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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has urged the government to revisit the process of allocating funds supporting government projects, especially the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme.

Speaking to the media during their engagement meeting with leaders from Namugongo Division from Kira Municipality in Wakiso District on October 2, Mr James Mugisha, a commissioner at the EOC , called for equitable distribution of resources.

“We are requesting the government to change the formula they are using to consider population, size, and available resources because some parishes are overpopulated and they are looking at equal distribution,” he said.

Mr Mugisha added that some leaders are claiming that the Shs100m allocated for each parish is inadequate for those that are densely populated while some parishes might not absorb the Shs100m because they have a low population of the targeted groups.

“We want to revise the formula that can help to distribute money equitably not equally,” he said.

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