The National Resistance Movement party flagbearer President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who was accompanied by his wife Janet Kataha Museveni have today campaigned in Nakapiripirit District where he rallied support for the NRM and reminded the people why they must continue supporting the Movement.
President Museveni reiterated his massage of peace in Karamoja which was not easy to achieve where some people once believed that guns were the solution,.
President Museveni assured the people that the government would continue defending them as pledged that government has fulfilled that promise and today the region enjoys peace and stability under the NRM.
The President noted that Nakapiripirit District now has roads, electricity, phones and clean water in some villages and the government has also built several valley tanks, with bigger schemes like Namalu Irrigation underway.
Nakapiripirit District has 27 primary and 7 secondary schools, one Health Center C IV, three Health Center IIIs, and a functional X-ray at Tokora Health Center.
Meanwhile President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has faulted the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) for evicting pastoralists from the Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve in Nakapiripirit District without consulting the affected communities.
While speaking at a campaign rally in Nakapiripirit, the NRM Presidential Candidate described the evictions as premature and insensitive to the livelihoods of the people who depend on grazing for survival.
Museveni directed Uganda Wikdlife Authority to temporarily allow pastoralists to graze their animals in designated parts of the Pian-Upe Conservation Area while the government engages them on modern farming practices and the economic benefits of tourism and wildlife conservation.
The directive followed a plea from the Nakapiripirit District NRM Chairman Daniel Ochap Matovu, who reported that Uganda Wildlife Authority had blocked locals from accessing grazing land within the reserve.
Chairman Matovu asked President Museveni to intervene and allow limited use of the area while addressing wider community concerns.
President Museveni assured residents that his government would strike a balance between conservation and community livelihoods and pledged to train local leaders and elders in modern agricultural methods and sensitize them on the importance of protecting wildlife while improving their incomes.
