Speaker Among Buys 500 Iron Sheets to Fix Karamoja Distribution Error.

The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, has taken a bold step to rectify a distribution error in Karamoja Sub-Region. During a recent parliamentary session, she revealed that she had purchased 500 iron sheets to replace those misallocated in the region.

Ms Among is among top officials, including senior ministers, named as combined recipients of more than 5,000 iron sheets procured under emergency financing by the government for vulnerable Karimojong.

The Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament (MP) said she did not want to disgrace the institution she leads and “I am doing this for the House … I do not want to be like I grabbed [the iron sheets]”.

 “In my district, I got a call; that, eh, iron sheets are being brought. And when they were taken, I said give it to the schools. Little did I know that the iron sheets were meant for another region,” the Speaker said in accounts offered to lawmakers she leads.

 “But after some analysis and looking at [it that] … the iron sheets were meant for Karamoja, not for Bukedea, I have taken [a] personal decision as a leader that since it was not allocated to my district, but also the iron sheets were given already out [to my constituents], I have decided to buy 500 iron sheets and give itback through my personal assistant to take back … to Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).” She added.

The theft of Karamoja Iron sheets was exposed after officials of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit arrested relatives of Minister for Karamoja, Mary Goretti Kitutu, with iron sheets clearly marked as relief. They allegedly attempted to sell the items on the open market.

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Early this week, the Police and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) through president Museveni’s direct partnered to investigate the alleged theft of iron sheets meant for Karamoja development. The joint persecution-led injury aims to hold accountable those responsible for the theft and ensure justice for the affected communities.