Tag Archives: PDM

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers from the West Nile region have ordered an audit into the Arua City Parish Development Model (PDM) funds over alleged irregularities. They accuse the city officials among others of irregularly forming PDM groups and disbursing money to unregistered SACCOs which is contrary to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT has finalized the development of the Parish Development Model Management Information System, according to State Minister Kabbyanga Godfrey Baluku. The ICT ministry is charged with the responsibility of spearheading Pillar 5 of the Parish Development Model, which involves setting up the …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked religious leaders to mobilise their parishioners to embrace the Parish Developmental Model (PDM) programme that is currently being rolled out in the country. The call was part of his message during the groundbreaking ceremony and fundraising drive for the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 44 motorcycles have been delivered to LC III chairpersons in Kasese district to aid them to monitor the implementation of the Parish Development Model Programme-PDM. The programme is a new government initiative intended at uplifting 39 per cent of Ugandans who are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed fear that government’s flag ship programme, the Parish Development Model (PDM) is likely to fail because most parishes are not yet prepared. MPs said that although the programme is inclined towards agricultural production and marketing, many parishes lack key infrastructure like …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district leaders are concerned that the Parish Development Model-PDM may not serve its intended purposes if the government doesn’t set stringent measures against defaulters. PDM was launched in February and aims at helping locals from the parish level to increase their household incomes. Under …

Namayingo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine suspects accused of extorting an unspecified amount of money from different groups under the Parish Development Model-PDM between April and May 2022, are in custody at Namayingo central police station. It is alleged that the suspects, whose identities have been withheld, were soliciting money …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Rwenzori region want the government to exclude coffee from the enterprises to be catered for under the Parish Development Model-PDM program. They argue that PDM is meant to help elevate poor people out of poverty and it’s important to recognize that most …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Economic justice activists are worried that the anticipated intentions of the Parish Development Model-PDM may not be fully realized if women are not allowed equal or even higher stakes in its implementation. The program is a new strategy designed to improve household incomes and …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Billions of shillings disbursed to districts for the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme across the country are still lying idle just months to the end of the financial year. In February this year, President Yoweri Museveni launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) at Kibuku …