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Karamoja. President Museveni and the entire NRM will lose votes in the next general elections in Karamoja should his leadership continue massaging officials implicated in stealing iron sheets and other billions of money meant to transform Karamoja.
This warning comes from a group of youth who have been active mobilizers of NRM party across Karamoja region. NRM has been considered to be only party enjoying untouched support when it comes into general elections.
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Moses Lokiru the youth mobilizer for Kotido town council says they were not satisfied with just arrests and remand of the officials and ministers implicated in the stealing of items meant for Karamoja.
“We are not seeing any benefit of these people being arrested and sent to prisons just for two weeks and they come out after gaining their bail right and walk freely when the people are supposed to receive services from the billions of money they abused are suffering”- Lokiru says
Last week Inspector of Government arrested and arraigned to anti corruption court seven officials from the office of the prime minister for embezzling Shs5billion.
The officials who were sent to Luzira prisons and given bail include Geoffrey Sseremba who is undersecretary/Accounts officer in OPM, Deogratious Masigazi (Undersecretary/head of department pacification and development program, Joshua Abaho (Senior Assistant Secretary and Barbra Asasira (Principal Assistant commissioner programs)
Others are Emmy Tonny Amenu Assistant commissioner programs and Peter Amodoi program officer and Samuel Ofungi senior Assistant secretary.
According to Lokiru its unfortunate that even the real Karimojong son of the soil got attempted and steal from what is supposed to help his own people.
“IGG should come down and check on the property owned by Amodoi Peter which i is in 1000 of Cattle, many buildings in Moroto and Kampala, petrol stations and make calculations with his monthly earning”-says Lokiru
John Moru another youth from Nakapiripirit says the massive theft of Karamoja items now makes them hard to go and convince people to support the party.
“I don’t know what they will do next elections maybe ferrying soldiers to come and vote but the real people in Karamoja have promised never to vote massively NRM in the next elections until they see the heavy punishment on those who stole items belonging to them including ministers of Karamoja Marry Goreti Kitutu and her deputy Agnes Naduutu who stole iron sheets”-says Moru
The two ministers were arrested and remanded to prisons but all of them are now free in their offices no single recovery has been made.
Muzee Mark Loputhyang from Namalu sub-county in Nakapiripirit district says the mistake the people of Karamoja did was voting all the leaders across the region in one party. Loputhyang further advises the region to change and atleast vote atleast 80% of the MPs to be in opposition so that government can wake up to do the right things in Karamoja
“All these mess is happening in Karamoja because all the members of parliament, district chairpersons, councilors are all in NRM ticket which makes it hard to challenge government in anything wrong. Look at Acholi region where they have mixed leaders, there’s a lot of development there but now here nothing. “-Mzee Louthyang reveals
Ever since President Museveni captured power, karamoja has been overwhelmingly voting for the NRM party.
This website learnt that Karamoja is the region that receives voting materials faster than other regions and its results are the fast to be announced but it’s the last to receive and benefit from the national cake and even if that national cake comes its meager.
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