Agago District lies in one of the areas in northern Uganda that are struggling with intergenerational trauma from years of civil war, refugee migration, and child abductions orchestrated by the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army-LRA.
Michael Lakony, the Amuru LCV Chairperson says that the FMD was first reported in the area mid-last month but has been multiplying due to the lack of response to contain it.
In 2018, the district council passed the Kitgum Alcohol Control Ordinance which seeks to regulate the production, distribution, sale, and consumption of crude alcohol in the district.
