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…
Admin The LCV Chairperson of Kapelebyong District, Francis Akorikin, has given the security forces a 10-day ultimatum to evict the Balaalo herdsmen from the district. In a letter dated August 14, 2025, addressed to the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Akorikin accused the…
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Kipkoech Lagat, has formally stepped aside from his role as investigations intensify into the controversial death of blogger Albert Ojwang’, whose arrest followed a defamation complaint allegedly filed by the senior officer.…
The education and health have beeen named as the most corrupt sectors, according to the latest bi-annual performance report by the Inspectorate General of Government (IGG). The July to December report presented to Parliament examined and assessed “the extent and cost of…
By Stanley Ebele A palpable sense of frustration and despair is growing among residents in Kotido district as they implore the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to accelerate adjudication of long-pending human rights cases, emphasizing the urgent need for justice within their…
Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving their accounts publicly for the first time, the veterans described seeing members of…
By Alexander Mackey Okori Unlawful trade of wild meat is thriving in Kotido district as former warriors turn their ‘guns’ to poaching in the Bokora-Matheniko Wildlife Reserve, threatening wildlife species. The projection of poaching area at Bokora-Matheniko Wildlife Reserve near Kotido district The…
BBC AFRICAN NEWS A US court awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18m (£14m) in damages, after a jury said he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong. The case stems from comments Agyapong made about Anas after his BBC investigation…