In Brief
Sep 16, 2007
Nakapiripirit seeks food aid<br>Nakapiripirit<br>The district has appealed to the Office of the Prime Minister to provide food relief to the people whose crops have been destroyed by floods. The resident district commissioner, Michael Okiring Bwalatum, last week said the district had lost maize, b
Nakapiripirit seeks food aid
Nakapiripirit
The district has appealed to the Office of the Prime Minister to provide food relief to the people whose crops have been destroyed by floods. The resident district commissioner, Michael Okiring Bwalatum, last week said the district had lost maize, beans and groundnuts crops to the floods. “Some of the crops were destroyed in the gardens, while what had been harvested also got rotten due to inadequate sunshine. The Government should come to our rescue.â€
Floods help team formed
KATAKWI
The Prime Minister’s office has launched an inter- agency committee to coordinate humanitarian activities aimed at helping victims of floods in Teso and Lango regions. State minister for disaster preparedness, Musa Ecweru, who chairs the committee, said it would ensure that agencies deliver services and help to the affected people.
Nakapiripirit
The district has appealed to the Office of the Prime Minister to provide food relief to the people whose crops have been destroyed by floods. The resident district commissioner, Michael Okiring Bwalatum, last week said the district had lost maize, beans and groundnuts crops to the floods. “Some of the crops were destroyed in the gardens, while what had been harvested also got rotten due to inadequate sunshine. The Government should come to our rescue.â€
Floods help team formed
KATAKWI
The Prime Minister’s office has launched an inter- agency committee to coordinate humanitarian activities aimed at helping victims of floods in Teso and Lango regions. State minister for disaster preparedness, Musa Ecweru, who chairs the committee, said it would ensure that agencies deliver services and help to the affected people.