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…
By Jennifer Acheng and Alexander Okori Kotido district on Thursday joined the rest of the World to Commemorate the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture with demands for effective enforcement of Ant-Tortures Laws and free and fair elections taking…
By Stanley Ebele National Resistance Movement (NRM) party youth leaders in Karamoja Sub-region have endorsed former Miss Tourism Uganda 2017, Elma Challa Kapel, for the Northern Region Youth Member Of Parliament ahead of the party primaries. Kapel 27, is the daughter of…
Local leaders in Moroto District are demanding for a total ban on the sale and drinking of waragi, citing its harmful effects. They emphasize that this unregulated alcohol has led to numerous deaths within the community. On Thursday evening, joint security forces…
By Edward Eninu The Justice and Peace Department of Kotido Catholic Diocese (JPD-K) is hosting its annual Memorial Peace Prayer in Kanair, Kotido District, commemorating two years since the inception of its peacebuilding initiatives in North Karamoja. The event bringing together communities…
By Prosper Gibolo The national delegate representing Karamoja secondary schools at the Association of Physical Education Teachers Uganda (APETU), Bonny Otto, has expressed dismay over the low participation of Karamoja schools in the physical education festival. This followed the poor turnout in…
By Stanley Ebele Despite peaceful conclusion, the youth village committee elections in Kotido District and Municipality were significantly dented by widespread mobilization failures, leading to a dismal voter turnout and leaving hundreds of positions vacant. The Electoral Commission gazetted June 16 to…
By Bondry Kilenga The Ugandan and Chinese governments, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and Andre Foods International (AFI), have flagged off a rice distribution program in Karamoja to support vulnerable communities affected by food insecurity and malnutrition. The distribution…