March 13, 2025 By Stanley Ebele Several women from Karamoja who had crossed to the neighbouring districts of Katakwi, Kapelebyong, Amuria and Soroti in the Teso sub- region have started returning home. Their return coincides with the onset of rains which started…
By Bondry Kilenga March 11, 2025 The Kotido DAO Kotido Bernard Otim (left) Charles Ichogor RDC Kotido (middle) and Patrick Odongo, Deputy Principal Kotido Technical Institute (right) (Photo by Bondry Kilenga) KOTIDO: The students, tutors of Kotido technical Institute and the neighboring…
Residents of Napumpum Sub County in Kotido have unanimously resolved to stop any economic activities on Kaeselem dam to spare it exclusively to being a source of water for cattle. Kaeselem dam The dam located in Lolito parish had lately attracted a…
By Stanley Ebele Farm Radio International, with funding from the World Food Program-WFP, has donated solar powered digital radio handsets to 54 community listener groups in the nine districts of Karamoja sub region. The groups are from Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga and Abim…
By Jennifer Acheng &Raphael Acheboi Livestock farmers in Kotido district, are protesting a move by government requiring them to pay for the Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD vaccine doses under the new vaccine policy. Last week, government through the agricultural ministry, announced a…
By Jennifer Acheng The bishop of Kotido catholic diocese, the Rt. Rev Dominic Eibu Lokut, has cautioned farmers against selling off their harvest. Currently, farmers are harvesting crops like groundnuts, millet, maize, sorghum among others, but a number of them are reportedly…
By Jennifer Acheng The construction of a multi-million mega dam in Kanu parish, Abim sub-county, Abim district is hanging in balance, following a land dispute that has since affected the works. The dam project implemented by the ministry of agriculture, animal industries…
By Joseph Logola Farmers in Karamoja have been urged to proceed cautiously and grow quick maturing crops as rains resume in the sub region. According to the June-August seasonal rain fall outlook from Uganda Meteorological Authority, rains are expected to resume this…