The leaders including Wadri Sam, Okumu Robert and Hasan Nyenya claimed the company is only mindful of their product and not the wellbeing of the tobacco farmers .

They further argued that despite having many farmers engaged in the growing of tobacco, many such farmers cannot grow food , which exposes them to hunger and poverty.

The leaders who were meeting in Kampala yesterday called on Mps to push for the passing of the anti Tobacco Bill that will further regulate the activities of tobacco companies, especially BAT (British America Tobacco.

However responding to their concerns the company’s MD Jonathan D souza who attended the meeting dismissed their claims says that BAT has engaged in a number of initiatives like giving them loans to support the farmers.

He further notes that farming tobacco is commercial product and all those who engage in it do it voluntarily.

Meanwhile Ayivu mp Bernard Atiku  said that as leaders in west nile resolved to encourage their people to embrace other crops besides tobacco .

He said that people in west Nile have been growing the product for the last 50 have not benefited from it.

He said that they agreed that people should now consider planting other cash crops  ,because they have been exploited for long by the BAT,

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While launching the project in Masaka today, the District LC5 Vice Chairman, Hajji Jamil Miwanda, said the project will support the district to mobilise children with disabilities  to go to schools, change the negative attitude of people towards Children with Disabilities and also promote accessibility to school facilities.

He called on parents of Children with Disabilities not to neglect and under estimate the potential of their children in regard to succeeding in education. The launching ceremony that took place at Maria Flo Hotel was witnessed by Kampala district technical staff, PWDs councilors and the media in Uganda.

The purpose of the activity was to officially launch the project and seek support for the project from key stakeholders. Before the launch, the participants were oriented into physical disability and also inducted into the project. The participants were concerned that the number of persons with disabilities is increasing yet the country is developing.

They asked the Government to design and implement several interventions to prevent disability. Prior to the launch, courtesy visits were made to key local government staff that will be crucial in the implementation of this project, including the Chief Administrative Officer. The CAO appreciated the project and was given a copy of Accessibility Standards. He was asked to use it to enforce construction of the buildings in the district following the guidelines laid out in the Standards. Participants were excited about the project aiming at ensuring that CWDs access education.

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The minister notes that the majority of the poorest people in the country are people with disabilities, widows, and some sections of youth but very few of them are benefiting from the Government’s programmes meant to get them out of poverty.

Madada made the remarks today while launching the Membership Empowerment Project at national level at Hotel Africana in Kampala.

“I thank and commend people who are fundraising for this project. Empowerment is giving people information and knowledge to actively participate meaningfully in socio, economic and political development. Once people are knowledgeable and informed, they are empowered,” the minister observed.

He said there are many policies and laws in Uganda to safeguard and promote the rights of all persons but many people are ignorant about them.

“This project is therefore timely. It will help Government to mobilise people to access and benefit from poverty eradication initiatives and also empower them to demand for their rights,” Madada said. “The constitution guides all development partners including Government to address the needs of people thus when we empower them we are in essence putting them in a position where they can identify and prioritise their needs and lobby the Government and civil society for support in addressing their needs.”

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The Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson Ibin Ssenkumbi says Kasajja formed an association called Uganda Volunteers Movement Association based in Ndeeba to mobilise local people.

He says Kasajja and his group have been getting money from people between 100, 000 and one million shillings for identity cards, registration and T. Shirts.

Ssenkumbi adds that yesterday, over 6000 people were organised from different districts at Kololo airstrip being promised that the association was to be launched and President Museveni was to preside over the launch.

He says the people ended up getting stuck which sent Kasajja and his group into hiding.

Ssenkumbi says the Police have started carrying the people back to their villages and the suspects are to be charged for obtaining money by false pretence and impersonation.

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