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Karamoja does not need programmes like NAADS for its development but a network of industries since the region is Uganda’s mineral basket said Rubaga North Constituency Member of Parliament and president of the Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) Hon. Betty Kamya.
Kamya who was addressing UFA party leaders at Regina Mundi parish hall in Moroto district on Friday told communities that Karamoja has remained poor because the NRM government and other governments before deliberately chose to ignore the people there.
“I don’t want you to be looked at as backward; you should not allow to be belittled by the people in power because if you look for a rich region in this country, Karamoja is the richest with plenty of minerals like copper, gold, iron ore, limestone etc” she told the Karimojong.
“God made Karamoja the richest region but the leaders have made it the poorest” she added.
Kamya likened Karamoja to a son of a rich man who stays with a step mother and is suffering because the step mom does not give him enough food, clothing, health and education. She said the presence of Karimojong beggars along the streets of Kampala symbolizes the suffering son of a rich man in the hands of the step mother who left home looking for better life elsewhere.
“The step mother should go! The son of this rich man should enjoy the wealth of his father” she said sending the excited crowd to laughter.
Kamya said that the unitary system of government which Uganda is stuck on is a depleted structure that was imposed by the Queen of England 50 years ago mainly to enable easy exploitation of ordinary Ugandans. She said after 48 years of independence, Ugandans should go for a federal system of government since it allows equal enjoyments of the available natural resources.
At a rally in Moroto boma ground, Kamya told the crowd that Uganda is a sick country but Karamoja remains the most affected region with people left to die of various controllable diseases like cholera and that Karimojong children are left to be exploited openly in the streets.
“We have brought you the medicine; it’s up to you to take it. You can choose to have Karamoja as a country with very many poor people or a Karamoja as a region with many prosperous people”. She said.
The outspoken MP received a warm welcome especially from the women who encouraged her to stand for president saying they are ready to vote for her. Women groups of the Matheniko tribe in Moroto told Kamya that the Giraffe which is the party sign of UFA is also the cultural sign of the Matheniko.
She was accompanied by UFA Party coordinator for eastern Uganda Mr. Peter Mayega and Karamoja regional party representative Mr. Charles Adiaka. She promised to support Mr. Adiaka to stand as Member of Parliament for Moroto Municipality.
Kamya who was addressing UFA party leaders at Regina Mundi parish hall in Moroto district on Friday told communities that Karamoja has remained poor because the NRM government and other governments before deliberately chose to ignore the people there.
“I don’t want you to be looked at as backward; you should not allow to be belittled by the people in power because if you look for a rich region in this country, Karamoja is the richest with plenty of minerals like copper, gold, iron ore, limestone etc” she told the Karimojong.
“God made Karamoja the richest region but the leaders have made it the poorest” she added.
Kamya likened Karamoja to a son of a rich man who stays with a step mother and is suffering because the step mom does not give him enough food, clothing, health and education. She said the presence of Karimojong beggars along the streets of Kampala symbolizes the suffering son of a rich man in the hands of the step mother who left home looking for better life elsewhere.
“The step mother should go! The son of this rich man should enjoy the wealth of his father” she said sending the excited crowd to laughter.
Kamya said that the unitary system of government which Uganda is stuck on is a depleted structure that was imposed by the Queen of England 50 years ago mainly to enable easy exploitation of ordinary Ugandans. She said after 48 years of independence, Ugandans should go for a federal system of government since it allows equal enjoyments of the available natural resources.
At a rally in Moroto boma ground, Kamya told the crowd that Uganda is a sick country but Karamoja remains the most affected region with people left to die of various controllable diseases like cholera and that Karimojong children are left to be exploited openly in the streets.
“We have brought you the medicine; it’s up to you to take it. You can choose to have Karamoja as a country with very many poor people or a Karamoja as a region with many prosperous people”. She said.
The outspoken MP received a warm welcome especially from the women who encouraged her to stand for president saying they are ready to vote for her. Women groups of the Matheniko tribe in Moroto told Kamya that the Giraffe which is the party sign of UFA is also the cultural sign of the Matheniko.
She was accompanied by UFA Party coordinator for eastern Uganda Mr. Peter Mayega and Karamoja regional party representative Mr. Charles Adiaka. She promised to support Mr. Adiaka to stand as Member of Parliament for Moroto Municipality.
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