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Focus on homestead income – Museveni advises leaders as he campaigns for Ojok Oulanyah

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President Yoweri Museveni has called on leaders at all levels to dedicate their energies to nothing else but focus on income-generating activities that improve the livelihoods and families of the people they lead.

President Museveni said that although people engage in the production of food, they are facing the challenge of lack of money which has increased poverty levels within the population.

“The first and important point of concern to you the leaders is the issue of homestead incomes. Please the NRM people, poverty should first go and it is very easy, just understand how to do the calculation very well. You are the leaders of the villages. When you go back tell them NRM has resolved to wage war on fighting poverty up to the last person in the village,” Museveni said.

The president was at Odek primary school playground in Odek sub-county and Opit secondary school in Omoro town council as he canvased support for the NRM flag bearer Andrew Ojok Oulanyah in a race to replace the late Jacob Oulanyah who died two months ago in the US.  

Mr Museveni who first commiserated with the people of Omoro for the loss of Oulanyah said he was sorry for the loss of a brilliant young man but also said was happy with the people for what he described as civility.

“You reasoned so well and rationally when you chose Ojok as your candidate because this was Oulanyah’s term. This is a term to be finished by his close person like Ojok. If you do it well next time they will send you to parliament as Ojok,” He said.

He thanked the six people who had expressed interest in the same seat but later after several meetings and consultations with various leaders not only willingly accepted to step down for Andrew Ojok but have since hit the trail to campaign for him until victory is realized, adding that the by-election was not the end of the world.

Museveni took a swipe at some leaders in the opposition who he accused of lucking what to tell people and instead start to trade in lies that the government has diverted money meant for compensation of war victims to campaign for Ojok saying the exercise is going on as planned.

“I read in the newspapers that the opposition was saying the money for compensation has been diverted to campaign for Ojok. So I am telling you the money for the cows is there. Compensation for victims affected by wars will resume after the verification exercise by the office of the Attorney general is concluded.

All the districts whose population was affected will surely get their equal share,’’ Museveni said as he assured the people of Omoro district.

After his speech, Museveni handed over the NRM flag to Andrew Ojok as a sign of goodwill to win. “I take this singular honour to hand over to you the NRM party flag to go and win,” he said.

Ojok in his brief speech thanked the president for his support and asked the people of Omoro county to overwhelming turn up Thursday to cast their vote.

“Your vote is a debt to me. I will endeavour to work with the president and parliament, to deliver to your expectation,” Ojok told thousands of supporters during the two separate meetings. 

Some of the issues of concern addressed to the president by Omoro district leaders include; tarmacking Moroto road, upgrading Lalogi district health centre IV into a general hospital, and availing money to the district through Uganda road fund to rehabilitate the impassable roads and those already cut off by current heavy rains.

On his way to Opit to attend his second rally, the president visited the home of the Mzee Nathan Okori, the grandfather to Andrew Ojok Oulanyah.

He interacted with Mzee Okori before he lay a wreath on the grave of the late Jacob Oulanyah.

Tuesday 24th marked the last campaign day and the people of Omoro County will this Thursday line up to determine their representative for the remaining four years.  

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