Uganda, April 23 -- A section of Civil Society Organizations operating in Karamoja sub-region have rejected the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, saying when passed, will suffocate development in Karamoja.

In a joint statement issued this morning, the civil society organisation fraternity in Karamoja said that roughly USD 70 to 90 million in donor funding - which translates to hundreds of billions of Ugandan shillings to critical sectors of education, natural resources, food security, health and peace building - will be lost.

The CSOs in Karamoja argue that the Bill, when passed, will not spare the Karamoja Regional Development Plan (KRDP) 2025 to 2035.

As per the paperwork of KRDP, donors are projected to make a 20 per cent contrib...