One wonders what the 30 Billions we are to spend on the Referendum could do in solving some of these, now Perpetual, food shortages.
Ntungamo Prison runs short of food QUEST FOR FOOD: Ntungamo Prison inmates working at a private property recently By Chris AhimbisibweNTUNGAMO Prison has run short of food, the district chairman has said.John Karazarwe said the district had decided to let prisoners be hired to work for private developers to raise money for food.Saying the food given by the government was not enough, Karazarwe on Saturday said, We have decided to supplement on what we receive from the Government by allowing them to do public works that are payable.?He said the district did not have a farm where prisoners would have grown their own food like it is with other government prisons.Karazarwe defended the decision to hire out the prisoners, saying it kept them in good health and helped them to acquire new skills.Ends Hunger forces 6 schools to close in Karamoja RESCUE: Lolem By Nathan EtenguSix schools in nakapi-ripirit district have closed following a decision by World Food programme (WFP) to suspend the distribution of relief food.Seven people have also died of hunger-related diseases in the district, the Pokot county MP, Micah Lolem, has said.He said the dead included three women from Lomeria, Loro sub-county and two others from Ocoricor parish.Lolem named the schools as Arengesiep SS in Nabilatuk, Namalu Seed SS, Pokot SS and Cheptapoyo Primary School. Others are Alakas boys and Alakas girls primary schools.Some of the church-founded primary schools only retained candidate classes while the government-aided schools closed completely,?Lolem said.He said the schools, that heavily relied on relief food, closed at the beginning of the second term when their stores ran dry.State minister for karamoja affairs Peter Lokeris on Saturday said persistent theft of food from WFP stores at nabilatuk forced the UN body to suspend distribution.Published on: Tuesday, 21st June, 2005 \\\\\\\"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Njoki Paul University of Pretoria _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
