According to Katumba, if any raw mineral is to leave Karamoja, the processed product should be sold with the brand name of Karamoja. Katumba made the remarks on while addressing his supporters in Moroto.
“Karamoja region has plenty of minerals that can occupy thousands of youth, it’s just a matter of building factories in Karamoja,” he said.
He vowed that he will scrutinize investors and only allow those with resources to be given mining leases.
“We shall not allow even mandazi dealers from India to come and occupy all the jobs claiming to be investors, with me as president Katumba that will not happen,” he said.
He also said his governmnet will prioritise healthcare so that Ugandans don’t continue dieing due to poor health system.
“Imagine mothers walking very long distance to access panadol in a health centre, what’s wrong with constructing every parish a health centre and put enough medicine?” Katumba, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Logistics said.
According to Katumba, Karamoja will remain poor if the people in the region don’t vote for change.
“I am now here, the person that you have been praying to God to give you, am here to address problems that we are facing in this country…My dear brothers the youth, we should resist being called leaders to tomorrow; we must be the leaders of today” he said.
Katumba also promised to lower the prices of motorcycles to make them affordable for the youth to buy them and ride boda boda taxis. Â