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A 17-Year-Old in Moroto Gives Birth While Writing her First PLE Paper

By Moses Lokeris UNEB: A 17-year-old at Acherer Primary School in Moroto district on Monday gave birth to a bouncing baby boy weighing 3kgs during her first Primary leaving Examination (PLE) mathematics paper. Teddy Flavia Awili, the head teacher said that the…

Over 900 Sit Primary Leaving Examinations in Moroto

P.7 candidates during briefing held on Friday October 31, 2025 (Credit: Moses Lokeris) Moses Lokeris MOROTO: At least 935 registered candidates are sitting for this year’s Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in Moroto District and Municipality with girls constituting the highest number of…

Police Busts Motorcycle Theft Racket in Napak

By Alexander Okori Police in Napak district are holding two men suspected to be part of the racket stealing motorcycles and alter their number plates before selling them to unsuspecting customers. The two suspects whose names have been withheld were arrested at…

Samia Suluhu Wins Tanzania’s Disputed Election with 97 Percent After Deadly Protests

DODOMA, Tanzania — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed elections with more than 97 percent of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region. The results is likely to amplify…

BIG STORY: Mothers and Babies Bear the Brunt of Doctors’ Crisis at Abim Hospital

By Jennifer Acheng Aerial view of Abim hospital compound (Credit: Courtesy photo) HEALTH ABIM: At Abim Hospital, established in 1969 during Milton Obote’s regime to be a cornerstone of of public health in the Karamoja Sub-region, a quiet but profound burden is…

Museveni Directs UWA to Allow Pastoralists Graze in Pian Upe Game Reserve

President Yoweri Museveni has intervened in a longstanding dispute between pastoralists and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over grazing rights in the Pian Upe game reserve, permitting communities to graze their livestock in the reserve temporarily. The conflict, which escalated in September after…

Taboo and Harmony: Inside the Kotido Village Where Humans Share Space with Wild Hyraxes

By Stanley Ebele Aerial view of Lokatap rock in Rengen Sub-county, home to over 1,000 wild hyraxes (Credit: Stanley Ebele) KOTIDO, UGANDA: Nestled amidst the rugged rocks of Rengen Sub-county in Kotido district, the ordinary village of Lokatap, with an estimated population…

Gov’t Starts Installation of Electric Fence Around Kidepo to Address Human-Wildlife Conflict

 Alexander Mackey Okori Government through the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), has commenced the construction electric fence around Kidepo National Valley Park in Karenga district in an effort to prevent wild animals especially elephants, from entering people’s homes and farms. The animals have…

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