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Lamwo district
25 February 2026, 10:57 am
Climate Variability Disrupts Planting Season in Lamwo District
By Otim Moses Changing weather patterns linked to climate variability are beginning to disrupt the traditional planting calendar in Lamwo District, as prolonged dry conditions persist across Northern and Eastern Uganda. Local leaders say the delayed onset of steady rains…
17 November 2025, 3:18 pm
Palabek Students Lead the Way in Menstrual Hygiene, Rights Awareness
By Otim Moses Students of Palabek Ogili SS, in Lamwo District, are leading a powerful movement to break menstrual stigma and promote Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights – SRHR among adolescents. Through their Straight Talk Club, made up of 30…
17 November 2025, 3:07 pm
Lamwo District Releases Ex-Gratia Arrears for Councilors III
By Otim Moses Lamwo District Councillors III are set to receive long-awaited ex-gratia arrears for the 2022/2023 financial year, following the release of UGX 125 million by the district. Documents seen by Tembo FM show that the money covers 15…
15 August 2025, 6:15 pm
Lamwo farmer combats climate change with UGX 15 million irrigation investment
By Otim Moses Farmers in Lamwo District are adapting to the severe effects of climate change by turning to irrigation to sustain food production. In recent months, unpredictable rainfall and prolonged dry spells have slowed agricultural productivity, leaving many farmers…
25 April 2025, 2:39 pm
Boda boda rider dies in Lamwo road accident
By Otim Moses A 22-year-old boda boda rider, a resident of Abuka village in Palabek Gem sub-county, Lamwo District, has died in a road accident. The deceased has been identified as Rwotomia Innocent, aged 22. It is alleged that on…
9 April 2025, 6:21 pm
13 suspects arrested in Lamwo over inter-clan land dispute
By Otim Moses Police in Lamwo district are hunting for suspects belonging to Lawi Clan for allegedly attacking the Ding Ding clan leaving 14 grass-thatched houses reduced to ashes in Lukung subcounty. Thirteen suspects have been arrested in connection with…
7 April 2025, 4:18 pm
Agoro weekly market officially reopens after two months of closure
By Otim Moses The weekly market in Agoro subcounty, Lamwo district, has officially reopened after being closed for three months as a containment measure against the cholera outbreak in the area. The reopening of the market locally known as the…
18 March 2025, 6:07 pm
Three in custody for lynching mobile phone thief
By Otim Moses Police in Lamwo district have detained three individuals for lynching a suspected mobile phone thief in Pawena village, Palabek Abera sub county. The deceased, identified as Nyeko Alfred, a resident of Pawena village in Palabek Abera sub…
26 February 2025, 6:48 pm
18-year-old woman hacked to death by husband in Lamwo
By Otim Moses An 18-year-old woman and a P3 pupil of Opoke Primary School was hacked to death with a panga by her husband on Tuesday morning. The suspect has only been identified as Onek. The deceased, Aketowang Prossy, was…
10 January 2025, 6:18 pm
27 hospitalised as cholera breaks out in Lamwo district
By Otim Moses A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Lamwo district, and health officials have revealed that twenty-seven people were receiving treatment at Agoro Health Centre III by Friday morning. According to Dr Omoya Denish Ochula, the Lamwo District…