Addressing journalists at Parliament Mutonyi said that youths don’t want to participate in wealth creation because they think it’s for the elderly people.

She noted that many of the youth don’t want to embrace agriculture and keeping animals because they want quick money.

She cited an example in her district where she bought pigs for a group of youth to rear in order to multiply to help them get income, but they decided to sell them off just because they wanted quick money questioning how they will get income to fight poverty.

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Hon Henry Musasizi the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on finance

Members of Parliament have expressed mixed reactions over the president’s order for a review of the public service by scrapping, downsizing and merging government agencies and authorities as a way of dealing with wastage of resources.

A section of MPs have said that there are many government agencies and authorities which can be scrapped and their absence will not be felt by government and the public.

MPS who include the MP for Nakaseke County South, Paulson Kasana Lutamaguzi,the Busiro East MP,Merdad Segona and Mbwatekamwa said that the Authorities have been consuming tax payers for nothing since most of them have failed to perfom to expected standard.

However, the MP  for Bubulo West, Rose Mutonyi Masaba, is concerned that the scrapping of some of government agencies and authorities may expose many Ugandans to unemployment and thus called for placing the employees in the would be affected agencies to ministries.

The chairperson of the parliamentary committee on finance who is also the MP for Rubanda East, Henry Musasizi, said some authorities are still needed though there those which are duplicating the ministry’s  work.

There about 40 government agencies and authorities under different ministries

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NRM MPs casting their votes to select members to the EALA

As the elections of representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) draws near, Parliament has suspended inland and external travels for MPs so that they can be available during Election Day due 28th February 2017.
The travel ban is takes effective on between 27th and 28th February according to the House’s Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, who also named the 20 members verification committee for EALA candidates.

The committee consists of Florence Namayanja ,Rose Mutonyi Masaba ,Jessica Ababiku ,Safia Nalule,Dr.Sam Lyomoki, Rukia Chakamondo,Moses Balyeku,Mwine Mpaka ,wislson Nochrach,Alum Santa among others .
The EALA verification committee will be chaired by Ntungamo district woman MP, Beatrice Rwakimari and the Committee is expected to verify all candidates from independents and political parties before the elections 28th February 2017.

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Government had earlier this year imposed a temporary ban on Ugandans leaving the Country to seek employment abroad especially Saudi Arabia sighting reports of harassment by employers in those Countries.

The MPs however, say before investigations on the allegations can be concluded, these firms have continued to break the law with the advertisements and recruitment of Ugandans in total disregard of the law.

Rose Mutonyi Masaba the Committee Chairperson on Foreign Affairs.

Rose Mutonyi Masaba, the Committee Chairperson said was to their surprise that the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) has failed to react to these adverts of which they say are misleading Ugandans hunting for jobs.

It is against this background that the committee resolved to summon officials from Ministry of Gender to appear before them next week and explain a number of issues surrounding this matter, adding that many desperate Ugandans are hunting for risky jobs abroad and need help.

Mutonyi said the Committee also plans to summon the agencies that claim to be having licenses to explain how they follow-up Ugandans they send abroad for work because several rumors have come up about on the mistreatment of these workers and the companies that take them never come out to explain.

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