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The government needs more land to host and feed refugees in Acholi and West Nile sub-regions, leaders of Adjumani District have said.

Mr Ben Anyama, the Adjumani District chairman, said the government should engage landowners to secure additional land for refugee use.

“While there is still abundant land available in the district, the government needs to go on the ground under the component of peacebuilding to negotiate with the local communities to give or offer more land for refugees,” Mr Anyama said in an interview with Daily Monitor at the weekend.

He said the refugees need more land to increase their farming production, as the Shs18,000 they receive per month is not enough.

While commissioning two modern multi-billion markets in Ciforo Sub-county, Adjumani District and Palabek Refugee Settlement Camp in Lamwo District at the weekend, the Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Mr Hillary Onek, urged the district leaders to secure additional land for the Office of the Prime Minister.

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