More than 100 vendors had erected kiosks, containers and stalls across the streets and roadsides in Luwero town to maximize sales ahead of Christmas. Some shop owners had also displayed merchandise in extensions constructed in front of their shops.
Some signs of debt distress include: being unable to get low interest rates from lenders, insolvency, illiquidity, unwillingness to pay, and spending more on interest repayments than on education or health, according to IMF
Mary Mugasa, State Minister for Public Service, criticized the lack of an urbanization strategy, describing the current cities as politically motivated and organically grown without structured planning. She said, “The funding and the planning are not commensurate with what we have created.”
Naomi Loy Agang, an alumnus of the program boasts about having developed high self-esteem and ability to start up a business as an attribute to the soft skills acquired during the training.
