President Yoweri Museveni has signed the controversial Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025, into law, granting military courts the powers to try civilians, a decision critics argue defies a Supreme Court ruling delivered on January 31, 2025. In May of this…
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…
By Prosper Gibolo Kotido District is currently experiencing a significant turnout as the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) conducts its mass enrollment and renewal of National Identity Cards. This nationwide campaign being carried out at parish and village level for a…
The ruling National Resistance Movement again used power of its numbers to easily sail through the controversial Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, through the legislature on Tuesday May 20,2025. The House presided over by Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita…
By Stanley Ebele A palpable sense of frustration and despair is growing among residents in Kotido district as they implore the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to accelerate adjudication of long-pending human rights cases, emphasizing the urgent need for justice within their…
Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving their accounts publicly for the first time, the veterans described seeing members of…
By Bondry Kilenga The local leaders in Karamoja sub-region, in collaboration with security operatives have rejuvenated operations to crack whip on the individuals involved child trafficking. This is in response to the escalating cases of child trafficking across the region. As a…
By Stanley Ebele Uganda Human Rights Commission Officer in charge of Kotido Field Office, Santos Lomongin has raised a red flag over the rising spate of mob justice in the area, urging the public to respect the rule of law and allow…