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Over 300 children in Karamoja to benefit from free pediatric surgery

  Surgeons doing pediatric surgery at St. Kizito Hospital, Matany, Napak district on Monday. Credit: Delux Emmy Alomu A team of health professionals, including doctors, surgeons, and nurses, has launched a seven-day free pediatric surgical camp aimed targeting to benefit over 300…

Napak district struggling to recover over Shs 3 billion YLP and Emyooga funds

By Cindrella Atenyo The Napak Resident District Commissioner, Milton Odongo has directed the police to arrest defaulters of government revolving funds channeled through various government poverty alleviation programs. The directive follows reports that a majority of beneficiaries have failed to fulfill their…

KAPATU refutes NCHE Director’s claims, cites guideline compliance and progress

By Alexander Mackey Okori and Bondry Kilenga KAPATU leaders and top government official in a group photo during the project’s unveiling on November 23, 2025 (KAPATU Portal) Karamoja Peace and Technology University (KAPATU) and Karamoja Members of Parliament have described the statement…

Woman electrocuted in Kaabong while plucking desert date leaves

By Alexander Mackey Okori Police in Kaabong District are investigating an incident in which a 28-year- old woman was electrocuted on Friday, while plucking leaves of a desert date tree, locally known as “Ekorete” or “Ecomai”, a vital delicacy and food source…

Late Mzee Lokiru gets extraordinary, touching eulogies

An irreplaceable man of tested integrity of all seasons who cherished education and believed that it was a journey, not a destination is how family, relatives, and friends from Karamoja and beyond described the late Mzee Peter Claverton Lokiru. By Hellen Aguyo…

Treat your juniors with respect and dignity-Maj. Gen Sserunkuma tells UPDF commanders

In his speech, Maj. Gen. Sserunkuma warned against commanders against comfortability, noting that leadership positions are not permanent and that all officers must be prepared to leave at any time to heighten operational efficiency. “Commanders and senior officers across all ranks are…

Sombre mood grips Kotido residents as body of late Mzee Lokiru arrives

By Alexander Mackey Okori and Bondry Kilenga A sombre mood griped Kotido Municipality residents on Monday, April 6, 2026, as the casket bearing the body of late Claverton Peter Lokiru, arrived from Soroti City where he died from on Tuesday, March 31,…

16 infants receive sacrament of baptism at Christ Cathedral on Easter Monday

By Alexander Mackey Okori Christians at Christ Cathedral under North Karamoja Diocese marked Eastern Monday, with baptism of 16 infants. On Easter Monday, Christians globally commemorate the day following the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Out of the infants who…

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