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ADJUMANI DISTRICT COUNCIL GIVES GOVERNMENT ULTIMATUM TO SOLVE APAA CRISIS; REJECTS PROPOSAL FOR CREATION OF A NEW DISTRICT.

By Bazio Doreen. [[{"fid":"198","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"height":464,"width":616,"class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]]Adjumani District Chairperson, Hon. Anyama Ben, has given the government a one-month ultimatum to either vacate people from the Apaa area or return the land to the district. Hon. Anyama said that if this is not done, the district will be left with no other choice but to sue the government.Hon. Anyama explained that district leaders were very disappointed to learn about a proposal by Hon. Anthony Akol, Member of Parliament—Kilak North County, to create Apaa District as an exchange for him to cross from the Forum for Democratic Change Party (FDC) to the National Resistance Movement Party (NRM). Hon. Anyama said the district rejects and disassociates itself with this pronouncement and that the government hasn’t consulted them yet on this proposal.Other resolutions:He made the remarks during a district council sitting that took place on 6th March 2025, where a number of other resolutions were also passed while discussing the proposal. The District Council demanded the transfer and investigation by Chief Military Intelligence (CMI) of the UPDF 501 Brigade Commander, Col. David Byaruhanga; petition the NRM Secretariat over the electoral verification done in Apaa without the involvement and notification of Adjumani leaders; and demand to meet President Yoweri Museveni on the issue.The Brigade Commander is accused of causing insecurity in areas of Nyarima, Nyebeole, Eloku, Mundruangwa, Ngoro West and East, Zoka C, Tebeu, and Tanjiri following the eviction of 119 households and grabbing people’s land.Observation:Hon. Anyanzo John Ambayo, the DLC Male representing Ciforo Sub County, also suggested that the district leaders should write to the Chief of Defense Forces and the Ministry of Defense over the accusations made against the Brigade Commander. He also observed that there is a need for a fast track closure of Apaa Market as well as follow-up on the findings of a directive to the Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee by the Speaker for them to visit Zoka Forest.Threats:Adjumani Woman MP, Hon. Ababiku Jesca, in a press briefing, also said, “If the government no longer intends to use Apaa for conservation, let them return the land because it wasn’t given because Adjumani has excess land but for a purpose.”Hon. Ambayo Godfrey Chono, the DLC Male PWDs, has also threatened to mobilize the community to vote against NRM in the forthcoming elections if nothing is done about the resolutions made.Hon. Ondoa Theresa, DLC Female Elderly, also told the august house that she is ready to mobilize women to protest because sometimes decision-making is bureaucratic and implementing the resolutions may delay.Background:In February 2025, MP Akol has crossed from NRM to FDC; but unknown to many, in exchange, he demanded the creation of Apaa District and the reclassification of the East Ma’di Wildlife Reserve to permit human settlement. The East Ma’di Wildlife Reserve land was designated for conservation by the district council in 2002. Last year (2024), 400 houses were destroyed in a fresh clash between the Ma’di and Acholi.END.

ADJUMANI LAUNCHES A 5 YEAR LOCAL ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY.

By Bazio Doreen.The 2nd Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament, Adjumani West, Rt Hon. Gen. Moses Ali, has launched the District Local Action Plan I on Women’s Peace and Security (2025-2030). The launch was done during the district celebrations for International Women’s Day in Dzaipi Sub County on 8th March 2025, where the Women MP, Adjumani, and Adjumani East MP were in attendance.[[{"fid":"197","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"4":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"height":684,"width":515,"class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"4"}}]]The LAP was drafted in line with the National Action Plan I on Women’s Peace and Security (2021–2025) with technical support from the Ministry of Gender, Labor, and Social Development and financial support from the Women’s International Peace Centre. The LAP is premised on the overall goal of “a transformed, peaceful, and sustainable community.”This goal will be achieved through four specific objectives: to reduce all forms of conflicts and violence from 33% to 23%; to reduce poverty from 38% to 28% at all levels; to reduce GBV from 27% to 17% at all levels; and to improve governance and service delivery from 71% to 95%. The objectives will be implemented through 16 strategic interventions and 70 key activities.The LAP has a total budget of Uganda shillings nineteen billion seven hundred eighty-five million shillings (19,785,000,000/=) for the five years. It will be financed through existing and available resources from within the district budget, private sector, and development partners. The district has committed in kind up to a tune of one hundred two million shillings only (102,000,000/=), leaving a balance of Uganda shillings nineteen billion six hundred eighty-three million shillings (19,683,000,000/=) as unfunded.All the district leaders present at the launch appended their signatures as a sign of commitment that they shall walk this five-year journey together with the district and its partners as allies of a transformed, peaceful, and sustainable community.[[{"fid":"196","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"3":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"height":659,"width":875,"class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"3"}}]]END.

UN WOMEN, DUBAI PARTNER TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SERVICES TOWARDS WOMEN IN ADJUMANI.

By Bazio Doreen.The Crown Prince of Dubai, His Royal Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid AI Maktoum, has pledged to build schools, a specialized hospital, provide tricycles, and promote solar-powered technologies to empower the women, men, and youth in Adjumani District.The pledge was presented by Dr. Jjingo Robinson, a Financial Coordinator at the United Arab Emirates, accompanied by the UN Women Country Representative in Uganda, Ms. Paulina Chiwangu, and Hon. Rosaline Rose Birungi Kamuli, a representative from the Office of the Ugandan President, while meeting district leaders during a courtesy meeting at the district headquarters as part of a monitoring visit organized by UN Women.Concerns raised.Hon. Kaijuka Richard Arthur, the District Vice Chairperson, informed Dr. Jjingo that Adjumani Hospital is currently grappling with the lack of a gynecologist, and thus the district leaders welcome the idea of partnering to construct a specialized hospital and that they shall avail land for this noble cause.Mr. Taban Peter Data, the Resident District Commissioner, thanked UN Women for supporting and empowering women in Adjumani. He also observed that while building schools, especially a university, would be the most appropriate move, it is worth noting that in many schools across the district, there are inadequate teachers and facilities for pupils and students. He also observed that procuring tractors for refugee women groups would encourage many more to embrace commercial agriculture amidst the ever-dwindling food rations.Mr. Abdul Ramathan, who represented the Refugee Desk Officer OPM-Pakele, noted that UN Women has supported women to embrace leadership, adding that 10 out of 19 Refugee Welfare Officer Chairpersons are women. He said that helping women improve their self-esteem and confidence has increased women's participation in refugees’ political elections from 45% in 2016 to 63% in 2023. He, however, noted that these women still face a challenge of transport due to the long distances.Response.In response, Dr. Jjingo tasked the district to come up with a detailed proposal and concept paper on the ideas discussed within a week so that the United Arab Emirates can consolidate the long-term partnership through UN Women. In the meantime, Dr. Jjingo promised that the UAE is willing to provide tricycles and tractors to support farmer groups and motorcycles to ease mobilization by women leaders. He also said skilling refugee youth on solar-powered technologies would create employment opportunities and make them self-reliant.About the project.The trio were in the district to specifically monitor the Leadership Empowerment Access and Protection (LEAP) Project that is being implemented by Overcomers Women Activists/Co-Act, Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, and Refugee Law Project. The LEAP project has been supporting women in the thematic areas of: leadership skills, women’s rights, psychosocial support, peacebuilding, child protection, teenage pregnancies, agriculture, adult education, and GBV. The LEAP project has so far reached out to 23,493 beneficiaries, mainly women in Ayilo and Nyumanzi Refugee Settlements. The LEAP project has been running since December 2021 and ends in 2025. The UN Women has been operating in Uganda since 2012, mainly focusing on reducing gender inequality.END.