KABALE: The Kabale Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Ronald Bakak, has directed the police to thoroughly investigate and arrest individuals who have received Emyooga funds but failed to meet their repayment obligations.
DRDC Bakak made this stern directive during a review meeting held yesterday for Kabale Emyooga SACCO chairpersons at the Kabale municipal council headquarters. He revealed that a significant sum, exceeding Shs 330 million, intended to catalyze the transition of households from subsistence to market-oriented production remains outstanding.
Among the defaulters are various enterprises including Ndorwa East youth leaders, Ndorwa East tax operators, Ndorwa East performing arts groups, Ndorwa East carpenters, Ndorwa West mechanics, Ndorwa West tax operators, Ndorwa West Boda Boda riders, Ndorwa West salon owners, Ndorwa West youth leaders, Ndorwa West restaurant proprietors, and Kabale municipality journalists’ Emyooga Saccos.
Bakak emphasized the necessity of intensifying efforts to apprehend all defaulters to ensure the recovery of the loans.
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The Emyooga Programme, a presidential initiative on job and wealth creation launched in August 2019, aims to transform 68% of homesteads from subsistence to market-oriented production. This initiative forms part of the government’s broader strategy to stimulate job creation and enhance household incomes.
