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13 August 2026, 6:25 am
Climate change threatens water and livelihoods in Uganda’s cattle corridor
By Geoffrey Okwong The effects of climate change on water availability, livestock production and community livelihoods in Uganda’s cattle corridor are expected to receive renewed attention under a new five-year project being implemented in Pader District. The project, dubbed Fostering…
10 August 2026, 7:27 am
New Covenant Christian Centre aids 427 drought-hit households in Pader
By Geoffrey Okwong and Okello Bonny Mike New Covenant Christian Centre has distributed food and maize seed to 427 households affected by prolonged drought in Pader District. The relief was distributed in Pagor Village, Kineni Parish, Pukor Sub-county, with each…
6 August 2026, 12:00 pm
Farmers to pay for FMD vaccination under new cost recovery scheme
By Geoffrey Okwong Livestock farmers in Pader District will be required to contribute towards Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination under a new cost recovery arrangement introduced by the government to strengthen disease control. The information was shared during a…
5 August 2026, 8:31 am
Poor participation raises concern over future of Pader MDD festival
By Geoffrey Okwong The Chairperson of Music, Dance and Drama (MDD) in Pader District, Abakuk Okwir, has raised concern over declining participation in MDD activities, warning that the programme risks losing its relevance if schools and leaders do not give…
4 August 2026, 10:51 am
Officials accuse some LC I Chairpersons of creating loopholes for livestock thie…
By Geoffrey Okwong Security and veterinary authorities in Pader District have accused some Local Council I (LC I) chairpersons of issuing livestock ownership letters without properly verifying the origin and ownership of animals, a practice they say is creating loopholes…
4 August 2026, 10:27 am
Pader LC III chiefs postpone executive elections
By Geoffrey Okwong The election of a new executive for the Pader District LC III Chairpersons Association has been postponed after members failed to raise the required quorum during a meeting held on Friday. The meeting, which was convened to…
3 August 2026, 7:28 pm
Police intensify operations against livestock theft in Pader
By Geoffrey Okwong Police in Pader District have intensified operations against the illegal movement of livestock, intercepting two trucks carrying animals believed to have been transported without the required documentation and procedures. The two trucks were intercepted by police in…
31 July 2026, 6:31 pm
Family testifies as community group continues gender-based violence training in…
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda staffs, ERIKS Development Partner, and the group members at their tree plantation of Eucalyptus
31 July 2026, 12:07 pm
School struggles to secure parents’ support for feeding programme
By Geoffrey Okwong Kineni Primary School in Pader District is struggling to fully implement the government’s school feeding policy due to continued reluctance by parents to provide food for their children, despite ongoing sensitisation efforts by the school administration. The…
30 July 2026, 8:40 pm
Farmers urged to embrace coffee farming to boost household income and fight clim…
By Daniel Comboni Farmers in Pader and Agago districts have been urged to change their mindset and embrace coffee growing as a sustainable way to boost household incomes and fight climate change by planting tree crops. The call was made…