NEWS:PM Nabbanja meets with Karamoja Sub region MPs Over Hunger Crisis

 

The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja today held a meeting with Karamoja sub region MPs , to follow up on the looming hunger crisis in Karamoja. 

The meeting took place at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala.  

Nabbanja told the  MPs that a consignment of 200 metric tonnes of relief food has been dispatched from the Prime Minister’s Office, to Karamoja sub region. She adds that distribution of relief has been haulted in other areas of the country to focus on Karamoja.

The question of hunger crisis in Karamoja, was discussed in Cabinet and the Finance Ministry was tasked to urgently provide 135 billion shillings, to procure food items. 

Nabbanja informed Parliament that the sh135 billion will be used to procure food relief for three months, including seeds for planting.

The meeting agreed on short, medium and long term strategies of addressing persistent hunger in the region.

Mps say the recent upsurge in insecurity in Karamoja has worsened the hunger situation

as families are hesitant to go out in their gardens to harvest or cultivate crops.  

Others who attended the meeting included Minister for Disaster Preparedness and refugees Eng Hillary Onek, the Minister for Karamoja and her Deputy, Mary Gorretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu respectively.