By Bondry Kilenga Photo Credit: URN Heavy rains have ravaged the Lopei to Matany road in Napak district delaying patients from Abim and Kotido districts seeking emergency health services in Matany Hospital. According to the road users, the rains have made the…
By Joshua Imalingat It was all pomp, color and joy as hundreds of youths, women and elders from Karamoja sub region converged for the first ever Youth (Karachuna’s) peace celebration at Kanair sub county Kotido district. Rev. Fr Ignatius Nshing the parish…
By Alfred Ogwang Karamoja cultural association that is charged with the responsibility of organizing the Karamoja cultural event Napak chapter is hoping to establish a council of elders to oversee the affairs of Karamoja. Courtesy Photo Currently the region has a highly…
By Joshua Imalingat Officials at Kobulin Youth Skills Training center in Napak district are calling for urgent interactions involving parents to understand why children in the district escape to live on the streets in urban areas. Reports suggest that nearly 90 percent…
By Joshua Imalingat and Alfred Ogwang Located at Nawoikorot village, Ngoleriet Sub County in Napak district, southern Karamoja is a little known and less talked about mass grave. Marked with five raised rusty metallic crosses and pieces of raise stones is where…
By Joshua Imalingat Napak district located south of Karamoja is one of the nine districts in the sub region reported to be experiencing a fast rise in urbanization. One of the Hotels in Matany Town Council Napak District Perhaps due to its…
By Joshua Imalingat Napak district is struggling to deliver services to its people twelve years after it was curved out of the greater Moroto district. The district became independent on 1st July 2010. It currently has a population of 168,000 people spread…
By Joshua Imalingat and Alfred Ogwang When the Bokora ethnic group in Napak hosts the annual Karamoja cultural event in September, many will hope to use the occasion to learn about their own history and identity. Courtesy Photo Believed to be the…