While addressing the leaders, Museveni commended the Karamojong for accepting to surrender their guns and embrace peace that is now attracting more development and social-economic transformation.
The Sub-county Policing model is a presidential initiative introduced in 2018 and it involves police working together with Sub-county local leaders. It also comprises having a substantive number of Police officers in every sub-county with a fully flagged transport system and communication gadgets to enhance quick response to emerging incidents.
In February 2024, the office of the Prime Minister launched the iron sheets distribution campaign, with the first consignment of 97,552 iron sheets to be distributed to 3,752 beneficiaries across all nine districts of Karamoja.
Since they received the iron sheets, some have failed to construct the houses as per the purpose due to lack of money, triggering sales to the people who can build.
During the regional ULGA meeting on Friday in Nabilatuk district, local leaders in the Karamoja sub-region demanded recognition as an independent region to unify their communities and promote development.
In Nabilatuk district, beneficiaries have been issued ATM cards, raising concerns about the limited banking infrastructure in South Karamoja. Sylvia Awas, the Nabilatuk district woman member of parliament, expressed her dissatisfaction with the use of electronic money transactions due to the poor mobile network connectivity in the region.
Mark Aol Musoka, an Elder in Acholi Inn ward in Moroto municipality, told URN that the government should consider changing the mindset of local leaders before rolling out to the population.
Maj Gen Don Nabasa, the UPDF 3rd division commander, told URN that the cattle traders are resorting to transporting illicit waragi and charcoal on the trucks used for carrying livestock.
Dr. Paul Okullo, the Director of Research at Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute says that they have distributed crops that take a short period to mature to help farmers to cope with the weather pattern of the region.
Dada Ross Romano, the Karenga District Education Officer told our reporter that he has been struggling to access results since Friday all in vain due to poor internet connectivity.