President Yoweri
Museveni has assured the people of Obongi district that their area will soon
get electricity and will also be linked with the rest of Uganda through a good
road network.
The President who was
concluding his 3-day Tour of West Nile sub-region to popularize the Wealth
Creation program made the remarks yesterday while addressing a public rally at
Obongi District Headquarters grounds where he also on arrival commissioned
Obongi District Local Government Council Hall.
The President explained
to the gathering why it has taken so long to connect Obongi to the national
power grid.
“The demand of power at
that time in West Nile was also very small, only 2 MW. Also, if you pull a
strong line of 130 KV of electricity it could damage machines,” he explained.
He said a temporary
solution was therefore sought and that was to develop Nyagak power station that
will generate 2 MW and will be operational by November 2023 ending the long
darkness that has been experienced by the people of the area.
He further said there
will also be a powerful line of 400 KV from Karuma, Olwiyo, Moyo, Koboko to
Adjumani.
The President therefore
asked MPs to get details from the relevant ministries and inform wananchi of
the developments.
On the side of the road
network Infrastructure, President Museveni assured the people of Obongi of the
government's commitment to link them with the rest of Uganda.
“A tarmac road has
arrived from Pakele to Atiak. The people of West Nile were saying that Museveni
is ‘Enzo’ lugbara word for a liar, now I think they are embarrassed. In the
medium term a tarmac road will be constructed from Pakwach-Rhino Camp-Obongi to
Rifule. That will link you to the rest of Uganda,” he noted.
The President however
observed the existence of a very good marram road he used from Palorinya
sub-county to Obongi district Headquarters and urged the people of the area to
utilize such infrastructure for creating wealth not to wait for the tarmac
road.
“Therefore, we the
wealth creators should use this chance. Don’t wait for the tarmac road,” he
counseled.
President Museveni also
emphasized the need for people of the area to deeply get involved in income
generating activities for both food and financial security.
Earlier, the President
visited St. Martin Comboni Missionaries in Parolinya where he was received by
the management of the facility led by the Manager Innocent Ocaatre. He was
taken on a guided tour to the projects run at the facility that included 2
fishponds, Sunflower and Simsim oil processing and production line among
others.
St. Martin Comboni
Missionaries that started its operations in Uganda in 2017 is located in Palia
Village, Palorinya sub-county in Obongi district.
The firm is a faith
based and charitable organization registered to offer social and economic
services to refugees from South Sudan and the host communities in Moyo and
Obongi districts in Uganda.
The organization
undertakes various activities that include among others skilling the youth in
the sectors of tailoring, carpentry, sunflower oil processing, bakery and
confectioneries and tree and flower planting.
President Museveni
commended the Comboni Missionaries for their efforts in skilling the youth and pledged
to support their activities.
He later drove to Delo
village in Gimara sub-county to meet one of the farmers, Mr. Tom Abraham.
The President who braved
the rain at the home of Abraham, was impressed by the activities undertaken at
his 15-acre farm that entail cassava, mangoes and banana growing.
Mr. Abraham informed
President Museveni that he is able to educate his children with the proceeds
from the farm and is planning to start rearing goats and also keep some cows
for milk.
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