Mao hails Museveni over achievements in Acholi Tuesday, 13th April, 2010 [image: E-mail article] <http://www.newvision.co.ug/E/8/13/716136> E-mail article<http://www.newvision.co.ug/E/8/13/716136> [image: Print article] <http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/8/13/716136> Print article <http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/8/13/716136> [image: Museveni (right) greeting a woman at a rally at Bobi Primary School in Gulu district on Monday]
Museveni (right) greeting a woman at a rally at Bobi Primary School in Gulu district on Monday *By Vision Reporter * GULU district chairman Norbert Mao has praised the Government over achievements in Acholi. He said Gulu, which is vying for city status, has experienced vibrant growth in the hotel, banking, construction, agro-business and industrial sectors. “There is more trading in and outside the region particularly with border countries like South Sudan and Congo, which are major trade partners in produce, livestock and other manufactured products,” Mao noted. Addressing hundreds of people who turned up at Museveni’s rally at Along village in Bobi sub-county on Monday, Mao said the district had received over sh1.5b for the health sector through the Peace Recovery and Development Programme. He noted that the immunisation rate in the district was 99% and more mothers were delivering at health centres. The President is on a week-long tour of the region to popularise the Prosperity-for-All programme aimed at improving household incomes, and boosting food security through commercialisation of agriculture. “Gulu is committed to implementing all government programmes. We are happy that you are not just receiving papers, but have come to see the success and challenges of your programmes,” said Mao, who stressed he was speaking as the district chairman and not as DP president. According to a State House statement, Mao commended Museveni’s leadership for ensuring peace in the region, saying 90% of the displaced people had returned home. “A total of 16 camps closed and 15 camps are being assessed to determine their readiness for closure. All schools have returned to their original sites except Jingkumi Primary School, which has no infrastructure and access has been blocked because of a bridge that was destroyed,” Mao said. He disclosed that the district plans to transform former camps into town councils. Mao also said all the sub-counties in the district had benefited from NAADS programme introduced in 2005. He added that 32 savings and credit cooperative societies had been established and 10 of them had received support from the Government. Addressing hundreds at the rally, the President said: “Chairman Mao gave good plans and also gave me marks but he did not speak loudly. Most of what he is planning is my money (Government).” He said Gulu had received sh4.3b since the NAADS programme was started in the district and Bobi sub-county had received sh219m. Museveni toured a farm under NAADS run by Abel Mwaka of Paidwee village in Bobi sub-county who has 70 improved bee-hives. He also met Charles Obot and his wife, Veronica, whom he said saved his life from Amin soldiers in 1978.
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