By Emmanuel Okol
KATAKWI
The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has assured Katakwi community quick compensation for the individuals who lost their goats, pigs and sheep from wolves.
Col. Tom Butime made the pronouncement on Thursday 9th November, 2023 during a community meeting with the people of Africa, Moru A, Moru B, Moru Apesur and Kide village in Getom Sub County Katakwi district.
He said the ministry of tourism is ready to compensate people as soon as possible in order for them to benefit from the Parish Development Model.
Colonel Butime apologized to the community on behalf of the Uganda Wildlife Authority and asked them to keep their animals in safe places as they look for the wolves that are now on rampage.
“We’re ready as a ministry with the help of RDC Katakwi district to deploy sister security officers in order to capture the dangerous animal,” Minister Butime said.
In the same speech he told the people of Getom sub county that the ministry is coming back to scrutinize the place following their plea for a tourism site.
RDC Katakwi, Rt. Maj Godfrey Katamba in his speech assured the people of Katakwi of enough security as soon as today in order to secure the future of people and their properties in the district.
“I have already mobilized the sister security agencies and instructed the deployment of Uganda People’s Defence Forces, Police and ASTUS immediately,” Katamba said.
Katamba added that as security, they will not sleep until these wolves are trapped or killed following the threat it has mounted to the people of Katakwi.
Geoffrey Omolo, LCV Katakwi district asked the people of Katakwi district to be security conscious and assured them support towards the filling of forms needed by the ministry.
“I am not sleeping since this animal started damaging people’s goats, pigs and sheep in various place in Katakwi district,” Omolo said.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Okello, the LCV councilor representing Getom in Katakwi district thanked the minister for the quick response towards the matter at his jurisdiction.
He therefore asked the community to follow the ministers’ idea in order for them to achieve the given purpose of PDM.
The chairman of LC3 Getom Sub County applauded the minister and asked the community of Getom to be vigilant.
John Makombo, director in charge animal keeping in Tourism ministry also apologized to the people of Katakwi for the damages and assured farmers who lost their animals that they will be compensated immediately.
He added that they are going to compensate people through their mobile money after verification.
