Kigongo commends ghetto youth for shunning politicians promoting criminality

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The First National Vice Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo, has commended the ghetto youth in Busoga sub-region, whom he said shunned opposition politicians with selfish interests.

He said some selfish opposition politicians wanted to use the youth to commit crime, especially in this election period, but the youth shunned them.

Al-Hajji Kigongo made the remarks on Thursday (October 3) while meeting ghetto youth leaders at Mafubira, Jinja City North Division. In the recent past, Mafubira had the highest crime rate in Jinja city.

During the meeting, 12 ghetto SACCOs launched the dispatch of the funds to the eligible beneficiaries in the Busoga sub-region.

A release from the Presidential Press Unit states that Haji Kigongo asked the beneficiaries of the sh100 million empowerment fund to use the funds well, in order to improve their livelihoods.

On the other hand, Al-Hajji Kigongo thanked the ghetto youth for supporting the NRM government and requested them to vote for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and other party candidates in the forthcoming elections for continued development.

The Director of Crime Intelligence, also coordinator of the ghetto structures project, Maj. Gen Christopher Ddamulira thanked President Museveni for fulfilling and extending financial support to the ghetto SACCOs in Busoga.

He also commended the ghetto youth for being peaceful and law-abiding citizens and assured them that police will work with them to fight crime in the ghettos.

“He warned that any one of the ghetto group still belonging to crime cells will be arrested.

Maj. Gen. Ddamulira further hailed the Special Presidential Assistant on Press and Mobilisation, also Deputy Spokesperson, Faruk Kirunda, for being a good coordinator and mobiliser.

On his part, Kirunda assured Al-Hajji Kigongo of peace and security in the sub-region, especially during this electoral process period.

He also appealed to the Government to add more ghetto youth funds to Jinja City because the city has two District-like divisions with many ghettos, which are densely populated.

Additionally, Kirunda requested the ghetto youth to vote for President Museveni so that he consolidates the achievements of the NRM party.

He reminded them that the President has always associated with the ghetto people, citing an example of Zubairi Bakari, whom he worked with closely during the FRONASA days in the 1970s.

The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (D/RCC) of Jinja City North Division, Mr Hamis Kiganira, requested for a government ambulance and police patrol for easy response to assistance calls from citizens.