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A section of Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries in Kalangala District did not invest the cash in the poverty-eradicating businesses they indicated when they applied for the programme.

Some of the beneficiaries said they used the money to solve issues they were facing at the time such as paying school fees and clearing loans, while others left the parishes without starting any business.

This, leaders said, has raised concern about whether such beneficiaries will be able to pay back the money.

Ms Eva Kobusingye, a resident of Mweena Village in Kalangala Town Council, said she received Shs1m PDM funds which she planned to invest in a tomato growing business but instead used it to pay school fees for her children.

“By the time I received the PDM money, it was time to take the children back to school. I had no money, so I had to use the PDM cash to solve that problem,” she said in an interview on Wednesday.

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