Crime

By Timothy Eodu The 3Division commander, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa has urged leaders in Karamoja to pass and enforce a resolution on forceful enrolment of children to school in order to fight criminality in the region. Nabbasa made the remarks while preceding over  the handover and taking over of office …

By Timothy Eodu The former Local Council, LCV of Amudat districted Mr. Francis Kiyonga Adamson has been convicted for corruption. Mr. Adamson was convicted this morning by the Grade One Magistrates’ Court in Matuga and sentenced to 23 months and 14 days in jail and fined UGX 80M to be …

By Timothy Eodu Joint Security Officials and Leaders during the meeting The security chiefs from the joint security forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police have identified poverty, peer influence and forced marriages as a driving factor for child trafficking in the region. Major General Don …

By Lakareber Gladys Kasline For many years till date Karimojongs have been accused of Raiding Animals from among them and their neighboring districts of Acholi, Teso, Turkana, Lango and Sebei, affecting their relationship and freedom of association while in such areas for fear that they would turn and steal animals. …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Dr Severin Kalonga, the project lead for Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa initiative of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has emphasized the role of environmental journalists to help halt and reverse the negative trend of degradation and biodiversity loss in …

  By Edward Akaki Karamoja, a semi-arid pastoralist region found in the North Eastern part of the country, Uganda has over the years been faced with harsh climatic change effects, cattle rustling, coupled with the disarmament process, escalating insecurity and looming hunger. This has hit the region so hard most …

By Agustin Olule Police in Mt. Moroto Region have asked the boda –boda riders within Karamoja to cooperate with them by giving necessary information regarding the wrong elements in the community. This was sounded by the Regional Police Commander of Mt. Moroto region Francis Chemusto during the meeting with boda-boda …

Tue 16, May 2023 Augustine Olule-Karamoja Police in Napak district in Karamoja sub region have impounded government vehicle registration Number UG 2524 A Toyota Hillux pickup, grey in colour belonging to the ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries carrying 16 jerrycans of illicit Waragi. The vehicle which was driven …

By Edward Akaki – Moroto Tears, sadness and sorrow has stormed the family of Steven Okello Olara (deceased) who on the night of Saturday 6th May 2023 succumbed to a road crash involving two riders along Moroto-Soroti road. Lack of crash helmets, speeding and drink riding has all been attributed …

BY OUR REPORTER Police in Kikuube district yesterday arrested one Ayebare Joseph, a senior official working with National Forestry Authority (NFA) attached to Bugoma forest for assaulting an Indian investor RAEHA RAMASAMY KRSHANA. The Indian investor is attached to Hoima Sugar and a farm manager of Nsozi farm where Hoima …