The concerns emerged during a meeting between Lira City Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Emmy Lawrence Egole and leaders from two parishes in Lira City.
Lango sub-region faces severe infrastructure challenges, holding one of the lowest tarmac road coverages in Uganda at roughly 5%.
Speaking during a burial of the late mother of the clan head of Okii Ojukol,Francis Odongo Ali in Ajuri Cell,Eastern Ward,Oyam Town Council in Oyam District,Won Nyaci Odongo Okune said the Lango community must return to and uphold the positive cultural values inherited from their ancestors.
The Officer in Charge of Loro Police Station, Jimro Oselle,said parents who marry off children below the age of 18 will face the full force of the law.
The deceased has been identified as Alany Gerald, 25, a self-employed resident of Obutuwelo A Cell, Ojwina Ward C, Lira City West Division.
Pallisa District is seeking answers after a long-serving Kameke SS staff member was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Police are investigating.