Muwanga Kivumbi
The Buganda Parliamentary Caucus has called for the creation of more parishes to enable the region get equity from funds under the Parish Development Model.
With an estimated 12 million people, Buganda has 1,071 parishes and it was allocated 170 billion shillings.
The Buganda caucus members of parliament led by the caucus chairperson Muwanga Kivumbi (also Butambala County mp) said that Buganda should be given a big share of the Parish model funds.
Kivumbi says that if government does not consider adding more funds to parishes in Buganda, it should consider creating more parishes according to the population.
Kivumbi said that if government is serious, the Parish Development model should be allocated same funds that are given to the ministry of Defence if the program is to have a meaningful impact in fighting poverty.
Buikwe South MP, Dr.Michael Lulume Bayiga said that they cannot tolerate government injustice in allocating PDM funds where a sub region with small population gets more funds than Buganda.
Buvuma County MP, Robert Migadde Ndugwa said that if many people in Buganda are left out on the Parish Development Model funds, it will become a burden to the rich .
He said that the money allocated to some parishes in Buganda is not enough, citing example for people in islands where 100 million shillings can buy three boats.
