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19 August 2024, 17:39
President Museveni retains Pader RDC Odongo in latest reshuffle
By Lakomekec Kinyera In a recent government reshuffle on August 15, 2024, President Yoweri Museveni retained several key officials, including Pader’s Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Milton Odongo and his deputy, Saire Micheal. The reshuffle, conducted under the constitutional powers of…
6 August 2024, 5:16 pm
UNRA orders full closure of Karuma bridge for critical maintenance
By Denis Okello The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has announced plans to temporarily close Karuma bridge due to a fault in its bearings that may compromise its structural integrity. In May, State Minister for Works Musa Ecweru launched a…
5 August 2024, 08:39
Admin units discrepancies and unpaid leaders shake Pader
By Lakomekec Kinyera Several questions remain unanswered following a letter sent to the Ministry of Local Government regarding payments for village chairpersons, parish councils, and chairpersons by the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Pader district. In his letter dated 12…
25 June 2024, 12:56 pm
Lira FDC leader urges seizure of corrupt officials’ property
By Denish Ongora Lira Lira city Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party chairman under Dr. Kiiza Besigye’s (Katonga) faction, Bonny Ogongson Otyama has called for seizure of property of people implicated in corruption. Otyama said the government should take action…
18 June 2024, 11:55 am
Gov’t proposes stopping operations of District Service Commissions
By Denis Okello Lira The Ugandan government proposes replacing District Service Commissions with national or regional bodies to combat corruption, following reports of bribery and misconduct. Nicholas Abola, Commissioner for Information and Communication at the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity,…
17 June 2024, 11:54
Pader LC 1s and 2s frustrated over delayed ex gratia payments
By Can-ogura Richard Pader district Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Wanje Michael, reported on Monday, June 17, 2024, that the central government has yet to release funds for village and parish chairpersons’ ex gratia payments for the fiscal year 2023/2024. This…
12 June 2024, 12:42 pm
PDM project workload overwhelms Kitgum parish chiefs
By Otim Moses Arapmoi Subcounty and parish chiefs in Kitgum district have come out to complain that they are overwhelmed with work in handling Parish Development Model (PDM) due to distance and over population. Ms. Agnes Akello, a parish chief…
4 June 2024, 2:44 pm
Lango’s best, worst performed MPs revealed in new rankings
By Denis Okello & Bonny Otim Ogwal Five Members of Parliament from Lango sub-region have printed their names in the hall of fame in Uganda’s August house, having been ranked among the best 100 debaters in the country in the third…
29 May 2024, 12:13 pm
Kibaale district council approves over Shs26B budget for the year 2024/2025
By Kato Joseph Kibaale Kibaale district councilors have unanimously approved the next fiscal year 2024/2025 budget estimates worth over 26.2 billion shillings with education taking the lion’s share of over 11.2 billion shillings. The budget was approved on Tuesday during…
10 May 2024, 6:32 pm
System failures delay start of census in Kitgum
By Otim Moses Arapmoi System failures and poor network coverage has delayed the start of census in Kitgum district, according to the District Census Officer, Mr. Kibwota Paul Mulya. During a live telephone interview this morning, Kibwota told Tembo FM…