Lobong shared that the teachers have also requested the district authorities to replace the windows of the staff houses with metal ones to enhance their security.
Read more ...Lucy Akajo, the Karamoja Regional Coordinator for Uganda National Teacher Union attributed school poor performances to the negative attitude towards education among the communities in the region.
Read more ...The farmers cultivating along the slopes of Mt Kadam in Moruita Sub County have developed a system of using contours to help slow down the flow of water during the rainy season and protect the soil from being washed away.
Read more ...Recently the security forces issued guidelines designating only two routes for the cattle traders to transport livestock out of the region.
Read more ...Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson says that awareness is part of community policing rolled throughout the region to enhance accessibility to police services.
Read more ...John Baptist Lokii, the Matheniko County Member of Parliament stressed the importance of local leaders taking an active role in sensitizing communities about the value and benefits of the program. He expressed concern that the limited knowledge about the PDM program has hindered effective communication between leaders and the local people.
Read more ...According to security, the registration and branding of cattle will enable them to manage the recoveries of stolen cows and avert exaggeration of numbers which have always put security forces under pressure to track animals that do not exist. However, the proposal has generated a debate as a section of leaders oppose the plan lamenting that branding of cattle will be a waste of resources for no value.
Read more ...Simon Longok, a salon operator, recounted how the power outage occurred with a strange sound, almost damaging his hairdryer and radio reciever.
Read more ...The suspect who escaped has been identified as Alfred Mukusu, who was arrested on 18th of May 2023 for allegedly defiling a 10 years old girl. The officers under arrest had brought him out of the cell to clean the police compound when he bolted.
Read more ...Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd division spokesperson told URN that the suspects upon reaching Kokochaya check point decided to drop an exhibit bag containing live rounds of ammunition before escaping towards West Pokot County in Kenya.
Read more ...The two teachers whose identities have been withheld by police are accused of conniving with the suspected warriors to carry out an attack at Atedeoi Primary School.
Read more ...According to Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto regional police spokesperson, the security officers at the Matany checkpoint discovered the jerrycans of illicit waragi covered with a tarpaulin during a routine check.
Read more ...Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson, informed URN that two routes have been designated for both South and North Karamoja.
Read more ...According to farmers, despite the military deployment in the district, the Karamojong cattle rustlers have continued terrorizing them from their gardens.
Read more ...While presiding over the handover at the UPDF 3rd Division headquarters on Friday, Gen Wilson Mbadi, the Chief of Defence Forces thanked the outgoing commander for his contribution to address the insecurity in the region.
Read more ...The suspects identified as Beye Asuman, and Anna Sagal both residents of Toyep toto village in Iriiri Sub County, Napak district were arrested on Wednesday after a tip off from the community. Both culprits were nabbed with four girls aged between 12 and 15 years old who were ready for a transit to Kenya's capital city Nairobi for casual labor.
Read more ...Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto regional police spokesperson, confirmed the recovery of all 20 cows from an abattoir in Nairobi, where the raiders had reportedly sold them to cattle dealers. Lobot said the footmarks led the tracking team up to the West Pokot in Kenya prompting them to deploy personnel in all the nearby cattle markets.
Read more ...The Principal Judge, Justice Flavian Zeija, presided over the official launch and stated that daily hearings of cases will be conducted to reduce the backlog and ensure timely justice. Plans are also underway to establish a regional court, although this will depend on the region that provides land for premises to cut the costs of moving to Kampala for appeals.
Read more ...According to John Robert Adupa, the LC 3 Chairperson of Lotisan Sub County, residents from Kidepo who were following the footprints of suspected thieves were alerted by someone from Looyarakamwae village in Rupa Sub County that an unidentified man had been murdered in the area.
Read more ...Residents say that the infection akin to Chickenpox manifests with itchy patches all over the body. It was first reported from schools but spread in the community when children returned home for holidays.
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