The State minister for Fisheries has ordered fresh selection of Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries for two parishes in Serere District after locals cited double registration of people.
Ms Adoa, who also doubles as the Woman MP for Serere, made the orders during a community Baraza at Kocokodoro Primary School in Kateta Sub-county.
Whistleblowers had revealed to the minister that more than 30 members from the same homesteads had been listed for PDM.
During the meeting all parish chiefs from Kateta Sub-county were asked to read out the names of selected people.
Ms Adoa said she was dismayed to find that some households had more than three selected beneficiaries while more vulnerable persons were left out.
James Ebwaku, the commercial officer for Serere, said besides the irregularities cited in the two parishes, there is a slow payment of the selected persons, partly because of the system, and the banks accredited to offer the service.
He added that currently, the district has more than Shs7 billion for PDM, which money ideally should be in beneficiaries’ accounts by the end of September.
