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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni he plans to begin the implementation of the cattle restocking program in Teso, Acholi, and Lango regions.
He said the Cattle Restocking and Rehabilitation Program, aimed at rebuilding the livestock of communities in northern and eastern Uganda, will be rolled out over a period of three to four years.
Speaking in Bukedea district, where he concluded his last campaign trail in Teso, Museveni revealed that the government had reached a consensus on the need to reintroduce cattle to affected sub-regions such as Teso, Lango, and Achol
He hastened to add that implementation will require careful planning and adequate budgeting.
Museveni explained that the program will be delivered in phases, taking into account the large number of households that need to be supported.
He said the program targets more than one million households across the sub-regions of Teso, Lango, and Acholi, that suffered massive cattle losses during years of insurgency and cattle rustling.
Museveni explained that the phased approach will ensure accountability, transparency, and sustainability in the implementation process, while also allowing the government to align the program with other ongoing national development priorities.
