‘Do Not Resettle Karimojong In K’la’- MP Ssewanyana Warns Gov’t
By Keefa NuwaherezaMakindye West Member of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana has urged government to abolish plan of resettling the Karimajong in Kampala.
Ssewanyana instead called for the establishment of the 'Karamoja Fund', to benefit the Karimojong who live in Karamoja and help the displaced who are in Kampala to resettle in Karamoja.
Some of the Karimojong in Katwe
Ssewanyana made the remarks during a meeting with the Karimojong community in Katwe Kinyoro on Tuesday.He urged government to abandon any plans of resettling them in Kampala, but instead resettle them in their homeland.
In 2019, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) gave the Karimojong community that lives mainly in Katwe and the surrounding areas up to December 31 to vacate the place and they now await their loomin...