Amuru
As government plans to launch phase two of the Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Programme (Nusaf), Amuru District leaders are demanding for an office structure to help coordinate the programme. They blame the poor implementation of the now ended Nusaf phase one on lack of an office here.
The district secretary for production, Basil Odongopiny, has complained that ever since the district was carved out of Gulu District, little has been done in terms of infrastructural adjustments to accommodate the extensive district programmes.
“Since Amuru became a district of its own in 2006, we have remained under Gulu office, and that explains why Nusaf activities were not fully coordinated,” Mr Odongopiny said.
He explained that Amuru District technical officers remained incapacitated and could not effectively reach the communities on the ground. “As a district, we should own Nusaf phase two fully so that proper monitoring is done and in case of any mismanagement, we are [held] accountable,” Mr Odongopiny said.
Amuru District vice chairman Patrick Oryema said: “We did not participate fully that’s why there was manipulation and ghost projects in the district”.
Mr Oryema added: “There are two ghost roads that Nusaf gave Shs90 million. The roads do not exist.” He cited the Aparanga to Wii–Anaka and Anaka to Agungu roads as roads that were supposed to have benefitted from the funds but no work was done.
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