Author: Temiteo Okwakol

Oyam-  The Oyam District local Government Department of Education has received funding amounting to Shs. 689,592,176 as a reward from the ministry of finance planning and Economic Development. This money has been a warded following exceptional performance in the national assessment of the previous financial year as the education department of Oyam district was ranked 22nd in the country. Shs 384,108,176 has been allocated for the renovation of two classroom blocks with offices and the supply of desks to various primary schools in Oyam district. The beneficiary schools include Aber primary school,Odike primary school,Omele primary,and Adili primary school. Additionally, several…

Apac – UPC Party President Jimmy Micheal Akena, who also doubles as the Lira City East Mp and son of the late UPC president Dr.Apollo Milton Obote, has declared his interest to vie for the president’s seat in the forthcoming elections. Akena, who has camped in Apac district for his mobilization activities, on Saturday 9th September 2023 assured the electorates of West Nile region that his Party, Uganda Peoples Congress continues to eye the Presidential seat in the 2026 presidential election. Akena, whose rally attracted all walks of life in the UPC Party, said that UPC land slide victory in…

Members of the People’s Progressive Party have adviced the Forum for Democratic Change Party (FDC) to resolve their internal issues ahead of the coming 2026 polls. Mr. Sadam Gayira, the acting Chairman of People’s Progressive Party. In a letter dated August 31,2023, Sadam Gayira the acting PPP chairperson requested FDC president, Patrick Oboi Amuriat to involve respected religious and cultural leaders with no political affiliations to promote unity in the FDC party. Speaking at the PPP headquarters in Bukoto, Gayira emphasized that unity, reconciliation and cooperation among political parties are essential for the country’s progress. Over the past two months…

By Emmanuel Eumu. Amolatar- The North Kyoga Police are investigating a matter where a sum of Ushs. 27,000,000 was robbed from a shop by armed robbers in Amolatar town council.  Police spokesperson North Kyoga SP Patrick Jimmy Okema disclosed these in a press statement that the robbery took place on Thursday evening in Amolatra district where unidentified assailants raided the shop and fled with Millions of shillings. “The territorial commander in Amolatar district is closely following a case of aggravated robbery following  a complaint filed by one Olal Tobby, a 41 year old businesses man and resident of Bei wei…

The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua on Friday closed the 13th UK-Uganda Investment and Trade Summit in London with an emphatic enumeration of bankable benefits of investing in Uganda. Obua told the participants at the event that Uganda is open to trade and investments and the Government is executing deliberate plans to incentivize establishment and operation of large-scale, medium and small scale businesses in the country. “On behalf of Government of the Republic of Uganda, and more especially the torch bearer and chief mobilizer of trade and investment in our country, H.E Yoweri Museveni, I cordially welcome you to…

A South African delgation of ministers has thanked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for being an exceptional leader who has steered development in Uganda. The Ministers also extended greetings from the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and thanked the two Heads of State for their commitment towards promoting the bilateral relations between the two nations. This was during a meeting held at Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo yesterday following the end of the two-day Uganda-South Africa Trade and Investment summit that attracted over 40 companies from South Africa. The South African Ministers included Hon. Thoko Didiza-Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Mondli Gungubele-Minister of Communications…

President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to address the nation on Thursday evening on issues of national importance. According to a statement released by the State House Press Unit on Wednesday afternoon, the presidential address will focus on national security and other matters. “The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) wishes to inform the General Public that the President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Gen. (Rtd). Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will at, 8pm tomorrow Thursday September 7, 2023, address the nation on security matters and other issues of national importance,” said the statement. Adding: “The address will be aired live on all…

LUSAKA, At least four people have died from fresh outbreak of cholera in northern Zambia’s Nsama district, health authorities confirmed on Monday. Roma Chilengi, the director-general of the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), said fresh cholera outbreak broke out in the district last month and that so far cumulative 103 suspected cases have been recorded with 45 confirmed as positive. He told reporters that two cases were recorded in the past 24 hours while one was discharged. According to him, health authorities were active on the ground distributing chlorine and providing other preventive and mitigating measures. He, however, expressed…

  Hundreds of people joined a ‘people’s march’ on climate in streets of the Kenyan capital, as the African climate summit kicked off in Nairobi on Monday (Sep. 04). Demonstrators, flanked by a marching band, held a demonstration near the conference against what they called its “deeply compromised agenda” and focus on rich-nation interests. There is some frustration on the continent about being asked to develop in cleaner ways than the world’s big polluters and to do it while much of the support that has been pledged hasn’t appeared. An activist from the Friends of the earth Africa called for…

Senior Police officers interacting with members of Soroti at heart after a meeting on cleaning the city. The social media group, popularly known as Soroti at Heart, has teamed with Police to clean Soroti city starting this Saturday. It is no longer the matter of Social media criticism, but walking the talk in using well thought approaches to make Soroti a welcoming home that smiles at every other citizen including the visitors. In a joint meeting between the two entities held on Monday at the Lion’s club premises in Akisim, they acknowledged the state of hygiene across the city…