Summary:
- According to Harison Mukuru, the focal person for YLP in Rukungiri District, the district received 1.2 billion Uganda shillings, but only 240 million shillings has been recovered.
RUKUNGIRI: Authorities in Rukungiri District are struggling to recover 1.2 Billion shillings of Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) funds from 164 youth groups.
According to Harison Mukuru, the focal person for YLP in Rukungiri District, the district received 1.2 billion Uganda shillings, but only 240 million shillings has been recovered.
Mukuru explained that the youth misused the funds meant for group projects, such as poultry, workshops, and piggery projects, for individual purposes. He noted that only eight groups have repaid the money within the designated eight-year period, although each group was supposed to utilize the money for three years.
CUE IN MUKURU….ON YLP……..RR//ENG//
Mukuru warned that the ministry has funded an operation team that will move from Sub County to Sub County to trace the funds. He emphasized that anyone who benefited from the program and failed to repay will be arrested, including those who have moved to other countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, as Interpol will be involved to ensure their arrest.
CUE IN MUKURU….ON ARREST….RR//ENG//
The Programme Development Objective (PDO) is to empower the target youth to harness their socio-economic potential and increase self-employment opportunities and income levels. The cabinet and parliament approved a budget of 265 billion Uganda shillings (approximately 100 million US dollars) for the first five years of implementation from 2013-14 to 2017-18. The program was launched on January 24, 2014.
