{"id":94357,"date":"2025-02-28T07:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:23:08","slug":"pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni","title":{"rendered":"PDM Beneficiaries Misusing Funds should Serve 10 Months in Prison \u2013 Museveni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Museveni has warned beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) against misusing funds, cautioning that those found guilty will face 10 months in prison and be required to repay the money through labor.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a meeting with journalists at his residence in Rwakitura, Kiruhura District, on Friday, Museveni criticized individuals who divert PDM funds for personal use, such as drinking in bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrinking PDM money is wrong. We will arrest them and take them to government prisons, where they will work without pay until the lost funds are recovered through labor,\u201d Museveni said.<\/p>\n<p>The president emphasized that government funds must be accounted for, warning that misuse would not be tolerated. \u201cYou can\u2019t take government money, drink it, and expect to go unpunished. You will pay through labor. A dog that steals pays with its back,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni further revealed that Cabinet would soon finalize a decision requiring offenders to serve 10 months of labor in prison gardens to compensate for the misused Shs 1M.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter being arrested, they will have to work for 10 months, after which they can return home,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, journalists raised concerns over fraudulent activities within the PDM program, including reports that some beneficiaries were receiving only half of the intended Shs 1M. In response, Museveni directed his team to investigate the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIssuing half of the PDM money instead of the full amount is wrong. If there was a misunderstanding, we can clarify, but if it was deliberate fraud, that is a different case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on the media to play a role in educating the public about the program and assured that those involved in PDM fraud would face serious consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe media should help us educate the people that they shouldn\u2019t fear. Those committees are powerless. As for PDM fraudsters, I will write an executive order denying them police bond after arrest,\u201d Museveni warned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. President Museveni has warned beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) against misusing funds, cautioning that those found guilty will face 10 months in prison and be required to repay the money through labor. Speaking during a meeting with journalists at his residence in Rwakitura, Kiruhura District, on Friday, Museveni criticized individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":94356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-94357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PDM Beneficiaries Misusing Funds should Serve 10 Months in Prison \u2013 Museveni - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Museveni has warned beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) against misusing funds, cautioning ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PDM Beneficiaries Misusing Funds should Serve 10 Months in Prison \u2013 Museveni\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Museveni has warned beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) against misusing funds, cautioning ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-28T07:17:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-26T20:23:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/sm_1740715863.956798.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1316\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"877\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"PDM Beneficiaries Misusing Funds should Serve 10 Months in Prison \u2013 Museveni\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-28T07:17:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-26T20:23:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni\"},\"wordCount\":341,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2025\/02\/sm_1740715863.956798.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"uganda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/pdm-beneficiaries-misusing-funds-should-serve-10-months-in-prison-museveni\",\"name\":\"PDM Beneficiaries Misusing Funds should Serve 10 Months in Prison \u2013 Museveni - 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