GOV’T TO WEED OUT ALL PARISH CHIEFS WITHOUT DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Sheema—

Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi has disclosed that his ministry is planning on weeding out all parish chiefs who do not have a diploma or its equivalent.

Minister Magyezi was speaking in a parish chiefs model program conference for Sheema parish chiefs held at the district headquarters on Saturday 24^th April 2021.

His remark followed an outcry by the RDC Frank Besigye Kyerere concerning parish chiefs who have adopted not only a habit of corruption but also drink alcohol to the maximum.

Kyerere said that most of the parish Chiefs in the district have resorted to alcoholism and abusing each other on social media than delivering services to people.

However, Justice and constitutional affairs minister who doubles as the legislator for Sheema south Constituency Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu noted that corruption has taken over every government sector.

He stressed that even the tenderers of government projects have overtime been engaging themselves in corruption using procurement to swindle government money.

Uganda has a total of 10594 parishes; Sheema district has a total of 74 parishes and every parish is to get 45 million annually once the 2021-2022 financial budget is approved by the parliament.

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