Dr. Ronald Miria Ocaatre, supervisor of the mass polio vaccination campaign in the Moroto region, noted that progress had been made despite the challenges encountered by the team. He emphasized that the campaign had gone well across most of the district, but the network issues hindered data upload in three sub-counties.
The facility at the border between the sub-counties of Rupa and Katikekile was developed under the Pastoral Livelihood Resilience Programme to boost the trade between Karamojong and the Turkana of Kenya.
The program has positively impacted the lives of the communities with high success visibly seen from the local farmers engaged in agricultural activities, especially crop production.
Mary Namer, one of the beneficiaries from Kidepo village in Lotisan sub-county said that she received the Parish Development Model money and used it for opening up her farmland and buying seeds.
Elwelu said he was concerned about the high expenditure on designing yet the money could have constructed over three boreholes. He said that 138 million shillings spent on designing alone would have constructed three boreholes for the community.
With support from the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program, Moroto municipality benefitted from facilities such as a modern bus terminal, tarmacking of the roads within the town, installation of street lights, and the central market that contributed to the economic development and ready for the city status.
The farmers say that they are facing starvation after investing all their resources to plant the sorghum that is taking too long to get ready for harvest. They added that all their colleagues who plated the local variety are already harvesting and experiencing better yields.
On Tuesday, equipment including chairs, tables, a printer, and a computer set was delivered to the UPDF 3rd Division from the Moroto District headquarters. This donation is part of UNDP's commitment to enhancing the partnership between civilians and the military to promote peace and stability.
The presence of investors in the mining sector in the region is providing local development benefits commonly associated with large-scale businesses like creating employment, growth of Infrastructures, widening the tax base, and social transformation among others.
However, some of the mining operations have increased the vulnerability of communities as opposed to increasing their livelihoods by exacerbating child labor, sexual violence, labor exploitation, and degradation of the environment.
Achom's treatment costs have skyrocketed beyond the family's expectations. Initially, they estimated the total bill to be around 30 million Shillings, but with the added expenses of ICU care, the cost has risen to 61,644,890 Shillings in just one month. The daily ICU expenses exceed 2 million Shillings, and the bills continue to accumulate.
The annual festival is celebrated rotationally in the different districts within Karamoja. It brings together the elders, youth, women, and local leaders to discuss how to promote culture, peacebuilding, development, showcasing different talents, traditional food, dress code, and among others.
Zea Wapakabulo, the Board Chairperson for Moroto Regional Referral Hospital said that they do not have an intensive care unit to cater for critical patients and the hospital spends a lot of resources to transfer patients to Kampala.
Dr. James Lemukol, the District Health Officer, stated that they had been on alert for a measles outbreak due to the situation in neighboring Turkana County, Kenya, which has been struggling with the disease for the past year.
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday at around 9:30 Am while inside one of the grass-thatched huts as they were planning to go for a cattle raid mission.
The gun registration number UG Pol 56-58147140-44713 with 14 rounds was on Wednesday afternoon recovered from the suspect identified as Losilimeri Nangiro a resident of Lokitimo village in Lotisan Sub County.
But just a week after the last meeting, four cyclists have been killed in the same location. The latest incident occurred on Sunday when two cyclists one identified as Emmanuel Otim and another yet to be identified were killed in a road ambush.
The warriors, who have been terrorizing the sub-counties of Rupa and Lotisan, had taken a break following security deployment and patrols in hotspot areas, particularly Nakiloro trading center, which led to the arrest of two notorious warriors.
The gun was recovered on Friday at around 9:00 Pm after police were notified by the Nachuka village chairperson who spotted a suspected warrior in the same village carrying a weapon.
