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Museveni: PDM money is not against Islam

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the money that the government gives people through the Parish Development Model-PDM is not ribah; a term that refers to the prohibition of interest on borrowed money for Muslims. In a letter written to Hafwa Nalumansi Ssettala, the chairperson …

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Post Bank in spotlight as parliament questions PDM money tansfers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Legislators have expressed discontent over the reported fraud surrounding disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to beneficiaries. MPs are primarily concerned with the Wendi mobile Application used by Post Bank to transfer funds to beneficiaries, which is said to have been …

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Track PDM cash says Professor Ezra Suruma

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Minister of Finance, Ezra Suruma says there is a need for a system to track the disbursement of the Parish Development Model cash. He says that the system should be able to find out whether the cash being disbursed to the Parishes has a …

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Police investigates embezzlement of PDM funds in Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero Resident District Commissioner has ordered the Police to investigate the District Commercial office for alleged embezzlement of funds meant for the Parish Development Model-PDM program. It is alleged that 41 million shillings was withdrawn from the accounts of Parish Development Model Savings and …

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Karenga: Insecurity delays PDM fund disbursement

Karenga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Karenga district have expressed deep concerns about rising insecurity affecting the disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM). Beneficiaries from Sangar and Kawanakol sub-counties have not received their allocations due to security threats from armed warriors raiding villages, causing livestock …

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PDM Fund disbursement begins in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parish Development Model (PDM) fund disbursement kicked off in Kampala on Tuesday, November 8, 2023, with beneficiaries receiving a substantial sum of 1 million Ugandan shillings directly on their mobile phones. The official ceremony to mark the commencement of fund disbursement was held at …

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Minister Kasolo orders banks to refund PDM account opening fees

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has given banks in Teso Sub Region one week’s ultimatum to refund fees they allegedly asked from Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries when opening bank accounts. Kasolo’s directive follows an outcry from PDM beneficiaries over …

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UN: PDM can help Uganda achieve SDG targets

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Parish Development Model (PDM), one of the government’s latest interventions to lift Ugandans at the grassroots to the money economy could help the country achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if well implemented, United Nations (UN) officials have revealed. The government launched the …

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Namisindwa residents protest inclusion of ‘Kenyans’ on PDM list

Namisindwa , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Namwenula ward in Bumbo town council in Namisindwa district have stormed the residence of their area Member of Parliament, John Musila contesting the alleged inclusion of Kenyan nationals among the parish development model (PDM) beneficiaries. Bumbo town council is found along …

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PDM: Gulu District investigates officials for alleged extortion

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu District local government has initiated investigations into officials suspected of extorting money from the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model. The District Chairperson Christopher Opiyo Ateker revealed this in an interview with Uganda Radio Network, specifically highlighting incidents in Bungatira Sub County involving …

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