A State House official has explained how Shs100m that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni donated to Mbale Prostitutes SACCO is expected to be used.
There was noise on what the donation would exactly be used for. Some even joked that the money would be used to help the women expand their businesses.
Now, deputy presidential press secretary Faruk Kirunda has explained that there is nothing unusual about the donation.
“Those questioning the Shs100million which President Museveni extended to a group described as ba Neko – ‘prostitutes’- in Mbale on request of the leaders there, there is no contradiction or harm in H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s gesture,” noted Kirunda.
In the deputy presidential press secretary’s view, the Nekos will use the Shs100m donation to Mbale Prostitutes SACCO to engage in ventures that can earn them some better ka-money and possibly make them quit their current job.
Kirunda urged Ugandans not to laugh at the Nekos, saying they were pushed into the practice that they must now be helped to get out.
“This is a vulnerable group forced into this risky work due to economic hardship and peer pressure. They are in need of decent means to earn a livelihood. With this support, their dreams will come true,” he further explained.
“They will quit the illegal venture and join the open economy like other Ugandans being supported under PDM, Emyooga, YLP and UWEP. The kingdom of prosperity whose gospel President Museveni preaches is meant for such neglected categories of Ugandans. No one should frustrate or mock them.”
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