By Stanley Ebele A day intended for prayer for unity and peace in Kotido District was overshadowed by a fatal incident of mob justice and ongoing cross-border cattle raids on Saturday. While religious and political leaders gathered on Saturday to pray for…
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…
Former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, has refuted claims linking him and ex-police officer Nixon Agasirwe to the assassination of prosecutor Joan Kagezi and several other high-profile murders in Uganda. Kayihura said that a Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) report…
By Bondry Kilenga Police in Kidepo Regional have outlined measures to guarantee peaceful ongoing National Resistance Movement (NRM) party grassroots elections. These measures include analyzing crime trends, strengthening community policing, and implementing the sub-county policing model to enhance collaboration. Denis Ocama, the…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) has impounded a vehicle with registration number UBL 798Z for transporting illicit waragi. The vehicle, heading to an unknown destination in the Karamoja sub-region, was intercepted at Atari Checkpoint on Muyembe-Namalu road on…
By Stanley Ebele The Joint Security Forces have recovered two firearms from armed men in Moroto district as the security forces continue to enforce the Usalama Kwa Wote operation in Karamoja. The guns were recovered from unspecified locations in Moroto district with…
Bondry Kilenga The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has recovered two guns during a security Baraza held on Thursday at Napumpum sub-county in Kotido district. The guns were voluntarily handed over by individuals who had been holding them illegally, marking a significant…
The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for control of a strategic central town, killing 12 suspected Al Shabab militants linked to al-Qaeda group, the government said on Thursday. The “well-coordinated” strike on Adan…