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Salume Akwango, a resident of Katine Sub County, says they are currently depending on fishing and vegetables because getting food is a nightmare. Robert Ewaku, another resident says that some of them have ended up chasing their wives due to the economic hardships.

Several residents spent the better part of Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning picking the locusts for food. Some have since fried the locusts for eating.

The bridge on River Mahoma was swept away by running water after a heavy downpour two weeks ago. The bridge connects Buheesi Sub County to Ruteete Sub County in Kabarole district and is often used by traders, farmers and school going children.

Livingstone Kintu, the Kooki Chiefdom Finance Minister, says although the suspension of the ground rent collection will affect their operations, there is nothing much they can do since most of the people cannot afford it now.

Families in the districts of Napak, Moroto, and Nakapiripirit are facing acute food insecurity due to significant crop losses over the last two seasons and a prolonged dry spell that has driven many families out of Karamoja to the areas of Teso and Lango. Several others have sought refuge in Turkana, neighboring Kenya.

Thousands of residents on Wednesday turned up at Mureme primary school in Isingiro district with the anticipation of receiving free food from the the Forum for Democratic Change --FDC leaders.

However, traders like Noah Ssempa and Boaz Asiimwe expect to make 500 shillings more by selling the same quantity at 1300 shillings once the commodity is in short supply. .

In a statement to explain the hunger situation in Karamoja Janet Museveni stated that the situation is more severe in Kaboong, Moroto and Napak district out of the seven districts in Karamoja region. She blames this on the fragile nature of environment and climate of Karamoja that is being aggravated by the negative effects of global warming and climate change.

At least 392,000 people in Kaabong district are in dire need of food following poor crop harvests last year.

Communities in Bundibugyo are abandoning food crops and focusing on growing cocoa, causing shortage of food in the district.

A heavy storm on Thursday night, swept through Ongako Sub County in Gulu district, leaving a trail of destruction.