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The government, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has proposed prioritizing the most vulnerable communities in Northern Uganda during the first phase of the upcoming cattle restocking programme.
Among those earmarked for consideration are former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) combatants and victims of the more than two-decade-long insurgency that devastated the region.
Early last month, the government announced that it had set aside 80 billion Shillings for the cattle restocking programme targeting households in the sub-regions of Teso, Acholi, and Lango.
Each beneficiary household affected by the past insurgencies and lost their cattle will receive five million shillings to purchase cattle.
Speaking over the weekend in Gulu City, the State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Dr Kenneth Omona, said former LRA returnees will be included in the first phase of the restocking programme.
The latest proposals come just weeks after a section of former LRA returnees issued remarks threatening to take up arms again, accusing the government of neglecting them in various development programmes.
Data from the Greater North War Victims Association indicates that there are over 50,000 LRA returnees in Northern Uganda.
The Government expects to roll out the cattle restocking programme in February after completing household registration.
