New Omoro district chairperson Okot hits the ground running

OMORO - The new Omoro district LC5 chairperson, Andrew Okot, marked his first day in office by commissioning a newly renovated sh48 million classroom block at Koro Abili Primary School and launching a major coffee seedling distribution drive on Wednesday this week.

This is aimed at boosting local education and agricultural transformation.
Okot was in the company of resident district commissioner Emmanuel Ojok and members of the district executive. 

The action highlights the local government's immediate focus on infrastructure development and household poverty alleviation across the district.

Led by Okot, officials officially handed over a fully restored three-classroom block, complete with an attached office and store, to Koro Abili Primary School.

The facility had been out of use since 2024, when a severe storm and heavy winds ripped off the roof and ruined the structure.

The sh48 million rehabilitation project, which included extensive reroofing and the installation of new windows, was celebrated by the school authorities.

"I want to sincerely thank the government for sending these vital resources to support this rehabilitation work. Getting our children back into safe classrooms was a top priority for my first day," said Okot during the commissioning.

RDC Ojok emphasised that the restoration underscores the government’s unwavering commitment to educational infrastructure.

"The renovation of this classroom block will greatly support the education of many learners here. We are committed to infrastructure development because our children deserve a conducive environment to study and thrive."

Omoro district local leaders at the Koro Abili Primary School. (Credit: Claude Omona)

Coffee initiative

In a simultaneous effort to drive economic empowerment, Okot and Ojok shifted their focus to agriculture by flagging off four trucks loaded with coffee seedlings to farmers in Koro sub-county and surrounding areas. 

The delivery marked the second batch of seedlings dispatched to the district this week by the agriculture ministry.

District leaders observed that local demand for coffee seedlings has risen sharply, a trend they view as an encouraging step forward.

Echoing directives from President Yoweri Museveni, district chairperson Okot urged the community of Omoro to embrace wealth creation.

"I call upon the community in Omoro to work hard and fight poverty in your homes. Government is providing the inputs, but the transformation of our households depends on our own collective hard work."