By Lazaro Apunyo Vendors selling used clothes along Moroto Market street ( Credit: Lazaro Apunyo) As time ticks to the last day of a two-week ultimatum to clear vendors from the streets of Moroto Municipality, a tense line between survival and order…
By Prosper Gibolo The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), Karamoja Zone, has confirmed dates for district qualifiers, warning to schools against violating the 2026 competition guidelines. As per the schedule, Abim District will commence its games on March 23, 2026, hosted…
By Patrick Loboe and Alexander Mackey Okori The health workers in Karenga District are struggling to contain the measles outbreak following stock out of vaccine amidst a surge in accumulative cases. Measles outbreak in the district was confirmed by the Ministry of…
By Helen Aguyo NAROWA signage Women activists in Karamoja Sub-region have voiced deep concern about customary practices in Karamoja that continue to undermine women’s land rights, health, and livelihoods. The Executive Director of Nakere Rural Women Activists (NARWOA), an umbrella Community-Based Organization…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The Kotido District Woman Member of Parliament-elect, Nuria Hasfa Teko, has vowed to defend her victory in court. This statement follows a petition filed at Moroto High Court by the outgoing Woman Member of Parliament, Margaret Aleper Achilla,…
URN Journalist turned politician Lilly Lopuwa, who contested for the Nakapiripirit District Woman Parliamentary seat as an independent has petitioned Moroto High Court, claiming that her defeat was as result of irregularities that handed victory to the incumbent, MP Esther Anyakun. Anyakun, who…
Admin Karamoja elders initiating youths into elderhood in Moroto (Credit: URN) The exclusion of youths and women, who are not initiated into the elderhood system from decision-making processes, has sparked concerns among a section of youths in Moroto district. In order for…
By Moses Lokeris Kotido District Veterinary Department is set to roll out a mass animal vaccination campaign to vaccinate livestock against highly contagious and fatal diseases. Among the diseases are; Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), and Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia…