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6 August 2024, 18:14
Retirement challenges highlight need for early planning
By Lakaraber Gladys Kasline As government workers approach retirement age, concerns about their readiness for post-office life are coming to the forefront. In Uganda, where the retirement age is set at 60, many retirees are finding themselves ill-prepared for their…
6 August 2024, 5:44 pm
Floods destroy roads rehabilitated with Shs 480 million in Kwania district
By Joshua Olomo Flooding has caused significant damage to roads rehabilitated at a cost of 480 million shillings in Chawente and Atongtidi subcounty, Kwania district. Calvin Odwono, a resident of Apwori, has criticised district leaders for allocating part of the…
30 July 2024, 1:55 pm
Karamoja leaders angry over Museveni’s comments on Aleper’s death
By Godfrey Eyoku A section of local leaders in the Karamoja subregion are disappointed with the speech President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni delivered to honour the late Simon Peter Aleper. On Friday, President Museveni paid his last respects to the former…
24 July 2024, 3:14 pm
Locals in Nakapelimoru sub-county bitter over the poor state of roads
By Joseph Logola Locals in Nakapelimoru sub-county, in Kotido district have expressed bitterness over the poor state of roads in their area. Currently, the road measuring 18 kilometres, stretching from Kotido town to Nakapelimoru and connecting to Kanair Sub-county and…
22 July 2024, 10:48
Leaders in Pader accused of misappropriating PDM operations funds
By Lakomekec Kinyera Pader town council urban Chairperson, Mr. Fearless Kilama Wodacholi, has raised serious allegations against district leaders, accusing them of misappropriating Parish Development Model (PDM) operations funds. In a letter dated July 8 2024, Wodacholi claimed that the…
18 July 2024, 12:11 pm
Amolatar woman MP donates 200 chickens to support youth enterprises
By Ejang Sarah Dr. Agnes Atim Apea, the woman Member of Parliament (WMP) for Amolatar district, on 17th July 2024, donated over 200 chickens to ten youth enterprises from the sub counties of Etam, Agikdak, and Namsale, respectively. While giving…
2 July 2024, 2:40 pm
Lira city boda boda riders protest police commander’s transfer
By Denish Ongora Lira Boda boda riders in Lira City protested this morning against the transfer of Police Commander Abel Ruganza. The riders, led by Owera Juma, chairperson of the Lira City West Division Boda boda Riders’ Association, marched to…
27 June 2024, 4:19 pm
ACTV’s role in transforming the lives of torture survivors in Karamoja
By Francis Owiny Kaabong district in Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region marked a significant milestone by hosting the June 26th UN day in support of survivors of torture. The event, organised by the African Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims…
24 June 2024, 10:26
23 from Pader selected for police probationer constables training
By Kinyera Lakomekec A total of 23 candidates from Pader district have been chosen to join the Uganda Police Force as probationer police constables. This selection follows rigorous interviews conducted from May 6 to 13, 2024. Initially 33 candidates were…
23 June 2024, 21:09
Shock as village chairperson takes his own life in Pader
By Can-ogura Richard Police in Pader district have recovered the body of the Luzira north village chairperson, found hanging from a tree in Gulnam parish, Ogom Subcounty, on the morning of Thursday, June 20, 2024. The deceased, Geoffrey Okongo Akena,…