Two Years After Swearing of 11th Parliament MPs, Information is Power Explores and Brings to You Achievements of WestNile MPs.

📸: Hon Leku Joel on the left, takes a photo with his colleagues MPs in East African Committee (EAC) during a monitoring tour at Katuna custom bordering Rwanda.

📸: Hon Leku Joel donates blood at Parliament during HIV / AIDs Awareness week campaign.

Following swearing in ceremony of 11th Parliament MPs on 17th, 18th and 19th May 2021, voters from different parts of Uganda have been praising and others criticizing their various MPs regarding their performances since they were sworn in.

At Information is Power (iip), we bring to you the lists of performing and none performing legislators from WestNile region since May-2021 to 2023.

Today, we have picked Terego west constituency whose MP Hon Leku Joel (NRM) garnered 10,218 votes,    Angundru Moses (Independent) garnered 8,126 votes,    Musema Swali (FDC) garnered 2,631 votes,    Mulema Chris (Independent) garnered 1,066 votes   and    Ajobe Bosco (Independent) garnered 824 votes during Thursday 14-1-2021 general elections.

Two years after he was sworn on 18-5-2021, here are some of his achievements besides Oversight, Budget and Legislation roles.

Hon Leku Joel is a member of three Committees (EAC, STI and HIV / AIDs) in Parliament of Uganda.

He is also a staunch NRM party member who has not only supported the party through mobilization but has supported the party through funding party activities in Terego District.

1. He bought 2 acres of community land in Leju town council for establishment of vocational school.

2. Bought tricycle (Raxer) for Terego West Moslem Community.

3. Supported the fight against environmental degradation by donating millions of cash money for tree planting.

4. To motivate children in schools, Hon Leku Joel donated scholastic materials to a total of 16 PLE 1st graders in 2021.

📸: Hon Leku Joel (fifth left in black suit) takes group photo with Terego District LC V Chairperson Hon Saka Wilfred, Leju town council Mayor Hon Nyakuci John Bosco and parents of 2022 PLE First graders who received 200,000 Shs each.

5. He gave financial support of 200,000 Shs to families of  2022 PLE 1st graders to start income generating activities.

6. Parish engagement with support of Shs 3 million per parish for mind set change and preparation of community for PDM.

7. He Lobbied and distributed maize seedlings to farmers in Terego West Constituency.

📸: Terego District Deputy RDC Mr Onyango Peter John Emmakol making presentations during the training of NRM Party Chairpersons at Sub-county, Parish levels and LC2 Chairpersons and parish chiefs.

8. He steered a team who trained NRM sub-county and parish chairpersons, LC II chairpersons and parish chiefs, civil servants, women and youth leaders in Terego West Constituency on project planning and implementation, like PDM and others.

9. Hon Leku bought and gave out solar panels to religious institutions and its installations will be done in June 2023.

10. Lobbied for 5 tones of chia seeds for both commercial and home use whose health benefits are; it improves heart health, reduce cholesterol levels and promote intestinal health.

11. He supported sports sector through donation of uniforms, netballs and footballs to clubs in the constituency.

12. Offered financial support of Shs 500,000 to Youths groups at each trading centre in Terego west county to start income generating activities, particularly farming.

13. Repaired 10 boreholes.

14. Hon Leku also lobbied for hospital beds, rural water scheme, electricity survey and mapping of Terego West Constituency.

15. He lobbied for 20 tons of maize flour and 10 tons of beans for most vulnerable older persons in the Constituency.

These and more to be compiled.

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