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He said this following the deployment of UPDF soldiers to fight the African armyworms, which have so far destroyed 13,000 acres of crops and rangeland.
He says it’s very unfortunate to see UPDF being deployed to fight armyworms. The people of Karamoja sub-region are having sleepless nights amidst the ongoing cattle rustling and the killing of innocent people.
“While Arrow Boys militia group is mobilizing in Teso to defend their communities from marauding cattle rustlers. While the insecurity in Karamoja continues to consume many lives daily; all, because UPDF doesn’t have capacity on the ground,” said Besigye.
Warriors from both within and from neighboring Kenya have caused insecurity in Karamoja by stealing animals but also killing people, including security personnel.
Turkana warriors shot dead two UPDF soldiers and three government geologists and two of their guns taken last month.
Around the 2000s, the army had disarmed gun-wielding rustlers. The ongoing peace has been distorted however because the rustlers have rearmed.
They have been acquiring guns from across the porous border between Kenya and South Sudan and resorted to their old habits.
Meanwhile, the worms are already in more than 40 districts. These worms are majorly affecting crops such as maize, millet, sorghum, wheat.
They are also affecting pastures and authorities have observed that they feed on sugarcane. The invasion was first reported in March.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg)