The government has earmarked 135 Billion Shillings to avert the hunger crisis in the Karamoja sub-region in the next three months.
The intervention was announced by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja in Parliament during a plenary sitting yesterday after a decision by Cabinet on Monday.
Ms Nabbanja revealed that the funds will also cater to the purchase of seedlings for the planting season despite over 200 metric tons of food supplies to the Karamojong by government recently in a bid to stabilize the region troubled by protracted insecurity. Rt. Hon. Nabanja speaking…
Hon.Francis Adome, the Moroto Municipality MP had earlier said the proposal to provide food to starving Ugandans is not sustainable and very expensive and implored the Government to devise a participatory approach to address the food looming food crisis in the wake of escalating commodity prices in the country. Hon. Francis speaking……
Hon. Peter Mugema, the Iganga Municipality MP said famine is affecting people in his constituency too, citing that people are dying of starvation and that the government should upscale its interventions beyond Karamoja. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa tasked the Prime Minister to present a comprehensive statement on the Government’s strategy to resolve the food crisis not only in Karamoja but in the entire region. END
