The wrangles stem from a resolution by the district council in December last year to interdict the Chief Finance Officer, Ben Oryono and senior accounts assistant, David Omara Menya for alleged misuse of over Shillings 150 million.
David Esiru, the Secretary Uganda National Teachers Association- UNATU in the district, says besides salary delays, annual increments for teachers are not realized in the district.
Juliana Naumo Akorio, the Commissioner for Culture and Family Affairs in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development says that the elders should use their power to champion social- cultural and healthy change among young people.
Although the Napak Resident District Commissioner, Nahaman Ojwe and some parents observed that the recommendations were harsh especially to the candidates, the school management said the period given was adequate for the school to reorganize.
Tom Etii, the Coordinator Public Sector with UAC and acting Zonal Coordinator for Karamoja sub region, says Moroto becomes the third zonal office to open under UAC.
Joyce Achan Aleper, the District Returning Officer says a number of villages had unopposed candidates from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party while several others had NRM-leaning independent candidates as their main challengers.
Dr Paul Okullo, the director of Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research Development Institute says that Amudat honey had been confirmed as the best in Uganda. He added that the institute is now collecting and processing other bee products like bee venom which is now in high demand for making antiretroviral drugs and anti-ageing products.
The arrangement is affecting pupils from Moroto Municipality and Naitakwae Primary schools whose opening has been extended to February 9th 2015. The rest of the schools across the country opened yesterday after a two months holiday.
Works include upgrading the road to class II bitumen standard consisting of a 7- meter wide carriage with 1.5 meter wide shoulders on either side, according to Works and Transport Minister Eng. Abraham Byandala.
About 800 families living in the Rupa and Katikekile mineral rich Sub Counties in Moroto district face eviction as investors commence mining activities. So far Government has awarded seven mining licenses to international and local companies in Moroto district. These include Tororo Cement, African Minerals, India Marble, Jay Magal Gold Mining Company, and Dao among others.
About 200 passengers are stranded in Moroto town following a heavy downpour on Thursday evening that rendered Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Soroti road impassable. Vehicles have been stuck at Katanga village since nightfall yesterday blocking the road, a kilometer from Moroto town.
About five people have been killed by hunger in Napak district in the last one week as food crisis intensifies in Karamoja sub region. The deaths took place some 33 kilometres from Moroto town.
