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19 March 2025, 5:28 pm
LC1s and 2s in Pader frustrated by delayed 2024/25 ex-gratia payments
By Okello Gift Pader District Local Council One and Two leaders have expressed disappointment over the delayed payment of 269 million Ugandan shillings in ex-gratia funds for the 2023/2024 financial year. The district has 890 LC1 and 98 LC2 chairpersons,…
19 March 2025, 2:01 pm
Police decries low turn up in the ongoing recruitment
By Jeniffer Acheng The police in Kotido district have expressed concern over the low number of applicants responding to the Uganda Police Force recruitment call. The force is currently conducting a nationwide recruitment drive for 10,000 police constables, an exercise…
19 March 2025, 1:36 pm
Kotido leaders struggling to declare wealth to the IGG
By Bondry Kilenga Only 19% of Kotido district political leaders and 30% of municipal political leaders have complied with the legal requirement to declare their incomes and liabilities to the Inspector General of Government (IGG). The revelation was made during…
19 March 2025, 10:09 am
Amolatar district leaders tackle cattle compensation ahead of Attorney General m…
By Alphonse Odur Leaders from Amolatar district are set to meet with the Attorney General next week, following a pivotal closed-door meeting held on Tuesday, 18th March 2025. This significant gathering, presided over by Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Paul Mpiiwa…
7 March 2025, 9:45 am
Kaabong prison authorities under scrutiny for flouting presidential executive or…
By Kilenga Bondry Kaabong prison authorities are under scrutiny for flagrantly disregarding Presidential Executive Order No. 3, which explicitly prohibits the cutting of trees and the trading of charcoal. According to Loyoro Sub County authorities, prisoners have been cutting down…
7 March 2025, 9:25 am
Loyoro sub county staffs abandon quarters citing insecurity
By Kilenga Bondry The staff quarters in Loyoro Sub County, built in 2015, now stand abandoned, a stark reminder of the ongoing insecurity that affects the region. Initially intended to house key officials, the facility remains unoccupied due to its…
11 February 2025, 11:19 pm
Oyam district production department procures motorcycles for extension staff
Eman Yonah Oruk These motorcycles were procured using an Agricultural Grant at a cost of 71 million Ugandan shillings to support extension staff in boosting agriculture across the four sub-counties of Acaba, Abok, Iceme, and Loro. While handing over the…
11 February 2025, 3:23 pm
Kotido municipality receives 40 tablets to enhance PDM performance
By Bondry Kilenga Kotido Municipality authorities have stated that they have received 40 tablets and power banks to improve the performance, disbursement, and monitoring of the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme. The development was revealed by Kotido Municipal Deputy Town…
10 February 2025, 2:48 pm
Government sends more 3billion PDM funds to Kotido
By Stanley The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development has released 2.9 billion shillings to Kotido District Local government under the Parish Development Model. Government also remitted 14.5 million shillings for administrative costs during implementation of the PDM. The…
7 February 2025, 12:35 pm
UPDF urges community to consolidate peace and security on 44 anniversary
By Stanley Ebele The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has called on the armed youths in Karamoja to take advantage of the president’s amnesty and surrender all illegal firearms to security forces as they work to consolidate the existing peace.…