alarming population growth rate

I read some very significant and rather different statements on the extremely high population growth rate in today's New Vision [ http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/45682-Uganda-African-Peer-Review-report-... ], which I hope mark a turning point for the country. This part of what was said:

The State minister for planning Matia Kasaija while opening the workshop proposed that a law is enacted to curb Uganda’s rapid growing population estimated at 33 million.