Northern Region

Wednesday, 21 September 2022 By Moses Otim-Kitgum   Households affected by stray Elephant invasions in the greater Orom Sub-County of kiteny ,Orom ,Orom East are set to receive relief food from the Office of the Prime Minister-OPM in response to the continued alarm by the locals and area leaders over …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: Tuesday, September 20, 2022  STRABAG, an Austrian construction company undertaking the tarmacking of the Atiak-Laropi road, has asked for an extension of the contract period for additional 18 months. Sources from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) have confirmed that the contractor will not be able …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU KOBOKO: Monday, September 19, 2022 Koboko district has shut down eight charcoal markets at Busia border crossing following the Rainforest journalism Fund supported article on Mount Kei Forest Reserve. “I closed all the eight big markets at Busia where they were trading charcoal. There was resistance from …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 The archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, John Baptist Odama, has told the leaders of Madi and Acholi to speak the truth so that people living in and around Apaa can have peace. “There is still one area in our province which is still in …

BY EDWARD AKAKI The joint security forces in Karamoja region in a bid to stop commercialized cattle raids in the region have profiled and approved 28 cattle markets in the nine districts constituting Karamoja. This was revealed in security joint press on Thursday 15th September,2022 at the 3rd Infantry Division …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 The minister for Local government, Raphael Magyezi, has signed a commitment with refugee hosting districts of Adjumani and Yumbe, the UNHCR and Action Against Hunger to make the two districts as models in the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). He wants …

BY EDWARD AKAKI Towards the end of 2021 and the beginning months of 2022, crime rates in the Mt. Moroto region was on high alarm with very high figures of homicides fueled by the rampant raids at the time, child related crimes as well as sexual crimes which was fueled …

By Samuel Onen Kitgum district local council one and two chairpersons received bicycles provided by the Government of Uganda on Thursday 15th September, 2022 at the Kitgum district headquarters. The bicycle distribution which was officiated by Kitgum district woman MP Hon Aber Lillian which saw 716 bicycles distributed to all …

By Samuel Onen The Irene Gleeson Foundation-IGF is using its charity walk this year to raise at least 40,000 kilograms of assorted food items to support hundreds of families affected by nodding syndrome in the Acholi sub-region. The charity was established by Irene Gleeson, an Australian who decided to pitch …

By Otim Moses Farmers in mucwini sub-county in Kitgum district are earning big from the Non-governmental organization food for the hungry after empowering them on farm activities On Wednesday, groups of famers from six parishes yeba, pakuba, okol li kol, ogwapoke , pudo and pajong in mucwini sub-county in Kitgum …