Uganda, Jan. 2 -- The State Minister of Finance-in-charge of General Duties, Mr Henry Musasizi, has revealed that the government has released Shs25m for each parish under the Parish Development Model (PDM) in the third quarter of the current financial year.

According to Mr Musasizi, this is testimony that the government is committed to the success of the programme, which is expected to fight poverty.

"Government has released Shs25m for each parish in Uganda to fund the PDM programme. This is in addition to the Shs32m that was recently released for the same programme," he said.

"Government is committed to ensuring that this programme succeeds for the benefit of the targeted community members as another way of wealth creation," he added....