MARACHA chief administrative officer Kazimero Ezaruku has warned district officials against misappropriating the sh11b the district will receive from the Government this financial year.
Of the sh11b, sh1.14b will be spent on the NAADS programme, sh533m on primary healthcare, and sh623m on the construction of schools.
Ezaruku decried the poor performance of the district in the education and health sectors.
He pointed out laziness and absenteeism, especially among teachers and health workers, as the main cause for the unimpressive performance in the two sectors.
We should set a yardstick and step up supervision of the workers, he said.
He said Abim district in Karamoja, where he was the CAO last year, was ranked number 26 in the Primary Leaving Examinations and number one in immunisation, while Maracha, then under Arua district, was among the last 20 districts.
There is no justification why pupils in this district should not pass PLE or why children should not be taken for immunisation, he said.
Ezaruku said the district will recruit 100 nurses and midwives, adding that it has a shortfall of about 250.
Recruitment of agricultural extension workers to promote NAADS is also in the pipeline, he added.
He disclosed that the district planned to construct a drug store using funds from the Peace, Recovery and Development Programme to ensure a steady supply of essential medicines.
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