Karimojong urged to fight poverty
Sep 24, 2009
STATE minister for northern Uganda David Wakikona has urged the Karimojong to use the prevailing peace to fight poverty.
By Olandason Wanyama
STATE minister for northern Uganda David Wakikona has urged the Karimojong to use the prevailing peace to fight poverty.
Wakikona was speaking as a chief guest at the International Peace Day celebrations held at Panyangara Primary School in Kotido district.
“We have plans to bring NAADS and other programmes to Karamoja to fight poverty,†he said.
Wakikona said malnutrition, illiteracy and diseases like HIV/AIDS are a manifestation of poverty.
“Trillions of shillings have been injected in these conflict areas for humanitarian development but nothing tangible can be seen,†he said.
Wakikona said no development would be sustained if the conflicts in the region were not addressed.
“The north and north-eastern Uganda, where conflicts have prevailed, have the lowest levels of development with close to sixty-five percent of the population living below the poverty line,†he said.
During the celebrations, the UPDF demonstrated the need for peace by burning over 120 guns.
STATE minister for northern Uganda David Wakikona has urged the Karimojong to use the prevailing peace to fight poverty.
Wakikona was speaking as a chief guest at the International Peace Day celebrations held at Panyangara Primary School in Kotido district.
“We have plans to bring NAADS and other programmes to Karamoja to fight poverty,†he said.
Wakikona said malnutrition, illiteracy and diseases like HIV/AIDS are a manifestation of poverty.
“Trillions of shillings have been injected in these conflict areas for humanitarian development but nothing tangible can be seen,†he said.
Wakikona said no development would be sustained if the conflicts in the region were not addressed.
“The north and north-eastern Uganda, where conflicts have prevailed, have the lowest levels of development with close to sixty-five percent of the population living below the poverty line,†he said.
During the celebrations, the UPDF demonstrated the need for peace by burning over 120 guns.