Karamoja

By Cinderalla Atenyo-Amudat The National Resistance Movement party Presidential candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised the people of Amudati district in Karamoja sub-region to dismiss claims of arid and infertile land in their area and engage in Agriculture for wealth creation. As he explains during his presidential campaign rally …

By Cinderella Atenyo The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has called upon elders and cultural leaders in Moroto District to identify and report any acts of corruption at all levels and promptly report them to the authority. Mebel Mary Nakajuba, the principal Inspectorate officer at IG, while sensitizing and creating awareness …

By Cinderella Atenyo At least 7 candidates have been successfully nominated to contest for various Parliamentary positions in Napak District ahead of the forthcoming general elections, according to the District Returning officer, Angela Jolly Lokutai. On day one of nomination at Kangole electoral office, the official nomination exercise began promptly …

By Augustine Olule Following a two-day country wide nomination exercise for parliamentarians by the Electoral commission that commenced on Wednesday 22 and ended on Thursday 23 of October 2025, the electoral commission of Moroto district has cleared a total of fifteen candidates to appear in the ballot, come January 2026. …

Timothy Eodu The incumbent Member of Parliament for Matheniko, also the National Resistance Movement-NRM Vice Chairperson for Karamoja, Hon. John Baptist Lokii has pledged to uphold his projects of promoting education and economic well-being among the community of Matheniko. Speaking shortly after his nomination, Hon. Lokii said the Matheniko have …

By Timothy Eodu As the country gears up for the 2026 general elections, preparations are underway to ensure a smooth exercise, beginning with nominations of different candidates at all levels. While the presidential candidates are done with theirs and are now campaigning, Members of Parliament have also started and in …

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 Timothy Eodu-Moroto As Uganda prepares the National and District Budgets for FY2026/27, Civil Society Organisations-CSO’s working in Karamoja have united to call for urgent and targeted investments in service delivery for the sub-region. Karamoja remains Uganda’s most marginalized area, with poverty levels rising sharply to 74.2% as per the …

By Lazaro Apunyo-Moroto The Electoral Commission-EC in Moroto District has nominated Four aspiring candidates For the position of LC5 chairperson. The Four nominated candidates include three who are standing under independent-National Resistance Movement-NRM leaning and one who is flag bearer.The nominated candidates include: Pulkol Anjello NRM flag bearer, Koryang David …

By Timothy Eodu-Nakapiripirit As the 10th Karamoja Cultural Event-KCE Nakapiripirit chapter comes to the end, there are growing concerns among several stakeholders that government is not fast tracking most of the resolutions being passed by the Karamoja Cultural Association-KCA. These, they say undermines the efforts being put in place to …