“Government needs to find a workable solution to address the current fuel prices since it’s a driving factor to livelihood and an engine to spur development in Uganda and particularly the Karamoja Sub-region, which still is recovering from insecurity that had plagued…
Tony Achuma, the Kotido District Senior Health Educator said that the outbreak was confirmed after blood samples of tests of five people suspected to be having measles tested positive of the disease on March 15, 2026. By Moses Lokeris Measles outbreak has been…
By Bondry Kilenga Kotido Magistrate Magistrate’s Court has remanded Benedict Kiyonga Okidi, a suspect accused of killing a 36-year-old man until February 25, 2026. Kiyonga Okidi, a resident of Narikapet Cell, Central Division Kotido Municipality appeared before Chief Magistrate Eunice Akullu, on…
By Mathew Longok Abekson Police in Kotido District say they have arrested five suspects in connection to the gruesome murder of Kalip Ogong aka Okolej, a technician and a prominent figure in the local football scene. Ogong was attacked on Monday night, August…
By Stanley Ebele The Kotido Resident District Commissioner, Charles Ichogor, has issued a stern warning to health workers against extorting money from patients or their families for ambulance services. He made the warning on Thursday July 10, 2025, during the handover of…
By Stanley Ebele Grief has engulfed the residents of Napoong village, Lokitelaebu Town Council in Kotido district following the gruesome murder of a 32-year-old man. The deceased identified as Longola Nakuny was shot dead by the suspected Karamoja cattle rustlers on on…
By Stanley Ebele The dilemma of referring expectant mothers and other critically sick patients for further medical attention in Kotido district due to lack of ambulance could now be history. This follows the arrival of a state-of the-art Toyota Land Cruiser Ambulance…
By Alexander Mackey Okori A pall of gloom has descended on Naputir village, Loletio sub-county in Kotido district following a tragic incident, which has left six children dead and 27 others hospitalized after consuming wild poisonous mushrooms. The deceased children aged between…