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14 October 2024, 17:02
Pader Secretary for Works Faces Backlash over Remarks on National Roads
By Lakomekec Kinyera Residents of Pader district have expressed strong disapproval of comments made by Mr. Okwir Charles Ray, the newly reshuffled Secretary for Works and Technical Services. His remarks, shared during a discussion on Rapa FM’s WhatsApp platform, were…
5 October 2024, 16:12
Minister Akori Says NRM Policies Lead Uganda’s Steady Economic Growth
By Lakomekec Kinyera On Saturday, October 5, 2024, Minister of State for Economic Monitoring, Akello Beatrice Akori Praise, shared profound insights during a conversation with Rapa FM talk show host Waroco Paco, just ahead of Uganda’s 62nd Independence Celebration. In…
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…
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…
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…
25 April 2024, 09:34
DEO threatens to quit job over media news of misappropriation
By Golden Vicky Ayiro The Pader district acting education officer Ms Alanyo Margret has threatened to quit her office job after a story done and ran by Rapa FM radio where teachers alleged that her office misappropriated subsidies meant for…
6 April 2024, 12:21
Shortlist for Pader 2024 population census out
By Lakomekec Kinyera A total 1040 candidates have been shortlisted for the National Population and Housing Census for the year 2024 in Pader district. The Pader district population and census officer, Mr Okello Bosco Paul generated the lists. Okello disclosed…