Uganda, May 4 -- Residents of Ogwangapur Parish in Acaba sub-county, Oyam District, have been struggling to fix a district road that has not been repaired for the last 10 years.

Men, women, and youth on Monday started repairing the eight-kilometre road that stretches from Obangangeo to Atipe Health Centre III using rudimentary tools. This was after waiting patiently for their leaders to address the pathetic state of the road in vain.

In this northern district, farmers engage in mostly subsistence farming to feed their families and sell their surplus to raise money to meet family needs such as health and education.

For them to exploit the potential of agriculture, they must be supported with a good road network to transport their goods ...