The people of Okwang sub-county in Otuke district who have for so many years had clean water stress will soon be smiling following a strong pledge by their neighbor President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni whose State Lodge is located in Baralegi to provide them with clean piped water.
The President made the announcement yesterday at a public rally held at Baralegi Primary School in Okwang sub county, Otuke District.
The President had earlier on arrival commissioned Baralegi Community Facilities that comprise two new churches for Church of Uganda and that of Catholics as well as Baralegi Primary School Administration Block courtesy of the State House Comptroller Ms. Jane Barekye who facilitated their construction.
“Yesterday I was seeing water tankers bringing clean water for me to use at the Camp, but now I was saying you are bringing water for me, what are my people using,” he wondered.
President Museveni then assured the people of the area that he will make sure they get clean piped water.
“Fortunately, there is a river nearby that I used to cross. We can make a dam and have clean water for the Baralegi camp, the school and Okwang Town Council,” he said.
The President told a huge gathering at Baralegi Primary School that he was in the area to commission the 2 Churches and the School to replace the old ones where he camped when fighting the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels led by Joseph Kony.
“When the conflict was over, I thought it was a good idea to put up this facility which would help in development and security,” he said.
President Museveni also thanked the leaders of the area for accepting to give him land and reiterated that it will be used for both development and security.
The President told the attentive gathering that he was in Baralegi because of cattle rustling that had started resurfacing.
He however noted that between 2003 and 2007 Karamoja sub-region was totally disarmed when thousands of guns were recovered from the cattle rustlers.
He observed that between 2007 and 2017, there was total peace in Karamoja and the neighboring districts.
“However, some of our people made mistakes and cattle rustling has come again. But we are going to remove the guns more thoroughly this time,” he vowed.
President Museveni asked the affected people not to blame all the Karamojongs as the vice is perpetrated by a few wrong elements who have disobeyed their parents. He added that some of the bad boys have even killed LC3 officials in Karamoja and vowed to discipline them.
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