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Former Minister of Finance Prof. Ezra Surama advises government to track PDM projects.

28 February, 2024
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Former Minister of Finance, Ezra Suruma says there is a need for a system to track the disbursement of the Parish Development Model cash. 


He says that the system should be able to find out whether the cash being disbursed to the Parishes has a positive impact on communities. Professor Suruma, one of the key brains and proponents of Parish Development expressed fear that the cash transfer system may end up without tangible benefits.

Suruma was one of the discussants at a High-Level dialogue held at Makerere University to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of which the Parish Development Model featured as a sub-theme. The Parish Development Model is one of the latest initiatives introduced by President Museveni’s administration to fight poverty and ensure equality.  

Others that have existed include the Etandikwa, Youth Enterprise Scheme, bonnabagagawale, Zoning, Four Acre, Youth Livelihood and Women Fund, Operation Wealth Creation, and Emyooga whose collective performance has been very limited because beneficiaries have either not heeded the implementation guidelines or they have out rightly squandered the cash. 

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