A European Commission assessment team in July also concluded that:

 In the Eastern Districts all food aid from Government and WFP has so far been

distributed by the local authorities, with limited success due to unproper targeting of the

most vulnerable people. The first people who arrived, received the food. The targeting

was limited to the level of most affected parishes (entities of 2500 persons).  But even

some most affected parishes, which are located far from the sub county office, did not

receive any food. This general distribution of limited quantities of food had no nutritional

impact.  [EC July 1997, ref 52]

There is no doubt that there were problems especially with the beneficiary (stage 3) targeting,

partly due to the extremely small quantities of relief distributed (armed guards were needed at

distribution sites to control conflicts over the food), and that lack of resources at the District level

caused delays and other problems.  Nevertheless, discussions at the District and village level

suggest that

there were

attempts, and

some

Table 10:  Kumi District ~ sub District (stage 2) targeting

administrative

Government

WFP food

capacity (though

Affected

food aid (MT)

aid (MT)

Total food

= kg per

not matched by

SUB COUNTY Parish

Population

Feb/ Mar 97

June 97

aid 97 (MT)

capita

resources), to

KUMI

Agule

2,367

2.5

2.5

1.1

Omatenga

2,870

2.5

2.5

0.9

target what was

Olupe

2,199

2.0

2.0

0.9

received.

ONGINO

Aakide

2,483

5.1

6.0

11.1

4.5

Aakum

4,133

8.3

8.8

17.1

4.1

Ongino

3,958

6.6

6.6

1.7

In Kumi District,

Oseera

4,515

7.3

7.3

1.6

the distribution

Kanapa

3,066

4.0

4.0

1.3

Kachaboi

4,556

records in Table

Tidai (Is)

654

10 show that area

KAPIR

Agirigiroi

846

1.1

1.1

1.3

Atapar

2,319

2.5

2.5

1.1

selection was

Omiito

3,986

5.1

3.5

8.6

2.2

carried out at

Orisai

1,429

1.8

1.8

1.3

Ajesa

2,799

Parish level (with

Akisim

944

27 out of 44

Kapir

2,935

parishes

Kokong

1,253

MUKURA

Morukakise

2,934

3.0

3.0

1.0

receiving food

Kaler

2,814

2.5

2.5

0.9

aid),  and that

Okunguro

4,209

NGORA

Agu

1,786

2.0

2.0

1.1

relatively larger

Kobuku

5,650

2.0

2.0

0.4

amounts were

Odwarat

2,807

2.5

2.5

0.9

directed to worst 

Ngora

2,487

KOBUIN

Kodike

883

affected areas

Akarukei

1,336

such as Aakum

Aciisa

1,604

2.5

2.5

1.6

Opot

1,079

and Aakide.  In

Tilling

1,740

Tororo, 10 out of

KOLIR

Kamutur

606

0.8

0.8

1.3

30 Sub counties

Momongomeri

1,774

1.8

1.8

1.0

Aminit

1,944

2.0

2.0

1.0

were targeted,

Apopong

1,667

according to the

Kolir

2,256

Miroi

2,050

CAO. The District

MALERA

Kobaale

1,138

1.4

1.4

1.2

Disaster

Kabarwa

2,886

3.7

3.7

1.3

Kotiokot

1,997

2.6

2.8

5.4

2.7

Management

Koreng

3,032

4.0

4.0

1.3

Committee had

Kachoc

3,909

3.5

3.5

0.9

taken their

Kachede

2,327

2.5

2.5

1.1

KIDONGOLE

Koena

2,928

targeting

Kidongole

3,107

responsibilities

Total

108,262

21.2

85.6

106.8

1.0

Total in targeted parishes

71,379

1.5

very seriously,

[total district population = 305,000]

spending many

Figures from Kumi District CAO

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