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Bukedea: The Speaker of the 11th Parliament Annet Anita Among has donated gumboots, hoes and other farming materials to local council leaders in a poverty alleviation drive.
The empowered LCIs and LCIIs are from the sub counties of Kamutur, Kolir and Aminit in Bukedea district .
Among who called the local leaders to her upcountry home in Apopong village, Kolir sub county, Bukedea district on Monday said she wanted them to lead by example in poverty and food insecurity war.
“As leaders you cannot command respect if you are not exemplary in poverty eradication and you also experience food shortages in your own households,” Among said.
The speaker also challenged local leaders to appropriate their time well and also engage in gardening and avoid leaving their wives alone digging as they claim to be busy with community programs.
She said tractors for hire at a fair cost will be availed for large scale production so that people get into commercial farming rather than usual peasant life .
“This is time of not just talking but work i will only be happy if you turn to be leading farmers get enterprises that are visible and income generating,” Among said.
Charles Oese, the LC1 chairperson of Kasera village in Kamutur sub county said Among is a God chosen leader who is committed to lift Bukedea to middle income level.
Oese said Among has planted a seed oil sayings in all villages as she empowered each SACCO with she’s.5,000,000.
“She has today spend over 500 million to get from hoes, gumboots, t-shirts and modest transport refund shs 100,000 that will give us support to buy improved seeds and pesticides,” Oese said.
Zipporah Akol Ochom, the principal political assistant of the speaker said all the projects initiated are going to be rolled out across the district.
Akol said there is no need for those who have not yet been reached to complain.
However, Akol asked LCs to inform the SACCOs in their respective places to ensure good record keeping as a team auditors she has selected are going around to establish progress of each SACCO.
John Okello of Kanyipa village in Kolir sub county said men are disadvantaged as priority is given to women,youth and leaders.
Okello said Among has handled most categories like church leaders were given bicycles, jobless youth got etandikwa but nobody is tipping the speaker that men who are family heads are neglected that is why most of them have run away from responsibility.
