BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 Grace Drale Emilio fled her country, South Sudan, in 2016 with 15 children after the fighters killed her husband the late Shaban Obote. She managed to stride with all the children escaping volatile South Sudan up to the border of Uganda at Elegu …
Read More »EMPOWER WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN WEALTH CREATION, VP ALUPO TELLS EADERS
BY OUR REPORTER DAR-ES-SALAAM: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 The Vice President of Uganda, H.E Jessica Alupo, has told women leaders and entrepreneurs to actively involve women in wealth creation to achieve sustainable development. Alupo said that sustainable plans of any country can only be achieved where community is actively involved …
Read More »46 SACCOS RECEIVE PDM CASH IN LIRA CITY
By Samuel Onen At least 46 SACCOs out of 49 have successfully received shs17m each under the Parish Development model (PDM). This development was confirmed to Karamojanews on Monday September 5, 2022 by the Lira city Mayor, Sam Atul, in an interview from his office. Atul said seventeen million shilling …
Read More »HEAVY RAINS, BAD ROADS INTERFERE FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN KARENGA.
By James Jemo Muya The ongoing rains in Karamoja Region have brought more happiness to the farmers but also has hindered some other aspects of life especially in places where there are bad roads in the different communities of Karamoja. Karenga as one of the new districts in Karamoja has …
Read More »Trade Ministry, UNBS ban Arua’s Adulterated Gin
By Timothy Eodu The Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives and Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS have banned the importation, manufacture, sale and distribution of City 5 Gin that led to the death of over a dozen people in Arua district and left some survivors with the risk of going blind. …
Read More »Killer waragi impounded in Karamoja, Dealers cautioned
Jerrycans of impounded Waragi By Timothy Eodu The police in Moroto district have impounded yet again illicit waragi from Moroto district and cautioned traders who are still dealing in the business throughout the region to abandon it as soon as possible if they want to avoid the losses associated with …
Read More »MSC awards best performing clients in Karamoja.
MSC Staffs posing for a photo shoot with their clients By Timothy Eodu The Microfinance Support Center Moroto Zonal office has awarded a number of best performing clients across the nine (9) districts of it’s operation in Karamoja with certificates.This was done on Friday 12th/August 2022 from Hotel Africana in …
Read More »MSC conducts savings awareness walk in Moroto
RDC Moroto briefing the team before the walk By Timothy Eodu The microfinance support center has today conducted an awareness walk to implore communities in the Karamoja region to harness good culture of saving.This was done when the MSC marked it 20th year in service, providing micro-loans to MSMEs and …
Read More »KOTIDO DISTRICT GRADING ROAD LINK TO KENYA
BY GLADYS LAKAREBER KOTIDO: FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022 Kotido district is grading the road network via Potongor Parish, Kanair sub to Turkana county in Kenya. The grading of the road murram is meant to make easy access to markets and enable transportation of agricultural produce. The road is being constructed …
Read More »FRESH FOOD PRICES DROP IN MOROTO COURTESY OF UPDF AND UGANDA PRISONS
BY EDWARDS AKAKI MOROTO: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022 There is a sigh of relief in the Northeastern district of Moroto where prices of fresh foods has significantly dropped in the wake of the first rain season’s harvests. These are the essential food stuff such as onions, tomatoes, vegetables, cabbages, egg …
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