By Editorial,
The Office of Luwero Resident District Commissioner and Police have recovered 40 million shillings stolen from the Parish Development Model Programme.
The stolen money was recovered from Parish Chiefs and PDM Sacco chairpersons.
The office of the RDC recovered eight million shillings from the chairperson of Kabunyata PDM SACCO and eight million shillings from the chairperson of Kyetume PDM SACCO.
Other money was recovered from other parish chiefs of Ndejje and Zirobwe town council.
Speaking at the meeting organized by the State House to evaluate PDM in Luwero district, Richard Bwabye the Luwero Resident District Commissioner explained that the PDM SACCO Chairpersons and parish chiefs had stolen the money from beneficiaries by extending less funds than the authorized one million shillings. Others asked for bribes to approve the loans.
Bwabye adds that on a tip-off, he ordered the Police to arrest the chiefs and SACCO chairpersons who refunded the money to the beneficiaries.
Mr. Bwabye speaking…
Gaddafi Nasur, the Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement Youths League commended the district for acting tough on corrupt PDM SACCO Chairpersons saying this would serve as an example to others who may also want to steal the funds. END.
