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Kotido RDC Warns Health Workers Against Extorting Money from Patients for Ambulance Services

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…

A 32-Year-Old Shot Dead by Suspected Karamojong Cattle Rustlers

By Stanley Ebele Grief has engulfed the residents of Napoong village, Lokitelaebu Town Council in Kotido district following the gruesome murder of a 32-year-old man. The deceased identified as Longola Nakuny was shot dead by the suspected Karamoja cattle rustlers on on…

Jie County Receives A state-of the-Art Ambulance after Years of Waiting

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…

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Six Dead, 27 Hospitalised After Eating Suspected Poisonous Mushrooms In Kotido

By Alexander Mackey Okori A pall of gloom has descended on Naputir village, Loletio sub-county in Kotido district following a tragic incident, which has left six children dead and 27 others hospitalized after consuming wild poisonous mushrooms. The deceased children aged between…

Ambulance Crash Sparks Crisis at Kotido General Hospital

Bondry Kilenga Kotido General Hospital faces a severe crisis in responding to emergency referrals after one of its ambulances was involved in an accident in Lopeei sub County, Napak district on Sunday, May 11th , 2025. The ambulance registration Number UAY 273Y…

Kotido renowned female artist remanded over Child Neglect

By Joseph Logola. The Kotido Grade One Magistrate’s Court has remanded a popular female artist Rose Mary Akol alias Lady KUKU to Kotido government prison until April 10th, 2025 prisons over alleged child neglect. Lady Kuku, who was arrested on Wednesday appeared…

Karamoja Popular Female Artist in Trouble over Child Neglect

By Joseph Logola A popular female artiste in Karamoja, Rose Mary Akol alias Lady Kuku has been arrested by the Police over alleged child neglect. Lady Kuku, who has spent a night at Kotido Central Police Station is accused of abandoning her…

Kotido District Struggles to Cover Gaps in TB, HIV and Malaria Testing

By Stanley Ebele The suspension of USAID funding has created hug gaps in the treatment and management of TB, HIV and malaria in Kotido district health department. Almost all health facilities in the district depended on the USAID funding for the treatment…