Etoil A Karamoja
Security and Peace
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…
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.…
2 February 2023, 7:24 pm
Kotido VSLA defaulter arrested over thirteen millon shillings loan
By Jennifer Acheng The police in Kotido are currently holding a VSLA group member for failure to pay back VSLA loan worth 13 million shillings. The suspect identified as Joel Okulega a business man in Kotido town was reportedly smoked…
24 January 2023, 10:36 am
Police arrest 5 Notorious Robbers
By Hopster Owiny Five suspected high-profile suspected thugs in Moroto district are in police custody. Police picked up the suspects in an intelligence-led operation on their hideout in Acholi Inn ward, North Division in Moroto municipality where they also recovered suspected stolen…
23 January 2023, 9:26 pm
Suspected Karimojong raiders ambush police vehicle
By Hopestar Owiny Joint security forces are hunting for suspected Karimojong armed warriors who ambushed and shot at a police vehicle along the Moroto-Soroti highway. The incident took place around Lodoi primary school In Napak district around 9 pm Sunday. …