Crime

By Cinderella Atenyo Behind the statistics, meetings and official reports are women who suffer in silence, children whose pain is never reported and families struggling to find justice in a region where help can often feel far away. It is this silence that leaders and justice actors are now being challenged …

By Our Reporter NAPAK — The death of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly consumed waragi at their home in Napak District has reignited concerns over the growing impact of alcohol abuse on families, child protection and community safety across the district. Police in the Mt. Moroto Region are investigating the …

Cinderella Atenyo The Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, has called on leaders in the Karamoja region to play a proactive role in enhancing local security through robust citizenship verification and effective tracking of foreign nationals. During a high-level sensitization workshop held on Tuesday …

By Cinderella Atenyo & Timothy Eodu Access to justice by survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Karamoja has always faced an uphill due to several challenges ranging from the deeply entrenched cultural norms, low reporting rates, and severe infrastructural barriers that have long perpetuated violence against women and children in …

By Timothy Eodu The Uganda Police Force-UPF has today, 22-April 2026, passed out former elections Special Police Constables-SPCs, at the Police Counter Terrorism Training School, Olilim, following completion of specialized training for deployment under licensed Private Security Organizations (PSOs) in an event presided over by the Inspector General of Police, …

By Moses Lokeris-Moroto A section of political candidates and agents have raised concerns over what they termed as politically motivated violence, sighting cases of alleged beatings and electrocution of some of their supporters during the wee hours of the night in Moroto Municipality, with just days left to the general …

By Timothy Eodu The Police in Napak on Sunday arrested two suspects from Kasile village, Iriiri Sub County in connection to suspected theft of motorcycles. The suspects, whose names have been withheld, are currently assisting the police with the investigations. During the operation, the police recovered four suspected stolen Kenyan …

By Timothy Eodu & Lokeris Moses As the world prepares to mark the 16 Days of activism, a section of Moroto residents are raising eyebrows over increasing gender based violence, especially against women and girls. They say this is due to uncontrolled consumption of alcohol and poverty that continues to …

By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa Ministers Adoa (L), Ecweru (2nd L), Captain Mike Mukula(C) and IGP Byakagaba (R) at the burial. (Credit: Lawrence Okwakol) The Minister of State, for fisheries and transport Hellen Adoa who also represents the women of Serere district and Francis Musa Ecweru of Amuria County in Amuriat district …

By Agustine Olule-Moroto Some of the Reformed warriors during the event. Credit: Agustine Olule In a bid to bring total peace, security and development to Karamoja sub region, Karamoja Herders of the Horn with support from German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has dispatched 100 million shillings to …