Story by Osuta Yusuf.
Maracha District.
6-Dec-2025.
The NRM-Leaning Independent candidate for Maracha Constituency MP election has pledged to empower farmers in Maracha Constituency by allocating monies for farmers group as a seed capital.
He made the remarks while campaigning for his MP bid in Otravu Cell, Ayivu B Ward in Ovujo Town on Friday 5-December-2025.
Obeta Moses Drakua who is also a farmer and was visited in 2023 by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over his wealth creation efforts through farming, advised the residents to embark on farming as one of the methods of alleviating them from poverty.
“I have seen and known our people going through lots of hunger and poverty over mainly three things; mindset, weather challenges and lack of support”, Obeta noted as he promises to bring the community into money economy by giving them financial supports to do farming and he also pledged to distribute modern farming equipments to address and avert climatic changes that have for years hampered farming in Maracha District and West Nile region.
In the same vein, he advised the residents to plant green vegetables during this dry season so as to add food security in their homes.
As the general election date 15-1-2026 approaches, it should be noted that, the Electoral Commission on 22-Oct and 23-October-2025 duly nominated a total of 5 Candidates to contest for Maracha Constituency MP position 2026 - 2031.
Stay tuned.
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