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Residents of Lango, who mainly derive their livelihood from agriculture, have attributed the poverty in the sub-region to bad roads.

Like other parts of Uganda, agriculture is the main economic activity in Lango Sub-region. Farmers engage in mostly subsistence agriculture to feed their families and then sell the surplus to raise money to meet other needs such as health and education.

However, the current poor state of roads in the area means farmers cannot easily deliver agricultural produce to markets, or visit facilities like health centres whenever they or their loved ones fall sick.

The responsibility to construct and maintain roads is split between the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) and local governments. Sometimes, when money is sent to the sub-county, the leadership decides either to use the locals to work on the roads or request the district for equipment to support the work on community access roads.

In the financial year (2023/2024), Apac District, for instance, received Shs1.106 billion from the central government for road maintenance. Accordingly, 19 roads covering a distance of 209 kilometres were lined up to be worked on in that financial year.

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