Government takes food to more Districts in Karamoja

By Ismael Kasooha

NAPAK

The Government has continued to deliver more food relief to families in Karamoja, where the prolonged dry spell has destroyed crops and exposed the sub-region to food insecurity.

The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hon. Sam Engola, recently presided over the distribution of food in the latest beneficiary Districts of Napak and Moroto.

“Nobody should die of hunger in Karamoja because the Government is here to take care of its people. The President has directed that all households must receive food immediately to save lives,” Engola said.

The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, John Baptist Lokii, said that the Government is determined to deliver food to all parishes in the nine Districts of Karamoja, as directed by Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja.

Lokii thanked President Yoweri Museveni for directing the Government to deliver food relief to Karamoja.

“We appreciate the President for his humility and generosity as the Fountain of Honour. The people of Karamoja are blessed to have you as our President,” Lokii said.

Hon. Esther Anyakun, the Minister of State for Karamoja, appealed to parents to send their children to school now that food has been provided.

Local leaders lauded the Government for the quick response to the food shortage in the sub-region.

John Paul Kodet, the Napak District Chairperson, urged the Government to invest in water harvesting and water-for-production technologies.

“The rain water can help us address the challenge of prolonged droughts and crop failure,” Kodet said. “We need the Government to establish dams in all parishes so that we can irrigate our crops when the rains are delayed.”

The Government provided Shs 45 billion for the procurement and delivery of food to Karamoja. Ends