Agago County MP demands free housing project for the most vulnerable senior citizens in the country

                                                                  

 Agago County MP called the Government to prioritize the construction of free houses or establish nursing homes for the elderly people in Uganda to ensure they live a dignified life.

The call was made during the press briefing ahead of the preparation of commemoration of the International Labour Day celebrated in October where many decried the poor living conditions of some elders. Hon Lagen David called for the provision of decent housing to the most vulnerable senior citizens and to ensure that the selection of the beneficiaries should be done in a transparent manner across the country, in some countries, there are nursing homes, where the elderly go and receive medical care and have access to all the services that they need. You find so many of our elders in houses alone, some don’t even have houses, they are dying of hunger, and they aren’t being taken care of, however these elderly…in their youthful years contributed so much to society. So, the Government needs to come up with a program that ensures the establishment of nursing homes for these people, and in this way, they can be able to access the psycho-social support, medical care and all the other services that they need,  said Hon Lagen David.

Lawang Lutedero