Residents of northern and eastern Uganda who lost their animals during the war can now smile again.
The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund has distributed 192,000 animals and birds in a restocking exercise to replace those eaten by the rebels, the army or rustled by Karimojong raiders.
The fund's education and communication specialist, Martin Okumu, said 33,557 heifers were given out to several groups in the regions.
According to him, Teso got 17,178 heifers, West Nile 2,700, Acholi 11,767 and Lango 1, 912 .
"We have also given to the communities 9,029 bulls, 18,476 goats and 10,434 pigs during the period the (compensation) project has been operational in the sub-regions," said Okumu.
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