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GOVERNMENT FINDS SOLUTIONS TO KARAMOJA HUNGER PLIGHT

Yesterday July 19, 2022 The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Mr. Hilary Onek and Napak District Woman MP Faith Nakut flagged off relief food worth 552 metric tonnes of maize flour and 238 metric tonnes of beans at the Office of Prime Minister Stores in Namanve, Wakiso District 
On the same date, the Government dispatched 790 metric tons of relief food to Karamoja Sub-region, whose people are on the brink of starvation.
The food is targeting 600,000 people in Kotido, Kaabong, Moroto, Napak, Karenga and Nabilatuk districts that are worst hit by famine. The Government attributes the hunger to effects of climate change, cattle rustling and insecurity.
The Karamoja operations, includes their neighborhood, which is also suffering and the vulnerable people like children with nodding disease syndrome in areas of Kivu, parts of Lamwo and Pader districts.
This is the second time the Government is sending food to Karamoja in two weeks. It sent 2,000 metric tonnes of food last week.

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