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: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025 As January 15, 2026, the polling day for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections draws closer, the regional returning officer for West Nile has called upon the candidates to respect the mandate of the electoral commission to manage the election process and guard …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025 Latif Zaake, the West Nile Regional Police Commander says activism puts journalists in harm’s way because it turns them into opponents of the state especially during the period of tense election campaigns. “Help us by doing checks and balance but the question …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025 The National Resistance Movement has intensified the search for votes in Arua City as top party officials in the region join in the campaign trail, one month to the polling day. Starting with the Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, the Arua City chairperson of …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Thursday, November 27, 2025 Digital Gender Based Violence, which the Uganda Police has defined as technology facilitate violence directed towards person on the basis of gender is increasingly becoming a common crime, raising concern among the communities and activist in the Country. As a result, civic …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU OBONGI: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025 Zumura Maneno, the Obongi district Woman Member of Parliament is rallying the residents to improve their housing as promises to connect the district with electricity begin to pick momentum. “We are tired of grass thatched houses,” she said. “This is why I …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025 President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to begin engaging the local community around Lake Albert and river Nile in order to protect the fishing areas from depletion. This follows reports that unscrupulous fishers suspected to be coming from …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025 President Yoweri Museveni has warned the Ugandan electorate against the politics of sectarianism as the country drifts deeper into the campaigns ahead of the February 2026 elections. Museveni faces seven challengers in the presidential race that if he wins will extend his …
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