Admin Destroyed buildings in the city of Manizales (Credit:BBC) At least 132 people have been confirmed dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely…
By Alexander Mackey Okori Cassava plantation (Photo by Alexander Mackey Okori) KARENGA: The leadership of Karenga district is considering enacting an ordinance on mandatory cassava growing in order to promote food security to fight biting hunger in the area. The moves comes at a…
URN The Catholic Church in Masaka Diocese has launched an emergency humanitarian appeal, calling on the public to support communities in the Karamoja sub-region that are struggling with severe food shortages following a prolonged drought. In a pastoral letter addressed to deans,…
Karamojong pastoralists helplessly stirring at dry Kanawat bridge in Kotido District, wondering where to water their livestock from By Alexander Mackey Okori Government has allocated Shs50 billion for emergency food relief in Karamoja, with the funds drawn from the national emergency fund…
Garden of sorghum affected by prolonged drought in Kotido North Division ( Photo By Alexander Mackey Okori ) By Alexander Mackey Okori KARAMOJA: Food Rights Alliance, has called on the government to release contingency funds to district disaster management committees to enable rapid local…
Turkana herders watering goats and sheep By Prosper Gibolo KOTIDO:The community and leaders of Kotido have agreed to allow the pastoralists from Turkana in Kenya to graze on their land on condition that they don’t come with guns. This was during a…
The valley tank whose construction was launched in September, 2025, is one of the three valley tanks being constructed to support the planned Nangololpolon dam in Kotido district, under a project funded by the government of Uganda and the Federal Republic of…
Kotido District has a population of about 219,700 people, with officials estimating that more than 45,600 households have been severely affected hunger caused by the prolonged dry spell. Emmanuel Oyuku, the Kotido Chief Administrative Officer said reports from sub-county authorities indicate that…