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LOP concerned by West Nile poverty levels
The Leader of Opposition Rt. Hon. Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba who is with a section of Opposition Members of Parliament on an oversight visit to West Nile region, on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 made spot checks on road construction projects, schools and a health centre in Adjumani and Moyo districts.
“You can inevitably see the run-away corruption incubated in Kampala hatching in these communities…the abandoned school facilities, incomplete health centres, all closed and incomplete by contractors,” Mpuuga told journalists as he concluded the first leg of his three day visit.
Most shocking for the MPs is Dufile Seed Secondary School where government put about Shs2.1 billion for construction of classrooms, computer and science laboratories and staff quarters among others.
According to the school’s head teacher, Edward Okudi, the contractor, Achoru United Traders Limited abandoned the project and locked some of the classrooms and staff quarters accusing government of failure to pay.
The LOP Mpuuga was received by the area opposition lawmakers like Kilak County MP Gilbert Oulanyah.