
Development

2 July 2025, 5:47 pm
Kitgum Municipality installs 32 solar street lights to boost security
By Otim Moses Kitgum Municipality has secured 32 new solar-powered streetlights, which are set to be installed in key hotspot areas this July to enhance security and improve public lighting. His Worship Ojara Richard Okwera, the Mayor of Kitgum Municipality,…


20 May 2025, 7:54 am
Presidential Team Pledges to Remind President Museveni About Delayed Aber Distri…
By Eman Yonah Oruk By Eman Yona During a stakeholder meeting at the Oyam District Council Hall yesterday, Lt Col (Rtd) Ambako Kibrai, Senior Presidential Advisor on Mobilization attached to the RDC Secretariat, assured residents that he would remind President…

16 May 2025, 10:25 am
UBOS releases 8th household survey; Karamoja ranked poorest region
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is legally mandated to conduct all forms of national statistics. It is against this background that they conducted the Uganda National Household Survey 2023/2024. Yesterday, at Hotel Africana in Kampala, the…

12 May 2025, 9:22 am
Amolatar Boda Boda Association elects new women league leaders
By Sarah Ejang On May 11, 2025, the Amolatar Boda Boda Association marked a significant milestone by electing new Women League leaders to represent women from the district at the union level. The election process was overseen by District Chairperson…

5 May 2025, 1:34 pm
Government deploys 160 amco culverts for Oryemapat bridge reconstruction
By Eman Yonah oruk The Ministry of Works and Transport has delivered 160 Amco culverts to assist in the reconstruction of Oryemapat Bridge, following the efforts of Oyam North Member of Parliament, Dr Eunice Apio Otuku. Speaking to journalists recently…

29 April 2025, 7:31 pm
€140 million WASH facility project launched with site handover in Oyam
By Eman Yonah oruk A significant milestone has been achieved in Oyam District with the launch of a five-year Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Facility Project, funded by the European Union to the tune of €140 million. The site handover…

16 April 2025, 10:38 am
Kitgum municipality approves relocation of bus park to airfield
By Otim Moses Kitgum Municipal Council and the Kitgum Taxi Owners and Drivers Association (KITODA) have unanimously agreed to temporarily relocate the taxi park to Kitgum Airfield before 1st July 2025. During a stakeholder engagement held in the municipal boardroom…

16 April 2025, 08:31
Pader launches customary land registration initiative to combat land grabbing
By Ekel Bonny Daniel A transformative land registration initiative aimed at strengthening land ownership and preventing land grabbing is set to be rolled out in Lunyiri sub county, Pader district. The project, supported by the German Corporation for International Cooperation…

31 March 2025, 6:30 pm
MPs urge government to prioritise the Grow project in Pader
By Vicky Golden Ayiro The MPs in Pader district are urging the government to prioritise the GROW project in the district for local women, ensuring that progress benefits the majority of residents, not just the well-off, as is currently the…