Tag Archives: Moroto district

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 Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto What started from the polling stations in Moroto on Thursday 22- January -2026 as low voter turnout ended up at the Tally center as electoral officials could not start tallying without the presence of the key stakeholders to witness the counting. Returning Officer Ajwang Esther blamed the …

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 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 & 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 Courtesy Photo Moroto Regional Referral Hospital has seen great improvements in five main departments of services that the facility offers in the past year -2024. This development is contained in the annual 5S-(sort, set shine, standardise, sustain) monitoring and evaluation report 2024 from the Ministry of Health. …

By Timothy Eodu-Moroto She Leads Girls while performing the Drama at Nadunget Market in Moroto (Credit: Timothy Eodu) Nadunget Town Council in Moroto district in partnership with KAWUO, Mercy Corps and others is using change makers, girls and young women groups to sensitize communities about the dangers of early marriages, …