Uganda urged to step up efforts of planning for fast growing population

 

Quality of Population matters

The Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Population and Food security has called upon the government of Uganda to adequately plan for its fast growing population if it is to benefit from the population growth. 

The Woman Member of Parliament for Gulu Betty Aol also a member of the forum has told journalists that now the issues of the big numbers is no longer as important but the fact that such a big and growing population should be well planned for.

The government led by president Yoweri Museveni has been advocating for a higher population citing the increase in market and labour as advantages the country needs.

Aol says she believes Uganda can plan for its population appropriately such that it is a quality population instead of just looking at the advantages of having a big population.

This comes ahead of the world population day that is to be marked on Sunday July 11 2010. In Uganda, the national celebrations will take place in Nebbi under the theme “plan for a quality population because everyone counts”. 

Uganda’s population grows at the rate of 3.2% which is one of the highest population growth rates in the world and currently Uganda’s population is estimated at about 33 million people.

By Ultimate Media

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