By Joshua Imalingat The Resident District Commissioners in North Karamoja have decried the low turn of applicants in the ongoing Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF recruitment exercise. On the 20th of May this year, the ministry of defence and veteran affairs announced a…
By Jennifer Acheng The Kotido army primary school head teacher warrant officer class two, Simon Tito Elanyu has been suspended from office over allegations of school mismanagement. This follows reported incidences of some teachers from the school who allegedly sexually assaulted school…
By Joseph Logola A total of 15 people turned up for the probationer Police Constable Recruitment exercise that kicked off Tuesday at Lomukura Primary School in Kotido municipality as the exercise rolls over to North Karamoja. Police Probationer Constable Recruits at Lomukura…
By Our Reporter The 32 Turkana herders who were each sentenced to 20 years in jail for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition by the UPDF 3rd division court martial in Moroto have been set free. Courtesy photo of the Turkana pastoralists…
By Jennifer Acheng The Deputy Commander Land Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Maj Gen Francis Takirwa has urged soldiers to embrace trainings and remain disciplined in their military career progression. UPDF, Police and Prisons commanders during the pass out of…
By Raphael Acheboi A 45-year-old night watchman of Nakoreto primary school in Kotido district was on Tuesday evening gunned down by unknown assailants. Lojok Lojera a resident of Lomejimeja village, Nakoreto parish, in Longaroe Sub-County was reportedly shot dead while inside the…
By Prosper Gibolo Local leaders in North Karamoja have tasked the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces- UPDF to deploy military personnel along the Uganda-Kenya in a bid to stamp out cross border cattle rustling. A section of security officers and locals from Karamoja…
By Bondry Kilenga The beneficiaries of the recently distributed iron sheets in Kapeeta sub county, Kotido district have accused their area LC3 chairperson and the acting sub county chief of allegedly withdrawing some iron sheet from them. They purport that their chairman…