The team from the office of the prime minister started delivering iron sheets to the districts in south Karamoja. The districts such as Napak received 1,352 pieces, Amudat received 962, Moroto received 1066, and Nakapiripirit received 780.
The Office of the Prime Minister has delivered over
100,000 iron sheets to the districts in the Karamoja sub-region. This is the last batch of the consignment to be distributed to the Karamojong
reformed warriors who missed out on the first phase.
In November 2023, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja
flagged off the first consignment of 97552 iron sheets, which were distributed to
3,752 beneficiaries in February 2024. The iron sheets are part of the token that the
government promised the reformed Karamojong warriors who voluntarily handed
over their guns to the government and embraced peace.
On Wednesday, the team from the office of the prime minister started delivering
iron sheets to the districts. The districts such as Napak received
1,352 pieces, Amudat received 962, Moroto received 1066, and Nakapiripirit received
780.
George Owanyi, the Nakapiripirit Resident District Commissioner, confirmed the receipt of the consignment of the iron sheets from the office of
the prime minister. Owanyi said that they received 780 iron sheets, which should be able to
cover up the entire exercise.
Owanyi noted that the consignment is part of the final batch to be
distributed to the reformed warriors and other vulnerable groups.
He noted that the token will also motivate other warriors who are
in the bush to consider surrendering their guns to the security forces so that
they can also benefit from the government programs.
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Additionally, the St
Peter's Church of Uganda in the Nakapiripirit district also received a donation
of 300 pieces of iron sheets from the prime minister’s office for the roofing of
the church.
Rev Joshua Angella, the Parish Priest for St Peter's Church of
Uganda, confirmed that they have been supported with 300 iron sheets, and this
has partially addressed the part of their construction challenge.
Angella said that they are looking forward to organizing a fundraising for other building materials, such as iron bars and other
roofing materials.
Angella observed that, initially, the Christians used to pray under
the tree as the number kept growing until they resolved to raise some money for
the temporal structure. He noted that the numbers continued to increase, and they took another
step to construct a big church that accommodates over 600 congregations.
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Molly Putin, the head of Christians, lauded the
government for the support of the iron sheets.
Putin noted that they were overwhelmed by the demand for the
church construction, and now their burden has been reduced. She also noted that
although Christians are willing to support the works, they come from vulnerable
backgrounds, and this hinders efforts to develop the church.
Ronnie Lorika, Chairperson of the Church Development Committee, said that the Christians struggled to raise money that pushed up to ring beam
level, and now they are stuck.
Lorika said that they tried all avenues to collect money, but
little was realized due to high rates of poverty in the community.
