When Loroo’s Trees Fell, So Did the Rain! A first-person account of how human behaviour is changing the environment in Karamoja.
I grew up in Loroo Sub-county, Amudat District. As a child, the land was green and welcoming. The hills were covered with thick forests of Epera and Warburgia trees. The trees were not just wood. They were our pharmacy, our shade, our water towers. My grandmother would point to the tall Epera trees and say, “When these trees stand, rain will find us.” Rivers like Nakapelimoru flowed even in dry months.