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Emmanuel Eumu. The IGP Okoth Ocola has applauded the Uganda Police for achieving their target for the first time in his statement, “The Force is proud of the achievements made in 2023, Including the implementation of the sub-county policing model in Greater Masaka, the establishment of call response centers, and the expansion of motorcycle squads. These initiatives have contributed to a more visible and effective police presence across the country.” Police  have registered in cases reported in the year 2023 in comparison to what was reported in 2022, the latest annual crime report has indicated. The report, released on Wednesday…

By Derrick Omoding The unbearable situation in Angodingod Primary School leaves anyone wondering on how the School produces great number of first graders in the entire district of Katakwi. At the entrance to the School, the organized noice of children welcome you as they repeat after their teachers in chorus, while attentively seated on the bare ground for classes under the trees. The only available class rooms have been spared for toddlers in Primary two and three, the rest have to sit on the bare ground and attend to their teachers during lesson times. Located in Akisim Parish – Eastwards…

By Derric Omoding. The latest update in Soroti main market shows that vegetable prices is rapidly shooting high towards the end of February. The heaps inside the market stoles have gone scarce as vendors deprive low supply by the farmers due to the dry spell. Currently, a kilogram of tomatoes has risen from ugshs 2000 to ugshs 2500 and ugshs 3000 depending on the quality, while Onions has clinched to ugshs 3500 and ugshs 4000 from ugshs 2500 and ugshs 3000 previously. Kilogram of garlic currently goes for ugshs 22000. Margret Akiror a vendor told this website that the situation…

The bizarre incident occurred on Thursday at Jojo Bar and Lodge, attracting crowds of curious onlookers – which prompted Police to intervene. The man, aged 38, a driver from Kawolo in Lugazi Municipality, Buikwe District, had met his lover from Buwenge Town Council for the passion of their lives. Sources say the man travelled on Wednesday to Buwenge to meet his fiancée and they spent a night together in a lodge. However, the would-be-sweet romance turned shameful when the two got stuck together. Witnesses say the troubled couple screamed for help but the neighbors didn’t give it much attention thinking…

The pronouncement by the incumbent Soroti City – East Division Legislator Herbert Edmund Ariko of his deliberate move to quit the urban politics has jumbled the waves as the NRM Secretariat intensely knock heads on who should feet his shoes to face off the popular FDC’s Moses Okia Attan in the forthcoming elections. Ariko in December 2023 voiced his mind on the frustrating political experience at the city, citing that the electorates have completely ignored him despite his works as MP. According to him, he is left with no other option other than dumping the Soroti City East politics and…

The Paramount Chief of Iteso Cultural Union, His Highness Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng addressed the crowd of youth who gathered at the main hall of Soroti Senior Secondary School to attend the Ateker Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium on Saturday 27th January 2024, the first of its kind. The turn up came from over 18 districts of Teso and Karamoja Sub – Regions to brainstorm on the best approaches of how the youth can rapidly occupying the diverse entrepreneurship space and highly take part in the money economy. Being the Chief Guest, Emorimor was pleased with the massive turn up of the…

By Emmanuel Eumu. The paramount Chief of Iteso Cultural Union His Highness Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng has urged the youth in the region to highly deep themselves into entrepreneurship to close the unemployment gap. Emorimor addressed thousands of youth who had on Saturday gathered at Soroti Senior Secondary School for the Ateker Youth Entrepreneurs symposium. In his inspiring speech, Emorimor told his business story that began with selling chicken and groundnuts however, it raised him to a big business that later made him wealthy in the earlier times of 1975. Emorimor Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng speaking to the crowd of…

By Derrick Omoding The politics of Soroti is extensively getting sour as the East Division electorates accuse their legislator Herbert Edmund Ariko for deliberately abandoning the Multi – Billion projects he earlier staked as a hook to voters during the controversial 2022 Bye – election. The murmuring comes after he made a pronouncement to quit Soroti City East constituency and picked interest in the neighboring Gweri County. In the 2021 general elections, the FDC’s Moses Okia Attan defeated Herbert Edmund Ariko with 439 votes, Ariko had been representing Soroti Municipality before its elevation to a city in the year 2020.…

The Soroti Politics is intensely displaying controversial drama as the electoral commission shows green lights ahead of the forth coming elections. Multiples of the Soroti City East have extremely raised mixed reactions after their Legislator Herbert Edmund Ariko on Friday 29th December, 2023 officially announced that he will abandon his own Soroti City East Division for Gweri County. Ariko who has continued facing stiff resistance from majority of Soroti East electorates who disagreed with his 2022 bye – election victory, has commonly been accused of fueling the boundary confusion for his political benefits. While addressing crowds who gathered at the…

By Derrick Omoding. The task force has so far impounded a total number of 124 boxes of expired drugs valued at shs. 40 Million, including 408 doses of Atefan, antimalarial government drugs believed to have been stolen from the government facilities within the region. During the weeks operation in the region, several packets of Atefan totaling upto 408 doses were impounded from Asimz Pharmacy Ltd located along Edau Road, Angopet Cell in Kumi municipality, but the bug question remains on who sneacks the drugs from the hospital stores to the private clinics. The senior health officials in the region believe…