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IGAD Boosts Kotido Municipality Green campaign with 1, 000 Trees Seedlings

Stanly Ebele. Inter-Governmental Agency for Development, IGAD has donated 1,000 tree seedlings to North Division in Kotido Municipal Council as part of a major effort to mitigate effects of climate change. The donation follows a proposal developed by Kotido Municipal Council to…

Kaabong prison authorities under scrutiny for flouting presidential executive order No.3

By Kilenga Bondry Kaabong prison authorities are under scrutiny for flagrantly disregarding Presidential Executive Order No. 3, which explicitly prohibits the cutting of trees and the trading of charcoal.  Photo of some affected areas in Loyoro s/c According to Loyoro Sub County…

Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development commences physical development planning of Kacheri Town Council and Kacheri Sub County

By Bondry Kilenga The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development with funding from The Intergovernmental Authority on Development-IGAD in Eastern Africa under the land use planning project have commenced the physical development planning process for Kacheri Town council and Kacheri Sub…

Wildfire leaves over 100 homeless in Lokwakial Sub County

By Joseph Logola Wildfires have left a trail of destruction in Lokwakial Sub County, Kotido district, displacing over 127 people and reducing several villages to ashes. Longorok Lokapelinyang a 56 year-old is among the victims, losing his home and everything he owned…

Concern As Construction Of Multi-Million Kanu Mega Dam Stalls Over Land Dispute

By Jennifer Acheng The construction of a multi-million mega dam in Kanu parish, Abim sub-county, Abim district is hanging in balance, following a land dispute that has since affected the works. The dam project implemented by the ministry of agriculture, animal industries…

Heavy Rains Ravage Lopei – Matany Road Delaying Emergency Services Access

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…

Kotido municipal authorities introduced financial penalties to curb open defecation

By Longok Abekson Kotido district in partnership with the municipal authorities have introduced penalties aimed at curbing the rampant practice of open defecation. In the latest intervention by the authorities, headed by the Kotido municipality health committee, those who will be caught…

KOICA-UNICEF Supported Wash Program Winds Up In Karamoja

By Mathew Abekson The minister of education and sports Janet Kataha Museveni has challenged districts in the Karamoja sub region to ensure that all water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools are properly maintained. Joyce Moriku Kaducu minister primary education with minister…