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20:35
20:35

Police Block Planned Election of 'New' Acholi Paramount Chief 1

Katungwezi Anatoli, the Aswa East River Regional Police Commander however told Uganda Radio Network on Thursday that they have stopped the planned election activities on grounds that the rival chiefs failed to follow the right procedures.
16:24
16:24

Kitgum Farmers Advised on Early Land Preparation 5

Walter Alii, the Executive Director of King of Kings (KOK) Multi-investment and Consultancy Farm Limited in Kitgum district estimates that only about 15-20 percent of farmers in Kitgum district have prepared their land for the first season of planting.
08:26
08:26

UPDF Soldiers Accused of Torturing Suspected Motorcycle Thief Remanded 1

The prosecution alleged that on Sunday, December 10th, 2023, from Lagot A village in Mucwini Sub Kitgum district, the five soldiers with two other civilians, Christopher Ongee, the Mucwini sub-county Chairperson, and Simon Obonyo, the GISO Mucwini Sub County tortured Nelson Omon on claims that he stole a motorcycle.
17:18
17:18

Orom Graphite Project: Construction of Mines to Start in 2024 graphite mining 1

Blencowe acquired the Orom-Cross Graphite Project in April 2020 from the Australian Firm, Consolidated African Mineral Resources Co Ltd which was handed a 21-year-long mining license in 2019 by the government.
07:49
07:49

Rustlers Shoot Soldier Dead in Kitgum 2 1 Top story

The two victims among others were part of a team that were on Saturday evening pursuing a group of Karamojong warriors that had attacked Odeogwok Village in Namukora Sub County in Kitgum district and raided six cattle.
16:19
16:19

Police Warn Residents Against ‘’Attending to Unusual Visitors’’ at Night 1

The Acholi sub-region, particularly Lamwo and Kitgum districts, has experienced a rise in gun violence. These areas share borders with Karamojong regions and are adjacent to South Sudan. Most of the attacks occur during nighttime hours.
11:45
11:45

Former RDC Labeja Arrested Over Death Of Wife 1

Labeja is accused of assaulting his 38-year-old wife following a domestic brawl leading to her death on Tuesday.
15:47
15:47

Recovery of Emooyga Funds Low in Kitgum District 1

The Kitgum District Principal Commercial Officer, Alex Opira says out of the 1.68 billion Shillings disbursed to the district, 1.024 billion Shillings was loaned out to 563 associations despite 1,379 associations that had been registered. So far only 184 million Shilling has been recovered.
17:50
17:50

Fear As Suspected Karimajong Warriors Behead Resident, Raid Animals in Kitgum 3

According to Odera, after the attack, the suspected Karimajong warriors believed to be four in number proceeded towards Lagwok-Omer village in Karkalet parish where they made off with seven head of cattle belonging to the area LCI Chairperson.
07:47
07:47

Kitgum Authorities Pursue Firm Suspected of Human Trafficking 1

According to Ebil, the firm reportedly made job advertisements on local FM radio stations in Kitgum last month, which attracted many applicants but only six were recruited and transported to Hoima where they were abandoned in a lodge. He says that each of the victims, whose identities have been withheld, paid over Shillings 1,000,000 in partial fulfillment to secure the job.
15:31
15:31

Over 20 Huts Burnt in Revenge Attack in Kitgum 2

Richard Okema, a resident says the attackers linked Kilama to the murder since he was involved in a land row with the deceased and court had just ruled the matter in favor of the deceased.
15:19
15:19

Gov’t Drugs Worth UGX700M Recovered from Private Drug Shop in Kitgum 2

Abiaz Rwamiri, the Spokesperson of the National Drug Authority, says that they stormed the suspect's drug shop on Monday on a tipoff from a whistle-blower indicating that the drug shop was selling government drugs.
18:06
18:06

Kitgum Teacher Arrested Invigilating Pre-PLE Exams While Drunk 2

The Kitgum Matidi Sub County LCIII Chairperson Thomas Khempis Lapyem says that the arrest of Charles Ayella follows a concern raised by the school head teacher who complained that the invigilator had reported to the school under the influence of alcohol and was causing chaos.
11:25
11:25

Kitgum Municipal Council Grappling with Limited Office Space 2

The Kitgum Municipal Mayor Richard Ojara Okwera says the growing number of staff following a recent recruitment that observed over 50 technical officers absorbed into service has overstretched the limited office spaces.
08:58
08:58

Budget Cuts Affect Maintenance of 930 Kilometers of Roads in East Acholi 3

The UNRA Kitgum Substation Resident Engineer Felix Geria Osuwa says that all planned road works within their jurisdiction particularly those on gravel standard in the first quarter of this financial year lies in limbo due to the meagre funding that has been disbursed to the substation.
10:45
10:45

Kitgum Municipal Leaders Decry Inequitable Distribution of Road Works 4

The Kitgum Municipal Speaker Isaac Ocan, says that the matter came up during the review of a status implementation report for the last financial year that indicates that the department concentrated more on road rehabilitation works in Pandwong division leaving out Pager and Central divisions.
06:28
06:28

Acholi Province Beat Buganda in FUFA Drum Quarter Final

The Acholi Province team defeated Buganda Province 2-1 at the Bomah Grounds in Kitgum Municipality on Sunday.
09:04
09:04

Acholi Province to Pitch Camp in Kitgum Ahead of FUFA Drum Quarter Final Tie 1

Acholi Province will face Buganda Province in a quarter final tie on Sunday at the Kitgum Bomah grounds.
07:32
07:32

Orom Residents Protest Six Month Long Power Outage 2

According to the affected power consumers, the last time they had electricity in the area was in March this year.
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