BY JAMES MUYA KARENGA: FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 The Karamoja sub-region is famous in the media for growing insecurity, cattle rustling and starvation but amidst this chilling narrative, one young man in Karenga district is on a mission to offer news of hope to Karamoja. “Not the whole of Karamoja …
Read More »THE SACRED DRINK THAT KEEPS KARAMOJA SOCIALIZING
BY EDWARDS AKAKI AND MATHEW ABEKSON MOROTO: FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 As the bright morning sun dapples, the semi-arid plains of Karamoja sub-region in northeastern Uganda spring to life. After the morning household errands, they throng with empty jerrycans to Nakapilimen, a local brew cellar, one kilometer from Moroto town …
Read More »KASIMERI PRIMARY IN MOROTO AIMING TO WIN NATIONAL MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA FESTIVAL 2022
BY MATHEW ABEKSON MOROTO: TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022 Kasimeri primary school, Karamoja sub-region’s perennial representative at the national music, dance and drama festivals has vowed to win this year’s competitions. The school’s officials made their intent known after they hosted the zonal competitions to get participants for the district level …
Read More »KARAMOJA DISARMAMENT 88% SUCCESSFUL-UPDF
BY TIMOTHY EODU AND MATHEW ABEKSON KOTIDO: TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022 As the current disarmament exercises marks one year and 10 days, the joint security forces of Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF and Anti Stock Theft Unit-ASTU have boasted for having achieved 88% of the set targets. This was revealed by …
Read More »KARAMOJA YOUTHS ASK MOROTO DISTRICT TO END TEENAGE PREGNANCY
BY EDWARDS AKAKI MOROTO: MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 Youths in Moroto district have petitioned the district to eliminate child marriage, teenage pregnancy and school drop out of Adolescents. They content that during the COVID-19 lockdown that lasted for over two years, many of the school going adolescents in the Karamoja …
Read More »SITE CLEARANCE FOR 2KM LONG WATER DAM IN KOTIDO DISTRICT BEGINS
BY TIMOTHY EODU KOTIDO: SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 The site clearance for construction of a 2km long water dam to support pastoralism has commenced in Maaru sub-county in Kotido district. The dam named “Sinat” is being constructed with funding from the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. The sh25bn …
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