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By Atenyo Cinderella & Akeno Boniface Angura The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has officially launched its new state-of-the-art premises for Totore FM 90.0 in Moroto District, marking a major step toward improving access to information in one of Uganda’s most underserved regions. For years, Karamoja has faced serious media and …

By Cinderella Atenyo Hundreds of midwives from across Uganda converged in Moroto District on Tuesday 5th 2026 to mark the International Day of the Midwife under the theme “One Million More Midwives.” They issued a passionate call for urgent government recruitment, warning that extreme workloads and critical shortages are driving …

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 Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto The Ministry of health in conjunction with Moroto District will host this year’s national celebrations for International Day of the Midwife on 5 May 2026, bringing global attention to Karamoja’s efforts to end preventable maternal deaths. Under the Theme, “the world needs One Million More Midwives,” and …

By Timothy Eodu “We can’t wait for Karamoja to Develop” phrase has been for long used in various parts of the country for different reasons. This was due to the region’s social and economic status that most termed cruel, “unreachable” or Hard-to-Reach and backward. Several interventions have been implemented in …

By Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto As schools all over the country plan to close for holidays this week, Moroto prepared its students to integrate back into the community as patriots who will be change makers. In an event that was held at the Moroto Boma grounds and presided over by Commissioner of …

By Timothy Eodu Civil Society Organizations-CSOs in Karamoja have joined the rest of their colleagues in protesting the proposed “Sovereignty Bill” which government says is intended to protect the country from “Foreign Influence.” In agreement that the proposed Sovereignty Bill addresses legitimate concerns about foreign influence, they however cautioned that …

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 RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY 28, 03, 2026 A Chocolate factory is coming in one year to process cocoa beans into powder and chocolate in Koboko district. This was disclosed by James Baba, Former Internal Affairs State Minister and Member of Parliament for Koboko County. Baba who has been one …

Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto Moroto Municipality Mayor Ismail Mohammed, has called for immediate suspension of the ongoing operation againstillegal structures, eviction of street vendors, arguing that it is not an executive order from the president but a guidance from the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Local Government. Ismail added this could be done …