Tushabomwe says the government intends to multiply the camels in the next one and half years for milk production since its milk is highly nutritious, lactose-free and has a ready market within East Africa and the Arab Countries.
Scovia Adokorach, a farmer in Bar Ayom village in Ogole Parish, Lapul Sub County says that nearly ten of their family gardens have all been flooded following heavy rains that started falling last month.
Fr Mathew Okun Lagoro, the chairperson organizing committee for the project launch told URN in an interview Thursday that a total of 10,000 farmers have been mobilized to grow cassava in Pader district.
The trio was indefinitely suspended by the board in November 2019 to pave way for an independent audit for allegedly causing financial loss to the society.
The power station is one in a cascade of five power stations planned on Achwa River. They are expected to produce 109 megawatts which will be distributed via a 132kV high voltage transmission line to a substation in Lira, where it will be sold to Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited - UETCL.
The residents were led Pajule Sub County Councilor Godfrey Ocaya who accuses the district authorities of taking too long to work on the road, which has hindered public transport in the area.
Altogether, the project affected 2,347 persons. But the Uganda National Roads Authority now requires 1.7 billion Shillings to clear payments for 160 people whose compensation claims are still pending.
Richard Kalyango, the Consultant in charge of compensation at UNRA acknowledges the delays, which he blames in the changes to some of the road features.
Road users in the districts of Lamwo, Kitgum and Pader have voiced concern over what they call delays, shoddy works and safety issues in the constriction of Gulu-Acholibur-Musingo road.
Joseph Komakech, one of the passengers told URN this morning that it is frustrating that the road works by China Railway Five Engineering Group Company Ltd have taken too long.
The protest was sparked off by reports that the District Internal Security Officer - DISO Lawrence Asiimwe had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of the residents, a 96-year old Gabriel Otto in which he leased out his land to an unknown investor at a cost of 700,000 Shillings annually.
According to Lalobo, the closure of the sub county offices crippled service delivery to residents as vital business documents and instruments of administrations are all locked up in the offices.
Business communities in Pader Town Council have rejected the proposed garbage tax to be levied on their businesses citing lack of equity and consultation.
Pader district local government is grappling to settle more than 395 million shillings in debts arising from court cases it has lost to various service providers and former employees.
Two trailers, one belonging to Steel and Tube industries with registration number UAG 836 Q and another with a foreign number plate KDG 585 R got stuck in the middle of the road blocking both diversions and the main road. Other vehicles estimated to be 20 in number failed to retreat back to Lira and have since been stuck at the swampy area.
Catherine Lamwaka, the Pader district RDC issued the directive saying she has glaring evidence against teachers in Lapul and Pader sub counties who conspired with credit institutions to forge the signature of the district education officer as precondition for accessing salary loans.
