Society

7 October 2026, 8:43 pm

NIRA funding gaps limit field registration services in Pader

By Geoffrey Okwong Limited funding is affecting the ability of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to regularly take registration and national identification services to communities across Pader District. Denis Niwamanya, the NIRA District Registration Officer for Pader, said…

24 June 2025, 9:53 pm

Cultural leader to champion fight against teen pregnancies in East Acholi

By Odong Daniel The rise in teenage pregnancies, child marriages and ultimately the number of adolescent mothers has been widely reported despite presence of N.G.Os after decades of war. Agago registered the highest number of pregnancies of 2,288 followed by kitgum with 2,046,…