Parliament to investigate ‘sham’ covid-19 relief cash distribution process

Parliament is set to explore the COVID-19 alleviation cash circulation measure, which as per Nakaseke South MP Luttamaguzi Semakula, was a ‘joke’.

Luttamaguzi, who is additionally the representative executive of the Public Accounts (Local Government) Committee of Parliament, said that numerous partners of the alleviation cycle were sidelined, sabotaging the trustworthiness of the entire exercise.

Luttamaguzi offered these comments in a meeting with NBS TV, Friday evening.

“We have been interfacing authorities from UBOS and they revealed to us that they were not piece of the cycle, this was a shock to a considerable lot of the MPs yet it didn’t come as news to me, we are utilized,” Luttamaguzi said. Luttamaguzi said that it went to their notification that a significant number of the planned recipients of the help didn’t get the cash in spite of government’s case that more than 95% of the weak got help.

Luttamaguzi said that the entire interaction was a ‘joke’ and all administration elements included have neglected to bring to the table definitive responsibility.

Examinations dispatched

Luttamaguzi said that the public council individuals will on Monday cross every one of the metropolitan regions to survey the number of the proposed recipients of the alleviation help really got it.

“We will circumvent the entire nation and issue a report all in all cycle.”

Luttamaguzi said that he doesn’t figure the genuine offenders will be brought to book, even get-togethers report is made.

“We make these reports for future reference, our nation is realized that taking is presently essential for us. Perhaps later on, we will have better frameworks to secure these individuals.”

The COVID-19 help program saw government conveying Shs 100,000 to chose individuals named defenseless during the 42-day lockdown.

The recipients, as per Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, were recognized from gatherings of individuals that make due on day by day profit in Kampala, all urban areas, and districts.

Government designated 501,107 recipients, which included transport or cabbies, conductors, things transporters, wheeled cart pushers, promotes, traffic guides, barmen, emcees, barmaids, servers and bouncers, bar, exercise center and eatery laborers, boda riders, uncommon recruit drivers and Uber drivers, salons, knead parlor laborers, educators, and others.

A large number of the said recipients anyway didn’t get the guide as per Luttamaguzi.