BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU PARLIAMENT: SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026 Being a registered professional engineer, declared Hon William Taylor Tiyo Odaa, the Ayivu East Constituency Member of Parliament, my focus will be on improving the road networks and the bridges. This was shortly after being sworn in on Friday at the Precincts …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026 Preparations are underway in West Nile geared at marking the 45th anniversary of the dreaded Ombaci massacre that has left an indelible mark of the bitter taste of political instability in Uganda’s North-Western region. It was a dramatic episode of horror on …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026 A USD 1.3m project aimed at redressing the impact of forced cross-border displacement has begun in Arua City under the auspices of the City’s Alliance with technical assistance from Italian Development Agency, ACAV. The project in next couple of months will focus …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY 28, 03, 2026 A Chocolate factory is coming in one year to process cocoa beans into powder and chocolate in Koboko district. This was disclosed by James Baba, Former Internal Affairs State Minister and Member of Parliament for Koboko County. Baba who has been one …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026 Consul Samuel Ondoma, the new Arua City Land board chairman has set priorities for the statutory body as he finally takes the helm following the swearing in on Wednesday. “Our first priority is to approve the backlog of files (about 2000) which …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, 23 JANUARY 2026 Gaspero Ombadro Oda may have died 46 years ago but his legacy loomed large as the people in Ayivu East constituency thronged to the polling stations to cast their vote. On the ballot for the Parliamentary candidates was Eng William Tiyo, a grandson but …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 It was an easy win for the incumbent male representative of the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Arua Central Division Council, Twalib Ayub who scooped 78% in the three person race on Tuesday. Ayub who also is the National Resistance Movement …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2025 ADALAFU 2 : 1 YIVU The Adalafu ward and Yivu ward teams, staged an entertaining football contest on Wednesday as the Ayivu West Constituency Christmas cup came a close. Both teams in the final were from the former Pajulu sub county that …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025 Rt Rev Charles Collins Andaku, the bishop of Madi and West Nile diocese has appealed for peaceful and violence free elections as Christians prepare for the festive Christmas period. “This year’s Christmas has come at a time of hot competitive campaigns and …
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ARUA RCC, BOSS CAMPAIGN FOR NRM’S JACKSON ATIMA BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025 In a first of such a kind in Arua City, Betty Otekat Akello, the Resident City Commissioner and her Supervisor, Gertrude Collins Obed who is the Dean of resident district commissioners in West Nile, …
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