MP for Fort portal Municipality, Alex Ruhunda

A section  of district leaders  of the sugar growing districts want some of the clauses in the proposed sugar bill dropped because they are anti-business especially to the farmers.

Clause 22 of the sugar bill proposes that the zoning of sugar growing in a radius of 25 kilometers which they describe as detrimental and restrictive to the farmers as it encourages monopoly to the millers.

Districts leaders from Masindi, Hoima, Kamuli, Mayuge, and Buikwe urged parliament’s committee on Trade to strike out the clause and give the farmers an opportunity work with a miller of their choice.

Meanwhile the Committee Chairperson Alex Ruhunda indicated that the problems affecting the farmers and district leaders were more prominent in Masindi and Hoima and needed to be addressed holistically.

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They are William Atube of Bukatube, Jamile Nzigu of mpunge and Kasimu Kature of Kabule sub-counties.

The affected LCIII chairpersons say they have not received their allowances for the last months. Yesterday the dual camped at the office of Mayuge Chief Executive Officer demanding their money.

William Atube the outgoing LCIII Chairperson of Kayube says they have not received their money since November last year.

Atube says he will not handle over the Motorcycles until he is paid 20 million shillings.

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