By Bondry Kilenga Tension is high in Kotido Municipality as the State House Anti-Corruption Unit launches investigations into various corruption allegations against Municipal Council officials. Pressure started mounting among the municipal official on Monday morning when official communication came in indicating that…
By Alexander Mackey Okori There was a lot of excitement among locals when Maaru Sub-County was curved from Rengen Sub-County and operationalised on July 1, 2020. The excitement among the locals of the young administrative unit was that its creation and operationalisation…
By Alexander Mackey Okori Kotido and Karenga are among the four districts that have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) due to failure to pay civil servants salaries for December. Other districts where civil servants have…
In a move to ensure uniformity in government buildings, the Local Government Ministry has announced plans to have standard building procedures for all headquarters of Districts, Cities, Municipalities, Town Councils, and Sub-Counties The development was announced by Paul Okot Okello, the Commissioner…
By Moses Lokeris Moroto leaders attending district budget conference for 2026/2027 fiscal year (Credit: Moses Lokeris) The Moroto LCIII chairpersons boycotted the District Budget Conference for the fiscal year 2026/2027 on Tuesday, alleging that they had not been invited. The budget conference…
By Jennifer Acheng Aerial view of Abim hospital compound (Credit: Courtesy photo) HEALTH ABIM: At Abim Hospital, established in 1969 during Milton Obote’s regime to be a cornerstone of of public health in the Karamoja Sub-region, a quiet but profound burden is…
By Alexander Mackey Okori Pressure is mounting on Kotido District leaders to repair bad roads within the town and ensure that the town is tidy ahead of Yoweri Museveni’s visit next week as part of his one-week campaign trail in the Karamoja…
By Stanley Ebele Kotido Municipality Town Clerk, Emmanuel Okaja, has stated that the Ministry of Local Government is currently in the process of sourcing a contractor to undertake the construction of the long-awaited Shs23 billion Kotido Main Market. Initially, the construction was…