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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…

Two Detained over Illicit Waragi, Possession of Illegal Firearm

By Bondry Kilenga Police at Kotido Central Police Station are holding two suspected armed Karamojong cattle rustlers in connection to illicit crude waragi and alleged possession of an illegal firearm. The duo have been identified as Paul Aleper, aged 20, a resident…

Panyangara HCIII’s New OPD Finally Opened, Months after RDC Declined to Commission it Over Shoddy Work.

By Stanley Ebele The Outpatient Department (OPD) block at Panyangara Health Centre III in Kotido Municipality worth Shs164 million has finally been operationalized, sparking excitement among health workers and the patients. The facility that was built in the financial year 2022/2023 has…

Kotido RDC Orders Arrest of Security Personnel Manning Checkpoints Where Illicit Waragi Entered Karamoja

By Alexander Mackey Okori The Kotido Resident District Commissioner, Charles Ichogor, has directed the arrest of security officers deployed to man security checkpoints along Kotido-Abim highway on Thursday night over alleged collusion with crude waragi dealers. His directive follows an incident in…

Four Deaths Reported as Moroto Health Facility Grapples with Ambulance Crisis

Lazarus Apunyo At least four mothers have reportedly died within a month as St. Pius HCIII in Lotisan Sub- County, Moroto District, faces a critical challenge in transportation of patients to the Moroto Regional Referral Hospital following a broken-down of the ambulance…

Kakore Primary School Gets Clean Water After Years of Suffering

By Bondry Kilenga Hundreds of learners at Kakore Primary School Nakitoit South village in Karenga sub-county, Karenga district can now have safe and clean water following the commissioning of the hand pump borehole, an intervention by World Vision. The new water source…

North Karamoja Development Arm Launches Immunization Project for Karamoja

By Prosper Gibolo Diocesan Development Services -North Karamoja (DDS-NK), has launched a six months immunisation drive dubbed Echipichip Ikicham project. Benjamin Adiaka, the Project Coordinator says the Shs184 million Project funded by Gavi under the Equity Accelerator Fund (EAF) will be implemented…

Access to Clean Water Boosts School Enrolment in Kotido

Seven primary schools in Kotido district have seen a significant increase in enrollment and improved educational outcomes following the implementation of a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project funded by UNICEF. Donato Oola, the Kotido Chief Administrative Officer, confirmed the positive impact…

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