MITOOMA – The Bushenyi district woman member of parliament Annet Katusiime Mugisha has called on women in Mitooma district to use the emancipation that was put by the government to develop their families not to disrespect their husbands.
Hon Katusiime Annet Mugisha was speaking on Tuesday 2nd April 2024 where she graced Annual General meeting ( AGM) of Ruhinda North women farmers cooperative sacco found in Bitereko Trading Centre Bitereko Sub County in Mitooma District as the Chief Guest.
Hon Katusiime Annet Mugisha was invited by her Honourable Colleague Hon Agasha Juliet Bashisha – Mitooma District Woman Member of Parliament.
She noted that women should know that having power to participate in any field doesn’t mean disrespecting husbands but that gives a chance to help husbands in developing their families by being supportive to what the man is able to bring.
She further contributed 1.5million to this women group to enable them grow further and develop more women to enhance development of societies starting from the family level.
Hon Annet Mugisha was accompanied by Mr. Paul Kahiigi who happens to be a chairman of a successful Sacco called KYAPS that gave a keynote speech on what makes saccos to grow and how best to mitigate their challenges to become a Sacco to reckon with.
She saluted Rt Hon Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and Hon Juliet Bashisha for having implored members to embrace saving and investment culture that plays domineering role in fighting household poverty hence fulfilling socio-economic transformation agenda as always re-echoed by H.E Museveni.
Hon Juliet Agasha Bashisha ,the Mitooma District Woman Member of Parliament asked people to desist from a habit of defaulting seed capital and especially where the government supports them but rather use it to develop themselves.
She revealed that she had lobied 300millions from Micro Finance Support Centre that will help to increase loan capacity of their sacco so that that most services are got in their local set up. She was also accompanied by Atukwatse Shallon Bashisha, a senior official from micro finance support centre who is the head of Emyoga project in the region.
Meanwhile Mbabazi Justine ,the General manager Ruhinda North Women Farmers Cooperative noted that women have grown from weakness to strength through unity. However, she says there is still a challenge of some men not allowing their wives to join united groups which she says is a bad gesture and men should stop and and let development go on in the community despite gender differences.
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