Uganda: Legislators Demand for Increase in Social Assistance Grant for the Elderly

Kampala — Members of Parliament want the social assistance grant for the elderly to be increased to cater for their increasing needs.

The legislators made this call following a statement by the Minister of State for Elderly Affairs, Dominic Gidudu Mafwabi on the International Day for the Elderly.

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