By Lazaro Apunyo The community of Moroto district and Municipality have expressed growing concern over absence of functional X-ray and Ultrasound machines, which has exacerbated their health access challenges. This critical gap in diagnostic equipment according to them, has left thousands of…
By Alexander Mackey Okori KOTIDO: The residents and leaders of of Maaru Sub-county in Kotido district are demanding for the elevation of Nakwakwa health centre II to health centre III status to address health service delivery gaps. According to the ruling National…
By Stanley Ebele The Ministry of Finance has allocated Kotido district an additional wage bill of Shs1.1 billion for the recruitment of more health workers this financial year. This is part of a broader government’s plan to address staffing shortages in the…
By Stanley Ebele The Kotido Resident District Commissioner, Charles Ichogor, has issued a stern warning to health workers against extorting money from patients or their families for ambulance services. He made the warning on Thursday July 10, 2025, during the handover of…
By Bondry Kilenga Police in Kotido have destroyed at least 777 jerry cans of illicit crude waragi worth millions of shillings, following a court order issued by Kotido Grade one Magistrate, Rashid Katende. The crude waragi was destroyed on July 7, 2025,…
By Stanley Ebele The dilemma of referring expectant mothers and other critically sick patients for further medical attention in Kotido district due to lack of ambulance could now be history. This follows the arrival of a state-of the-art Toyota Land Cruiser Ambulance…
By Bondry Kilenga Police at Kotido Central Police Station are holding two suspected armed Karamojong cattle rustlers in connection to illicit crude waragi and alleged possession of an illegal firearm. The duo have been identified as Paul Aleper, aged 20, a resident…
By Stanley Ebele The Outpatient Department (OPD) block at Panyangara Health Centre III in Kotido Municipality worth Shs164 million has finally been operationalized, sparking excitement among health workers and the patients. The facility that was built in the financial year 2022/2023 has…