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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Lawmakers on the Budget Committee have questioned government\u2019s planned expenditure of Shs490b under the new Parish Model project that is meant to eradicate poverty among 68 per cent households across the country.<\/p>\n

While defending the budget estimates for the Financial Year 2021\/2022, Finance minister Matia Kasaija said the money is meant to benefit 10,460 households across the country and each parish would get about Shs40b for agricultural production.<\/p>\n

However, lawmakers declined to approve the money, demanding a detailed list of the number of households per parish and the criteria used to identify the beneficiaries.\u201c\u2026 give us real data. Without the data, we can\u2019t approve the expenditure,\u201d said Mr Patrick Isiagi Opolot (NRM, Kachumbala County).<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to show us the research they have done, they must give us the data on how many households there are in a parish, how the money is going to benefit the households and the interventions,\u201d Mr Isiagi added.<\/p>\n

Mr Charles Ngabirano, (NRM, Rwampara County) said the money should be spent on value addition and securing markets for farmers\u2019 produce.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we are saying let them go back, conduct research, look at lessons learnt, and consult all stakeholders on how to add value to the farmers\u2019 produce, instead of coming here without analysing the project,\u201d Mr Ngabirano said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kasaija had earlier informed the committee members that the Shs490b is needed to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through effective implementation of the parish model.He said this will enable transformation of 68 per cent households, who are still engaged in subsistence agriculture, to commercialisation and result in an increased income for rural communities.<\/p>\n

The minister also said it will create opportunities for the manufacturing and service sectors to grow due to increased demand for goods and services.<\/p>\n

The chairperson of the Budget Committee, Mr Amos Lugoloobi (NRM, Ntegeru County), said they have given Mr Kasaija up to tomorrow to report back with detailed information.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven without this parish model, people are producing a lot of maize, matooke, milk and tomatoes, and they have nowhere to sell them. Some regional markets are closing their boarders such as Kenya, South Sudan and Rwanda. Our products cannot easily be sold there. We need to start with these fundamental problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Daily Monitor after the meeting, the chairperson of the National Planning Authority (NPA), Ms Pamela Mbabazi, said MPs should consider approving the money, saying it is meant to improve the livelihood of Ugandans. \u201cWe have not had enough time to discuss and engage with them. You had them speak about the principal of bringing the government closer to the people being right. The decision has been made to use this parish model as a vehicle of bringing the government closer to the people,\u201d Ms Mbabazi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are six pillars in this model we did not explain to them and we are going to use the seminar approach to explain to them on Thursday (tomorrow) when we come back. It is a new opportunity of helping Ugandans and this will improve household incomes,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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