not registered.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. The government through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives is set to recall unspent Emyooga funds in Teso Sub-region. Mr Martin Akorikin, the Emyooga regional coordinator, said on Friday that there are Emyooga funds on several bank accounts, which have not been utilised. 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