Uganda has today joinmed the rest of the World to mark the World’s population in an event that is to he held in Kayunga district.
The secretary General for Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Population and Food Security Mathias Kasamba says that at the end of the year 2012, Uganda’s population will have increased by 3.2%, meaning that the population of Uganda soubles every 20 years.
The Chairperson of Women Parliamentarians and Ministers Sylvia Namabidde says that they disagree with the President’s stance of encouraging parents to give birth to a number of children the way China does it, urging people to only produce children they can give adequate care to.
The Chairperson of Kayunga District Engineer Dagada Steven says Kayunga is still challenged by the high population in the midst of the scarcity of resources.
According to the lastest World reports, the World population is estimated at 7bn people, with Uganda’s population standing at 34,612,250 as per July 2011.
The celebrations are expected to address issues of maternal mortality and reproductive health service accessibility
