Karamoja sub region has received a donation of USD 10 million (38 billion Shillings) to boost Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities in the region. The region posts the least pit latrine coverage of 30...
The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Moses Kizige calls on the IGAD member states drafting a protocol on free movement of cattle in Karamoja to protect the interest of the local people. Kizige notes that...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR has declined land for establishing another settlement for South Sudan refugees in Northern Uganda. The UN agency says there is no immediate need to establish a...
Calm is returning to the West Nile district of Yumbe after seven people were hospitalized, two with bullets wounds following Wednesday's mayhem as UPDF soldiers deployed by Uganda Revenue Authority to impound numberless motorcycles. But citing...
Government of Uganda through the Health Ministry confirms that there are no new reported cases of nodding disease syndrome just as it was raised by Northern legislators last week. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth...
The Uganda Law Reform Commission has been called on to re-examine land rights in mineral rich areas. Nicholas Opiyo, Human Rights lawyer and crusader says the current form of the law leaves communities in mineral...
Some South Sudanese refugees in large settlements in West Nile region have started returning home voluntarily. Authorities in the settlements, say at least 71 refugees have voluntarily returned to the South Sudan capital, Juba through...
Police in Kitgum district is holding seven people suspected of illegal possession of firearms and masterminding a string of murders and robberies in East Acholi districts. Police says the suspects are linked to the theft...
The presence of Karimojong children on the streets of Kampala is giving a lot of stress to Napak District leadership, the north eastern district has disclosed. For so many years, Karimajong children have been seen...
The chairman Gulu District Local Government, Mr. Ojara Martin Mapenduzi has urged the African Union to intensify pressure on the youngest African nation, South Sudan to end the political crisis that has ravaged the country...
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