Deputy Speaker of Parliament orders MPs to follow up the Emyooga exercise.

By Admin.

The decision by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among, to send Members of Parliament on a fact-finding exercise on Emyooga in their constituencies is a step in the right direction. The exercise fits in with the oversight role of MPs and marks an era of a perfect synergy between the two arms of the state, Executive and Legislature, for the benefit of the common people.
Emyooga is the government’s flagship program through which funds are availed to skilled citizens to enable them to boost their ventures and raise their production capacity, thereby taking them on the main path to the money economy.
Over 5million Ugandans are registered to Emyooga through SACCOs. Some of them have benefited already while others are looking forward to benefiting. These are in the informal and private sectors such as vendors, salon operators, mechanics, media, transport operators, restaurant operators, etc.
Ugandans are wallowing in poverty, made worse by Covid-19. The poor have always existed; they existed during the time of Jesus Christ and will probably be here even unto the end of the world. However, it is our duty as leaders of today to do whatever is possible to alleviate the burden of poverty on our people and Emyooga is one such intervention.
The ordinary Ugandan has not recovered from the effects of COVID-19, and previous challenges that made them hard-pressed to afford a viable standard of living. Many of those who were already participants in the money cycle ate their capital and were left with nothing. At this time, they urgently need a stimulus package to get back into the business. Programs such as Emyooga are timely but part of the problem is the age-old bureaucracy that affects the delivery of funds and there is a need for better management of the program.