Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa Abeku has ordered the arrest of the Parish Development Committee members of Kateta Parish, Kateta Sub County in Serere District for allegedly flouting and mismanaging the Parish Development Model (PDM). Adoa who doubles as the Serere Woman …
Read More »Luwero SACCOs stuck with Sh5.5B for PDM
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations in Luwero District are stuck with 5.5 billion Shillings meant for the Parish Development Model-PDM program. In February 2022, President Yoweri Museveni launched the program meant to eradicate poverty through the execution of development activities at the parishes. Since …
Read More »BUSHENYI: LC II Chairperson, two others arrested for extortion
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested on allegations of extorting money from the Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model in Bushenyi district. Those arrested include Twiine Ntegye, the LC II chairperson of Ntungamo Ward, Nyakabirizi Division in Ishaka-Bushenyi Municipality, Arthur Twijukye, the Sacco treasurer of Ntungamo …
Read More »PDM: Karamoja leaders demand cash payments
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in the Karamoja sub-region are calling for a change in the disbursement of the Parish Development Model (PDM) fund. They are demanding that the funds be delivered in cash directly to the beneficiaries, rather than through electronic money transfers. Currently, some districts in …
Read More »Postbank partners MTN Uganda to digitize PDM payments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda in partnership with MTN Uganda has launched “Wendi,” a mobile wallet platform designed to support the government in the seamless disbursement of Parish Development Model funds. The platform powered by PostBank strategically pivots on the group savings and funds management, digital money savings, …
Read More »Islamic Principles: Museveni promises to review PDM
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to study the Parish Development Model, a poverty alleviation project in order to come up with a model that is in tandem with Muslim money-borrowing principles. He made the commitment on Tuesday while meeting some of the Muslim leaders at …
Read More »Chief Finance, Production officers quizzed as PDM launch flops in Kabale
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale District Production and Marketing Officer Beda Mwebesa, and the District Chief Finance Officer Julius Mujuni, have been tasked to explain why the Parish Development Model-PDM is struggling in the area. The matter came up during a meeting that had been organised between parish, sub-county …
Read More »Kasese farmers cautioned against investing PDM funds in cotton growing
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parish Development Model-PDM beneficiaries in Kasese district have been discouraged from investing money into cotton growing. Kasese district is one of the leading producers of cotton in the entire country but the State Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabyanga says that cotton growing …
Read More »Agago rolls out Parish Development Model program
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has launched the Parish Development Model, PDM with 117 parishes set to share 57 million Shillings out of the 6.5 billion Shillings. While officiating over the launch of the program at Agago district Headquarters on Saturday, Beatrice Akori, the State Minister for Economic …
Read More »NAPAK: Disbursement of PDM funds start
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak district has started disbursement of the 3.1 billion Shillings Parish Development Model-PDM funds to 558 SACCOs. At least 25 million Shillings has already been distributed to 25 beneficiaries in Nakichumet parish in Matany Sub County as they plan to roll out to other parishes. …
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