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RI,SPONSE 1'O THE QUESTION RAISI.,D BY HON.

BINTI-I JALIA LUKUMU, WOMAN IIEPRESENTATIVE, MASINDI DISTRICT JNRMI ON THE NATIONAL ITOLLOUT O}' SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FOII EMPOWERMEN'I' (SAGB) Rt.

Hon.

Speakcr.

\otr ula), rccall thal duling the hudgel drscussions lbr Iy 2018i 19. this August Hr'ruse recomrnends-d thtrt funds tor the national rt,ll out of SAGE should he provided lbr in thc budgcr.

I lorvu,cr.

the fi.rnds were n()t proi,ided.

Rt.

Hon, Speakcr.
Rt.

Hon, Speakcr.

on the clar ol-reading the budgcL lirr I,Y 1018r19.

vou raised thc concern and dircctcd the Mrnlslcl.

oi' l,iltancc.

lrlannrng and Flconomic Der,eloprncnt to nrakc a staterucnt to thrs Aucust [ [ousc on lunclrng for national roll out of SAGrr.

Strbsequcntlv IJon.

SpeaLcr You rccall that Ilon Ministcr of Finance lnade a statcutcnt on the maLtcr and it rr as rclcrrcd to thc- Ctlnmittee on Cendcr'.

Lahour antl Social Dcr clopmcnt.

Rt.

Ikrn.

Spcaker.


conscquentlr my Ministrv has tntcr.f'accd x ith the Commrttce on Gender.

Lahour and Social Der,clopntcnl trnd uraclc a subutissiol on altcrnatir e opttons on thc national roll ou1 o1' SAGL rangltg lroln thc a*r{e o l'65 lears and abo\,c aL a cost ol'shs.

373bn per )car to ltO -tcars and abovc a1 a cost of shs, I -l2hn per e ar, -\, Rt Hon Speakcr.
consultations hetrr,ccn Ministrl of l.rnancc and my Ministn, on the nalional roll out of SAGE are strll continuing and I ar.n conlident that the ongoing consullations undcr the cr)rnlnittec o1' (icndcr.

l.ahour and Social Del elopmcnt *tll l icld a comrl()ll position ri ltrch w rll hc prcscnted 1o this housc bv the chair of comrnittcc on (lendcr.

Labour lrntl Socral [)cr cltl.rntcnt Rt.

IIon Spcakcr.
IIon Spcakcr.

[ \\ant to thank IIon Rintu.lalia I-ukumu f'or raising the issue of the natronal rollout of SALiI: which uc har'e alrvars aclvocatcd tbr I hoq,erer, beg to submrt that rvc u ait fbr the Cornmittcc on (icnder.

Labour and Social Dcvcloprnent to conclude its rcport on the matter to cnablc this Ilouse discuss it erhaustir,elr,.

Mutuuzo Peace Regis Minister of Statc for ()ender and Culturc Aflairs