With funding from USAID, NaSARRI has introduced six new varieties of sorghum, millet and green grams, their yields have impressed residents in Napak District. This, according to experts, will reduce hunger crisis in the region that is heavily dependent on food aid from World Food Programme.
Ambrose Lotukei, the Kotido district LC V chairperson, says the construction of Lopei Dam should be prioritized to reduce the burden of watering cattle thats currently heaved at Kobebe dam in Moroto.
Road users along Moroto-Soroti road have expressed fears as Kangole bridge threatens to give way. Kangole main bridge passes through Omaniman river, one of the longest and fast running rivers in Karamoja. The continuous wearing away of the bridge has forced some vehicles especially heavy trucks to abandon the road.
