Clock on this link https://youtu.be/UsH6IgK9mEE to watch the miserable incident.
Mrs Ezaru Luza from Oluvu village, Nigo Parish who is one of the elderly people in Obiba Sub-county, Maracha District who were waiting for their Older persons grant on Thursday 7-Sep-2023, collapsed unconscious at around 4pm and was rushed to Eliofe Health Centre III.
The Government of Uganda introduced Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) in 2011 to financially help elderly people of over 80 years of age.
The community development officer (CDO) for Obiba Sub-county, Ms Doreen Orodrio said, during their sensitization and mobilization campaign for the SAGE program, they often advise them to first eat something at home before coming for the programs.
She stressed that recommendations have often been made to the District and SAGE officials to ensure the bank and the SAGE officials take the money to the home of beneficiaries who may not be physically able to come to Sub-county headquarters to receive their monies.
Hon Mbaku Samuel the LC3 Chairperson of Obiba Sub-county urged District officials and SAGE officials to be time conscious when implementing this program.
The SAGE officials turned down our requests to interview them about the incident.
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