The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for control of a strategic central town, killing 12 suspected Al Shabab militants linked to al-Qaeda group, the government said on Thursday. The “well-coordinated” strike on Adan…
By Jennifer Acheng The joint security forces have arrested over 29,000 suspected cattle rustlers in the ongoing disarmament operation across Karamoja sub-region. In July 2021, government launched operation code named “Usalama Kwa Wote” to pacify the region, a move that has since…
Our Reporter Arthur Mugyenyi, replaces the late Brigadier Charles Oluka, as the new Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO). He will be deputized by Tonny Kinyera Apecu, according to the statement issued by the President Press Unit on Tuesday. The…
By Our Reporter. Kotido Elders’ Council have attributed the peace gains in Karamoja to the relentless efforts of the fallen UPDF 405 Commander, Col. David Byaruhanga. In an exclusive interview with Etoil A Karamoja in Moroto, John Bosco Akore Ojokotau, the Secretary…
By Bondry Kilenga Residents of Kotiang Parish, Rengen Sub County in Kotido district are breathing a sigh of relief as crime rates have taken a positive downturn following the operationalization of the Lominit Police Post. The outpost that was stablished in 2023…
By Bondry Kilenga The Kotido district authorities have resolved to intensify an operation aimed at eliminating street children from the streets of Kotido district and rehabilitate them home. Photo of Kotido district authorities in the meeting on street kids For long, the…
By Stanley Ebele The Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF has called on the armed youths in Karamoja to take advantage of the amnesty from the president to handover all illegal guns to security forces as they embark on consolidating the existing…
By Jennifer Acheng Local leaders in Kotido district have described the former Kotido resident district commissioner Ambrose Onoria as a fatherly figure who acted as a unifying factor in the district. The leaders were speaking during the poorly attended official handover and…