For the better part of last week, US president Donald Trump has been signing controversial executive orders most of which sparked off protests. From travel bans to plans of building a wall along Mexico border, there has been high tension in the States.
However, US ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac seems to have found a perfect gateway from all the noise back home. She was in Karamoja, traveling, and breaking down walls and celebrating diversity in the Pearl of Africa.
Deborah Malac embraced the fashion of the warriors of North Eastern Uganda as she donned the traditional attire of the land. She slayed the traditional wear of the Karimojong as she turned heads in a green print khanga complete with customised neck and head adornments in cololurs of now the nation under Donald. J. Trump.
She also had her moments with people in the traditional dances. She seemed to be quite a crowd puller with her meticulous execution of the moves.
She crowned her visit of Karamoja with of the Kidepo national park.
Away from rubbing shoulders with the natives of Karamoja, Deborah was serious work. She celebrated the opening of a 36-kilometer road that connects western Kotido to the cropping areas of western Kaabong. Communities are now able to use this full roadway, which was formerly a footpath, to transport goods to market and more easily access services.
Funded by USAID’s Northern Karamoja Growth, Health, and Governance project and implemented by Mercy Corps, this is part of the U.S. government’s efforts to help with infrastructure development in Uganda.