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By Godwin Abedican Arua The construction works at the West Nile Regional Juvenile reception and protection house in Arua Central Business district is nearing completion ready for handover and commissioning. The 195 million shillings project undertaken by Save Children, was contracted to South-Building Investments Limited as the project contractor for the 6 months project with funding from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Japan. Speaking to A...

By Anslem Ojaru Arua City As the ministry of education games and sports mandates that every school should have a playground as a basic requirement for its establishment, however, some schools Arua central division is are coping without play grounds. Beatrice Adiru Asimasia the head teacher of the school says that this has had a negative impact on their performance in the recently completed kid’s athletics competitions. “As we talk ...

By Sunday Amandi Arua City Vendors have started occupying the upper floor of the modern market in Arua city, following the recent trade order enforced in city against street vending by the authorities, though business is not yet doing well for them, and yet those who were vending in the market before are now realizing positive changes, as the number of customers is steadily increasing. Most of these former street vendors are now counting on th...

By Stephen Unzimai Moyo. It was all excitement from venders to their customers on Friday 19th of April, 2024 when Moyo town council opened up the new main market for venders to occupy the spaces allocated for full operation of the market. When radio pacis visited the market on the opening day, many of the venders who talked to our news room expressed their gratitude for starting new life of business in the town which they said has collected v...

By Godwin Abedican Arua City Following the recent appointments of assistant Resident District Commissioners and Assistant Resident City Commissioners by the office of the president, Arua city on Tuesday 23rd April 2024, welcomed the new appointees to the city where they are expected to commence with their duties. Speaking during a reception meeting to welcome the new appointees, Charles Ichogor, the Resident city commissioner Arua says these a...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The business community in West Nile is being called upon to unite if they are to maintain the legacy left by the late Samuel Ejidra, one of the prominent and most celebrated business icons the region has produced. The late Ejidra Samuel born on 10th October 1967 to Ephram Nguru and Erinah Nyakuru, was the one of the proprietors of the formerly famous Ozzu Brothers Enterprises. The late, though with very little formal e...

By Sabir Musa Arua City The newly appointed Assistant Resident District Commissioners and Assistant Resident City Commissioners deployed in West Nile have pledge support to other stakeholders in the fight against corruption at Local Governments as one of their key roles. Former Maracha District Public Accounts Committee Chairperson and contestant for the district’s Woman MP Seat in 2021 general election, Judith Bako, hopes to use the sam...

By Anslem Ojaru Arua City In abide to involve everyone in the forth coming National census ,the Ugandan ministry of  Education, games and sports  ordered all schools and universities  to break off for the national census headcount scheduled to take place  from  9th for to 19th  May 2024. Higher institutions of learning have adjusted their Academic Calendars to allow the students full participation in the National ...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city. The construction of the multibillion regional electoral commission office in West Nile undertaken by National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), a business arm of Uganda People’s Defense Force, (UPDF) under ministry of defense is now at 20%. The one year project that commenced with the site handover on 15th December 2023, among other components include construction of the office block with tally rooms, and a ware...

State Minister for Transport, Fred Byamukama, getting response from UCAA officials during the tour inside airfield. Photo by Sabir Musa. By Sabir Musa Arua The Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byamukama has issued a 3-months ultimatum to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to fully compensate residents who offered land for expansion of Arua Airfield and address other concerns that may affect the project. He declared this in a joint stak...

Toko swaib, RDC Madi Okollo speaking to the media about the securuty situation following the murders By Godwin Abedican Arua The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Madi Okollo, Swaib Toko is calling for calm in the district following a clash between two families in the clans of Ndubu and Pajo in which two people have died. The RDC was speaking to the media on Thursday April 18, 2024 to clarify on information circulating on social media abo...

Notification letter to the affected clubs from the region. Photo by Swali Sabiri By Swali Sabiri Arua The West Nile regional league has hit its biggest snag involving two of the greatest and on form football clubs from the Nile Zone of the regional league. In a rescheduled regional match between the two sides in a neutral venue St. Charles Lwanga college Koboko on April 17, 2024, Araka FC from Yumbe District failed to honor the fixture citing ir...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Partners implementing the security protection and economic empowerment (SUPREME) project in which over 2000 youth of both host and refugee status have been trained in refugee hosting districts and called upon to embrace skills development. SNV together with Rural Initiative for Community Empowerment West Nile (RICE-WN), World Vision and ZOA began implementing the SUPREME project, a 4 years project in 2020 with funding w...

Some of the farm tractors donated to Obongi. Photo by Stephen Unzimai   By Stephen Unzimai Obongi Obongi district local government has been blessed with seven farm tractors to help famers to enhance production in agriculture. According to the Obongi Resident District Commissioner Samuel Hashaka Mpimbaza, out of the seven tractors, six are from the central government and one was donated by United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHC...

Mr. Opio Aron a compassion international supervisor talking to stakeholders in Palorinya, Obongi district. Photo by Stephen Unzimai     By Stephen Unzimai   Obongi About 250 children from both refugees and host community in Palorinya Sub County from the age of 3 to 9 years old are set to benefit from a church led support project funded by compassion international through Baptist church Palorinya. The project reaching children i...

An Early Childhood Centre in Zone two Palorinya settlement in Obongi district. Photo by Ganiko Samson Bullen By Ganiko Samson Bullen Obongi Sacred heart early Childhood Education ECD Centre under the sacred heart chapel in Morobi zone II Palorinya refugees settlement in Obongi district lacks infrastructure in the school citing only one building which is way far below the needed capacity to accommodate all the over 600 children enrolled. The c...

Dogs being vaccinated by The Big Fix Uganda vet Dr. Simon Angura. Photo by Stephen Odong By Stephen Odong Gulu At least 318 dogs were vaccinated against rabies both in For God parish and Obiya West in Bardege-Layibi division, Gulu city. This free pet vaccination exercise was conducted by the Big Fix Uganda which is committed to improving the health and welfare of animals and creating positive human-animal bonds in the community. Dr. Simon An...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Suspects that the police in Arua arrested on allegations of attempting to bribe a police CID officer with 2 million shillings to kill a murder case have spoken over the matter accusing the police for having asked for the money to be paid for the release of their relative. This is a twist in an earlier story we ran in which the police accused Ajikia Annet 28 years and wife to the murder suspect one Onzima Innocent, and N...

One of the community access roads in Katrini sub county that is among the first three to be opened. Photo by Martin Anguyo By Martin Anguyo Terego  Terego district local government has drawn plans to open up three community access roads in order to improve on transport system in the district. So far, the district has highlighted three roads to be opened with more yet to be identified. Dratele Sigfred Budra, the district engineer says, he...

The committee of primary head teachers association pose for a photo with the medallists. Photo by Anslem Ojaru By Anslem Ojaru Arua Bright view primary school emerged the overall winner in the kid’s athletics competitions in Arua city central division with 4421 points, in the second runners up was swalhin primary school with 4225 points and Arua Public primary school in the third position with 3826 points. The athletics competitions too...

Arua district woman MP Lillian Paparu O'biale and her sibling carrying the portrait of their late father, Rtd. Col. Nelson O'biale By Morish Dramadri Arua The joint West Nile regional council has eulogized late Rtd. Col. Nelson O’biale the regional coordinator of the operation Wealth Creation OWC, as an educationist and icon in the restoration peace in the region. Rtd. Col. Nelson O’biale who join the army on April 8, 1969...

A Patient suffering from Red Eye (Photo Credit Ministry of Health) URN NEWS Arua City health department is on high alert following a suspected outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as Red Eye disease in some schools. According to information from Arua City health officials, at least 13 suspected cases of red eye have been registered of which six of the cases meet case definition for the disease. Dr. Pontius Apangu, the principal health o...

A nurse attends to a mother who gave birth at Arua Regional Referral Hospital (Courtesy photo) URN NEWS Health workers in the West Nile region attribute the high infant mortality rate in the area to the significant burden of malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infant mortality rate refers to the likelihood of a child born in a specific period dying before reaching the age of one, based on age-specific mortality rates...

Bishop Odoki addresses the media at his residence in Ediofe. Photo by Godwin Abedican By Godwin Abedican Arua The Bishop of Arua catholic diocese the Rt. Rev. Sabino Ocan Odoki is appealing to the public to refrain from mob action a vice which he says is first spreading in many parts of the diocese. This comes in the wake of the public now administering mob justice to suspects especially those suspected of theft. While speaking to the media fr...

Members of Moyo Sacco during the awarding. Photo by Samson Ganiko. By Ganiko Samson Bullen Moyo Moyo SACCO has once again offered educational scholarships in the 2024/2025 educational year to four students from districts of Moyo and Obongi in an initiative of giving back to the community. This is an annual program rolled out to the well performing students in the two district. Denya Francis a board member at Moyo SACCO who heads marketing and...

Alex Akello, the Permanent Secretary, Directorate for Ethics and Integrity speaks to the religious leaders. Photo by Godwin Abedican By Godwin Abedican Arua Religious leaders in west Nile are demanding for the enactment of the religious faith based organisations policy geared towards regulating religious institutions in order to curb cases of noise pollution generated by places of worship. During a meeting for religious leaders across the regi...

Councilors and other front-runners of Terego district during a meeting at the district headquarters. Photo by Martin Anguyo.   By Martin Anguyo   Terego   Terego district local government is registering reduction in local revenue collections as many market tenders in the district are failing to submit market dues timely. The district since its creation has been collecting more money from markets than other sources of local rev...

Muslims_During_Eid_Paryers_at_Hijra_Mosque_Arua_city. Photo by Godwin Abedican By Godwin Abedican Arua The Muslim faithful have been called upon to continue observing the deeds of the holy month of Ramadan so as to enhance their faith and ensure peaceful coexistence in the society. This call dominated communications during the Eid al Fitr prayers at different venues within Arua city. Speaking during the Eid al Fitr prayers at Hijra Mosque in...

A sign post for Itia health centre II in Terego district. Photo by Martin Anguyo By Martin Anguyo Terego The health in charges of various health facilities in Terego district have been warned against extorting money from patients. This follows the increasing extortion cases reported at the Resident District Commissioner’s office by a section of concerned people in the district. Festus Ayikobua, the Resident District Commissioner Terego s...

The prisons OC, Head of UNHCR Moyo office, UNFPA staff and officials from MDLG during the handover of the different items. Photo by Doreen Tasia By Doreen Tasia MOYO The United Nations High commission for Refugees (UNCHR) Moyo sub office and United Nations population fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Palorinya have donated different necessary items to support the prisons welfare and show solidarity. The team ...

An athlete races towards the finishing line in last year’s competitions (Archive)   By Godwin Abedican   Arua   The organizers of the inter primary schools zonal athletics championship for Pajulu zone in Ayivu west division have set the dates of Thursday 11th and Friday 12th April as the days for the two days event.   The competitions that will take place at Sts. Peter and Paul Pokea minor Seminary play grounds, brings t...

The Sharia Director Dr. Ziyad Lubanga and his Deputy Sheikh Salim Bbosa at the press briefing at Gaddafi National Mosque URN NEWS Muslims will celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, after the crescent moon signifying the end of Ramadan was not sighted on Monday evening. The announcement came from the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) following the moon sighting committee reporting negative results. Dr....

Madi Okollo district leaders during the handover of the hand walking tractors in December 2023 (File Photo) URN NEWS Twelve hand-held walking tractors are currently idle in Madi Okollo district due to the lack of disc ploughs. These single-axle 16-horsepower (HP) tractors were donated by the Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) last year to scale up agricultural mechanization and improve commerci...

NILE POST NEWS Rwanda on Sunday April 07, 2024 solemnly commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, with President Paul Kagame leading the nation in honoring the memory of over 800,000 lives lost in one of history's deadliest onslaughts. In his keynote speech, President Kagame expressed dismay at the United Nations' inaction in addressing the presence of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)...

BBC NEWS Schools have been closed in parts of South Africa's Western Cape Province, including Cape Town, due to a severe destructive storm that wreaked havoc in the province at the weekend. The closure affects schools in the Cape Winelands and Overberg education districts, as well as the Helderberg basin area, education authorities said on Sunday. "We have not taken the decision to close these schools lightly: we have done so out of an...

Pope Francis. Courtesy Photo VATICAN NEWS Pope Francis opened his Regina Coeli address on Sunday, 7 April, by noting that the second Sunday of Easter, was dedicated by Saint John Paul II to Divine Mercy.   On this occasion, he said, the Gospel tells us that, by believing in Jesus, Son of God, we can have life in His name. “To have life: what does it mean?" asked the Pope.   The Holy Father explained that each of u...

Archbishop Ssemogerere walks from Kasana Cathedral moments after participating in Mass for priests and the religious belonging to the Lugave clan   URN NEWS   The Catholic Church has emphasized the necessity of upholding cultural norms and values. His Grace Paul Ssemogerere, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, exemplifies the importance of preserving traditional culture while upholding its principles. In the 1980s, the late Msgr. Timoth...

Some of the officers at the launch of the book NILE POST NEWS In a significant stride towards recognizing and promoting female leadership within law enforcement, the Department of Gender and Women Affairs unveiled the inaugural edition of the Women Police Magazine. The launch ceremony took place Wednesday at the Police's Logistics and Engineering Directorate Headquarters in Kampala. Deputy Director, Human Resource Development, SCP Anne Tu...

NILE POST NEWS Political party leaders in Acholi sub-region have welcomed the sensitization activities that are being conducted by the Electoral Commission in preparation for the 2026 general elections. This comes after the EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, last August, launched a four-year strategic plan and roadmap ahead of the 2026 general elections. “The Electoral Commission seeks for voters to cast their ballot from villages t...

Stella Amandru Wawa, the Dean of Students and the Gender Focal Person Muni University, speaking about the low enrolment of female students. Photo by Godwin Abedican. By Godwin Abedican Arua The leadership of Muni University, the only public University in West Nile is appealing to the parents and stakeholders to embrace and encourage sending girls for science related courses. This comes amidst concerns over the continuous low enrolment of femal...

Cafe Bravo at Uganda House before fire gutted it on Friday morning NILE POST NEWS Police in Kampala have said they are investigating the cause of a fire outbreak at Café Bravo on Uganda House on Kampala road that destroyed property worth millions of shillings. Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire said the fire started at around 5am on Friday.  “The fire, suspected to...

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija NILE POST NEWS The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has emphasized the need for substantial funding to address critical sectors such as security, water, roads, education, and health. His remarks came during the inauguration of Goldmine Finance Limited's third branch in Kabalagala, Kampala. Kasaija reiterated his stance on avoiding excessive borrowing, expressing concerns over the d...

NILE POST NEWS Police of Paidha in Zombo district have arrested a man for abandoning a pit hole latrine that killed two of his neighbor’s children after a heavy down pour. The man who is facing charges of causing two deaths by a rash and neglect act is identified as Francis Omirambe aged 32 years, an Electrician, resident of Alisithungu cell, Dwonga ward, Paidha Town Council, Zombo District. Paidha police said they received a distress cal...

Arua city mayor Wadri Sam Nyakua shaking hands with Acewere Titus a contractor at True Star Investments Ltd while handing over the contracts. Photo by Morish Dramadri By Morish Dramadri Arua Arua city procurement department has handed 8 contracts worth 589 million shilling to 8 successful local bidders to facelift and construct classrooms and other facilities in the various sectors within the city. The contracts awarded under this project in...

Lt Col Isaac Obong the UPDF 69 battalion commander in Yumbe addressing the Yumbe district council recently. Photo by Robert Elema    By Robert Elema YUMBE The deployment of the Uganda People Defense Forces (UPDF) at Uganda-South Sudan border has stabilized the security situation in the area, the security officials have revealed.   The security situation at the borders over the past months had been volatile which resulted into the...

Bishop Charles Andaku in a group photo with organizing team and journalists after the press briefing. Photo by Morish Dramadri By Morish Dramadri Arua Madi West Nile diocese is set to hold the 7th thanksgiving anniversary of Bishop Rt. Rev. Charles Collins Andaku the 7th bishop of the diocese. Bishop Andaku, an educationist by profession was elected the 7th bishop of Madi West Nile diocese by the house of the bishops on November 2016 succeed...

NILE POST NEWS Police in Koboko has mounted a hunt for a prime suspect who stole a twin boy from Koboko Hospital in Central Cell, Apa ward, South Division Koboko Municipality Koboko district. It's alleged that on the fateful day, an unidentified woman stole the newly born baby boy belonging to  Afekuru Baifa, a resident of Maracha district. The incident happened when the mother of the baby had just returned from the theater after a Ca...

Muni University main entrance By Godwin Abedican Arua Muni university, West Niles only public university is set to hold her 6th graduation ceremony on 6th April 2024, at the University’s graduation grounds. Muni university is the 6th public university, established under statutory instrument number 31 of 2013 and began operating on 4th November 2014. Speaking during a press conference held at the university’s council hall on Tuesd...

Councilors and other stakeholders during the meeting (File Photo) By Martin Anguyo Terego Terego district local government has tabled a draft budget of 28,178,186,000 for the financial year 2024/2025 which is less by one billion shillings for the financial year 2023/2024. The secretary of finance Terego district local government Mr. Geoffrey Opima while presenting this draft budget before the councilors recently in the district council hall e...

Stakeholders in Ramogi parish, Aluru Sub County during a dialogue on land conflict over compensation of the Laropi –Moyo –Afogi road project. Photo by Doreen Tasia. By Tasia Doreen Moyo Clan leaders and elders in Moyo district have been requested by the district stakeholders to exercise honesty and transparency in solving land dispute. According to the leaders, some of these land conflicts are triggered by the elders who spread fa...

BBC NEWS Nigeria's tax agency has apologised over an Easter message that was criticised as offensive and disrespectful by some Christians in the country. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Sunday shared a post on X saying: "Jesus paid your debts, not your taxes", local media reported. The now-deleted post was denounced by a number of Christian organisations, which demanded that the tax agency apologise. The Chris...

L-R Keuber Moses Lee, Abima Abdurahman and Bithola Francis, officials of USSSA West Nile Zone By Swali Sabiri Arua The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Zonal Executive Committee has come up with the activities for the regional Championship to be held in Koboko Municipality.   This was in a press conference held at Garden View Restaurant on Tuesday April 2, 2024 in Arua City ahead of the draws for the West Nile Zonal Cha...

BBC NEWS Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the fifth president of Senegal, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar. Last month, 44-year-old Mr Faye won the delayed elections, securing 54% of the vote, ahead of his main challenger Amadou Ba. On Friday, the country’s Constitutional Council confirmed Mr. Faye as the winner. Heads of state from around the continent are attending the inauguration ceremony, including Bola Tinubu, ...

Parliament in session NILE POST NEWS As Parliament reacts to the sting of budget cuts, discussions are now veering towards areas where the government can trim down public administration costs, relieving the burden on taxpayers. Legislators argue that alongside budget reductions, it's imperative to address wasteful expenditures to effectively increase discretionary funds. The government's earlier declaration of intent to slash administr...

Newly appointed prime minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka  BBC NEWS The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has appointed a former minister as the country's first ever female prime minister. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, a former planning minister, replaces Sama Lukonde who resigned in February. "I know that the task is great and the challenges [are] immense, but with the support of the president and that ...

Terego district council during the March 28, 2024 sitting in the council hall. Photo by Martin Anguyo   By Martin Anguyo   Terego   There was drama at Terego district headquarters during the district council session for March 28, 2024 where a section of councilors matched out of the council hall before the meeting could end protesting missing documents from the technical department.   The papers that the councilors alleged wer...

UHRC hearing a case during the tribunal that sat in Arua Regional Office. Photo by Sabir Musa By Sabir Musa Arua A total of eight cases were dismissed by Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) during the 2-days tribunal to hear 15-cases reported across the region. These cases include violation of the right to freedom from torture and violation of right to personal liberty that entails detention beyond 48 hours, for reasons ranging from contrad...

GRRH Board Chairman Dr. Paul Onek and the Principal Hospital Administrator Mr. Walter Uryekwun receiving the EEG with its accessories. Photo by Proscovia Achomo By Proscovia Achomo Gulu Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) last week received a donation of a computerized Electrorencepalogram (EEG) worth 60 million from Mayo Clinic Arizonia, USA through Gulu University Faculty of Medicine. An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that measure...

Gen Wilson Mbadi hands over to Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Photo by Nile post NILE POST NEWS Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has officially taken over the office of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and vowed to improve welfare of soldiers by fighting the evil of corruption and mismanagement of resources. The ceremony which took place at the UPDF fourth division headquarters in Gulu was presided over by the Special Presidential Adviso...

NILE POST NEWS In the national scene, the Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary, Pius Bigirimana, has revealed that cases worth Shs77 trillion are currently awaiting resolution in the Commercial Court. Bigirimana emphasized that if sufficient funding were allocated to expedite these cases, Uganda might forego the need to seek loans from entities like the World Bank to finance its national budget. Bigirimana elaborated that these cases span vari...

Some of the priests who attended the Chrism Mass at Ediofe Cathedral. Photo by Radio Pacis By Morish Dramadri Arua The bishop of Arua Catholic diocese Rt. Rev Sabino Ocan Odoki has transferred and reshuffled some priests serving in the diocese to new parishes and positions on Wednesday March 27, 2024 during the chrism mass. In his wisdom, the bishop appointed Rev Fr. Denis Dranika the curate of Laropi parish as the new parish priest of Laropi...

EC chairman Justice Byabakama. Courtesy photo. NILE POST NEWS The Electoral Commission has told legislators on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that they are faced with a funding gap of Shs960 billion in the Financial Year 2024/2025, which will affect electoral activities ahead of the 2026 general elections. According to the Electoral Commission, out of the Shs1.1 trillion needed to organize the 2026 polls, the Ministry of Finance...

Half of the population in Yumbe district lack acesss to clean water (Courtesy Photo)   URN NEWS Recent statistics from the Yumbe district Water department reveal a dire situation, with over 300,000 individuals, constituting 50 percent of the population, lacking access to clean and safe water services.   Despite efforts to improve water infrastructure, the current safe water coverage in the district stands at 50 percent, significantly b...

SSP. Josephine Angucia police PRO West Nile addressing the media. Photo by Morish Dramadri. By Morish Dramadri Arua Police in Arua city have detained 32 suspected criminals operating within the suburbs of the city’s central business Centre on claims of possessing dangerous weapons and narcotic drugs. In the intelligence led operation steered on Monday March 25, 2024 in the areas of Ediofe mission cell, Adriko cell, Arua primary, Air Japa...

Girls of Daystar secondary school warming up for a game   By Swali Sabiri   Arua  Since being rebranded as Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), the tournament from the previous Coca-Cola schools championship, this year’s tournament in Koboko Municipality has seen a number of schools presenting footballers in the ladies category.   This year the tournament has attracted 17 schools up from 9 last year. &nb...

SMEGSS Football team celebrate as they receive their trophy. Photo by Godwin Abedican By Godwin Abedican   Arua   St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls Secondary School (SMEGSS) and Mvara Secondary School, have won the 2024 Arua city post primary football games for the girls’ and boys’ football respectively.   The tournament which started with the group stages on March 15, 2024 concluded on Monday 25th march 2024 at Barifa sta...

Retired Bishop Dr. John Baptist Odama laying the first brick at renovation site. Photo by Scovia Akwero By Scovia Akwero Gulu   Arch Bishop emeritus of the Arch Diocese of Gulu His Grace Dr. John Baptist Odama has officially launched a classroom block renovation project at St Josephs’S Primary School in Gulu city.   The project is estimated at one hundred and sixty-three million, one hundred thirty-four thousand six hundre...

Officials from NUDIPU during the role out of Inclusive education program in Moyo SS. Photo by Stephen Unzimai By Stephen Unzimai Moyo Education Stakeholders, members of moyo district disabled persons union, and staff of Moyo secondary school, the piloting school for inclusive education at secondary level are undergoing a training on implementation of inclusive education especially at secondary level. The training started on Wednesday 20th of...

BBC NEWS  Seven people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in a stampede at a charity event in Nigeria. On Sunday, a businessman in Bauchi state, in the north-east, had invited residents to collect 5,000 naira ($3.70) each. The event attracted a big crowd and "before you knew it things got out of hand", a local journalist told the BBC. Recent economic strife has left many desperate for help. Five thousand naira ...

BBC NEWS Nigerian pupils taken by gunmen in a mass abduction in the north-western town of Kuriga earlier this month have been freed "unharmed", officials say. Kaduna state governor Uba Sani said they had been rescued thanks to the courage of the security forces. The school authorities had said more than 280 children were taken, but the army said 137 hostages had been freed. The operation took place in the early hours of Sunday morn...

CGTN AFRICA The World Bank indicates that if current trends persist, the world will encounter a 40 percent deficit between projected water demand and available supply by 2030. Additionally, chronic water scarcity, hydrological unpredictability, and severe weather occurrences such as floods and droughts are recognized as major roadblocks to global well-being and security. There is a growing connection between water scarcity drought and conflict....

School dropout boys captured in Obongi town hawking goods. Photo by Stephen Unzimai By Stephen Unzimai Obongi In the vow to empower the boy child in Obongi district,  leaders in the area have said the government has directed its attention to mostly the girl child neglecting the boy child which in the other way is now affecting gender equality. Hon. Maneno Zumura, the women representative in parliament says now the neglected boy child i...

Jimmy Anguyo, the West Nile region police Gender Based Violence Focal person   URN NEWS   More men in the West Nile sub-region are increasingly reporting Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases, this is according to the latest report from the regional Child and Family Protection Unit of police. Statistics from the Arua Child and Family Protection Unit indicate that 12 cases of GBV against men were recorded in December, 13 cases in January an...

A section of Pajulu road walk way in Arua City covered with second hand clothes (File Photo) URN NEWS Arua Central Division Council has agreed to offer free stalls and lockups to vendors in a bid to persuade them to voluntarily vacate the streets. The resolution was approved by councillors during a council setting at the Honorable Opio George Memorial conference centre at the former Arua Hill Division headquarters offices held on Thursday. Un...

Otim Benson (L) the outgoing CAO hands over the district Stamp to Mr. Moses Echat(R) his successor. Photo by Martin Anguyo   By Martin Anguyo   Terego   Terego district outgoing Chief Administrative Officer. Otim Benson Humphrey has handed over office to the incoming Chief Administrative Officer Moses Echat.   Benson has been transferred to Obongi district local government one month ago handed over office to Moses Echat who is...

Sarah Aguti accompanied by her husband Nyangkori receiving her declaration form (photo by Immaculate Amony) URN NEWS The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party candidate Sarah Aguti has been declared the winner of the Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament by-election.  Aguti will replace Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal who died in January from a hospital in India. Aguti was declared the winner by the Dokolo District Returning Officer Erik...

President Museveni and his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba   PML NEWS President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday evening reshuffled his cabinet dropping a few people and appointing new ones. Those appointed in the new cabinet include people who are working very closely with Gen. Muhoozi’s Patriotic League of Uganda. Those appointed and work closely with Muhoozi include; Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi who has been appointed minister for Stat...

An ongoing council session in Gulu city hall. Photo by Proscovia Achomo By Proscovia Achomo Gulu Gulu city council has tabled a draft budget of 33bn shillings for the financial year 2024/2025. The draft budget was presented on Friday from Gulu City Health boardroom by Joyce Alima, the speaker for Gulu City Council during a full council meeting. Out of the total 33,458,758,000 shillings, Administration takes the biggest portion of 22,075,331,0...

Women dancing at the celebration. Photo by Scovia Akwero By Scovia Akwero Gulu Women in Gulu city have been advised to always perform their duties as mothers. The advice was made by Gulu city council authorities during the belated celebration of the International Women day at Kaunda grounds in Gulu City.   This happened on the march 13, 2024 under the theme ‘’invest in women for Economic growth’’. Jane Okili, the ...

Houses submerged by floods in Kikuube district URN The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has advised all agencies, institutions, as well as local and international civil society organizations to prioritize the adoption of comprehensive Contingency Plans.  The development comes in light of the escalating threat of disasters across various regions in Uganda, Rose Nakabugo Bwenvu, Assistant. Commissioner Department of Disaster Prep...

BBC Vietnam's president Vo Van Thuong has resigned after only one year in office. After a meeting of the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday, the government said in a statement that he had broken party rules and had negatively affected its reputation.   Mr Thuong is believed to have resigned over his links to a corruption scandal in his home province. He was appointed last year to replace another president forced to step down over c...

L-R Fr. Tonino Pasolini, Bishop Sabino Ochan Odoki and Msgr Charles Idraku during celebration of their anniversary mass By Morish Dramadri Arua Messages of thanksgiving and congratulations dominated the priestly anniversary celebration of the two priests Fr. Tonino Pasolini and Mgsr. Charles Idraku on Tuesday 19th March 2024 in a mass presided over by Rt. Rev. Sabino Ocan Odoki, the Bishop ordinary of Arua diocese at the diocesan media Centre,...

Some of the jubilarians and other priests pose for agroup photo with Bishop Odoki after the function By Sunday Amandi Arua The priests in Arua diocese are called upon to exercise humility in their duty of giving guidance to the Christians and spreading the word of God. This appeal was made at the priestly anniversary of Father Tonino Pasolini, and Monsignor Charles Idraku at Arua diocese media center, radio Pacis on the March 19, 2024. While ...

NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong   NILE POST The National Resistance Movement (NRM) secretary general, Richard Todwong, has said there will be no extension for the party's register update campaign. The register update, from March 13 to 17, has apparently left many party faithful out after they failed to register or update their affiliate detail. This update is a strategic move for the NRM party, aiming to solidify their base for t...

BBC NEWS Ugandan security forces are on high alert after they said fighters from an Islamic State-linked group entered the country at the weekend.   The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants are planning attacks in urban areas, places of worship, schools and public events, according to the army.   It urged the public to remain vigilant "to avoid being victims of ADF terror". The ADF has been linked to a series of deadly att...

Uganda Kobs being introduced to the wild at Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district on Friday URN   The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has initiated the translocation of approximately 200 Uganda Kobs from Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve in Kikuube to Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district. The translocation, which commenced on Friday afternoon, is part of habitat manipulation efforts in preparation for the reintroduction of White rhi...

Girls footballers from Arua S.S(in blue ) and St Marys Ediofe Girls S.S(in white) in action By Swali Sabiri Arua City Since being rebranded as Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA), the tournament from the previous Coca-Cola schools championship, this year’s tournament in Arua city has more schools presenting footballers in the ladies category.   Last year only four secondary schools including Mvara SS, Arua Public SS,...

Muslims during Juma prayer By Stephen Unzimai Moyo Muslim leaders in Rahman mosque in Moyo town have called Muslims to embrace Quran readings to increase their faith during this Holy Month of Ramadan Ramadan is a month of fasting and abstaining from things considered to be impure for the mind and body. Kanah Musa, an Imam in Rahman mosque in moyo town says during the Ramadan, Muslims should observe the five pillars of Islam. “If you are...

A copy of the letter directing school closure in South Sudan due to intensified heat wave Xinhua News South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night. Yolanda Awel Deng, minister for Health, said most parts of South Sudan are experiencing a heatwave expected to last at least two weeks with temperatures ranging betwe...

Students finalising cleaning exercise before attending a brief assembly at Emmanuel Cathedral. PHOTO BY SABIR MUSA By Sabir Musa Arua The Diocese of Madi-West Nile has pledged for continuous collaboration with local governments and community within the diocese to plant more trees and protect environment. For 7-years now, the diocese observes environment week in the month of March with main focus of sensitizing community on importance of prote...

By Morish Dramadri Arua A set of 100 teachers across West Nile are undertaking ICT skills training at National Teachers’ College Muni in Arua city to prepare them for the implementation of the 2019 National teacher policy expected to be effected around August this year. The initiative that started in 2022, has equipped about 250 secondary school teachers and around 300 primary teachers 2023 with ICT skills with funding from Uganda commu...

Mr Moses Chuna Kapolon the Yumbe chief Administrative Officer. The CAO has vowed to take disciplinary action against indiscipline teachers. PHOTO BY ROBERT ELEMA    BY ROBERT ELEMA   YUMBE The recent transfers done for the primary teachers in Yumbe district has left alot of staffing gaps in some of the schools in the district. Yumbe district transfered over 330 classroom teachers and the headteachers with the aim of improving the ...

One of the council sittings held in the district council hall where councilors were few in number By Martin Anguyo Terego Councilors and Sub county chairpersons in Terego district have been warned against absenteeism during district council sessions that leads to poor service delivery. It is learnt that, non-appearance of councilors and other leaders during different council sittings in Terego district had been generally poor since its creatio...

Sophie Asianzu, a dentist with Yovela Dentals takes a client through dental care practices during the women's day dental health camp held at OPM grounds Arua city By Godwin Abedican By Godwin Abedican Arua The public is being called upon to embrace individual dental and oral care practices so as to minimize on the rising cases of complications that come with improper dental and oral health. During the recently celebrated internationa...

Muslims during Friday prayers By Sunday Amandi Arua Holiness, purity, and unity have been encouraged among the Muslims in Arua in this holy month of Ramadan. Ramathan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection. Abdul Rahim Abdulla Karalla, the vice chairperson for Ayivu Muslim county emphasized the need for every adult Muslim to fast in this holy month, so long as th...

Arua City Sports Officer, Lika Muktar (R) and Councilor for Bazaar Ward, Oshino Rashid (L) at a recent event organized by Arua City Boxing Club By Sabir Musa Arua Meager funding for sports sector through Education Department in Arua City Council is cited as one of the major challenges affecting development of sports in the city. Education Department was allocated Shs 14 billion in the current Financial Year, and sports activities are financed ...

People gathered at the OPM grounds in Arua city on Women’s Day for the blood donation exercise By Sunday Amandi Arua city The people in West Nile are called upon to donate blood so as to save the lives of those who need blood in the health facilities. This appeal was made during a recent blood donation drive organized by radio Pacis and partners in Arua city. Blood donation helps a lot in saving lives of expectant mothers during labor,...

A section of poultry farmers attending the training from Gulu Senior Secondary School in Gulu city Stephen Odong Gulu City More than 100 farmers in Gulu City were trained in the poultry farming business. The training that was sponsored by Hendrix Uganda, River Poultry, and Pur Lonyo farmers shop was conducted at Gulu Senior Secondary School in Berdege Layibi division for free to all the farmers. The mayor of Berdege Layibi division Hon Patr...

Deputy Kadir Acholi Muslim District, Sheikh Badi. A. Faras explaining what is observed with the fasting period of Ramadan By Achomo Proscovia Gulu City Muslims faithful in Gulu City began the holy month of Ramadan on Monday 11 March, 2024 a period that includes a month of fasting and prayer. The period is considered one of the holiest Islamic months. Sheikh Ismail Ali Omona, Imam Main Mosque Gulu City defines the meaning of Ramadhan saying...

Dr Grace Lalam Atine, an independent candidate being carried by her supporters after her nomination. Photo by Santos Ojok By Santos Ojok Dokolo Dokolo district returning officer has successfully nominated six candidates for the forthcoming Dokolo District woman member of parliament`s byelection slated for the 21st of this month.  Dokolo District returning officer Steven Erikaine Ngobi started the nomination exercise at 8am and by 4pm all...

An image of weighing scale at Moyo Main market in Moyo district. Photo by Ganiko Samson Bullen By Ganiko Samson Bullen. Moyo Moyo main market vendors in Moyo district have urged Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to better sensitize and raise proper awareness on the recommendable weighing scales as they impose measures on the usage of slandered ones. Majority of the market vendors further accused UNBS for collecting the weighing scale...

Hon. Wilfred Saka expresses his disappointment over mismanagement of school funds. By Martin Anguyo Terego As issues concerning mismanagement of funds mostly by school heads keep on mounting in Terego district, head teachers who are involved in embezzling school funds have been warned to desist from the act or else, they will be deleted from the payroll. This pronouncement was made in one of the district council sittings held at the district He...

Community sensitization on Land titling in Unyama Sub County Gulu district. Photo by Scovia Akwero By Scovia Akwero Gulu Government of the republic of Uganda, through the ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has rolled out a program of sensitization of the public in Northern Uganda ‘’Acholi Sub-region’’ on the registration of customary land. The government will facilitate the costs of land registration whe...

Leaders during the meeting at Terego district headquarters By Martin Anguyo Terego Some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working with children in Terego district have raised concerns over poor community attitude towards the implementation of their various projects. In a meeting with Terego district leaders at the district headquarters, the leaders of United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) and Literacy for...

Bishop Elect of North Ankole Diocese Rev Canon Alfred Muhoozi and his wife. Courtesy Photo URN The House of Bishops has elected Bishops for North Ankole and Luwero Dioceses.  The House of Bishops sitting at Lweza Training and Conference Center on Wednesday evening elected Rev. Canon Alfred Muhoozi as the third Bishop of North Ankole Diocese, and Rev. Canon Wilson Kisekka as the Fourth Bishop of Luwero Diocese replacing retired Bishop Eridar...

A photo montage of Trump and President Biden. Courtesy BBC   BBC   Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to TV debates, as the rivals hurtle towards a White House rematch following their sweep of the Super Tuesday votes. The Republican said he would take part in a TV forum with the Democratic president "anytime, anywhere, anyplace" posting online in all capital letters.   Mr. Biden's campaign said Mr. Trump was "...

The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng in the middle on the right with delegates who attended the 11th AfSBT congress. PHOTO BY URN URN Experts attending the Africa Society for Blood Transfusion (AfSBT) congress at Munyonyo are concerned about wastage at hospitals. They say that sometimes blood transfusion is recommended when it is not needed. According to the World Health Organization, the blood wastage rate in developed countries is reported...

Captured in Pasu village zone Palorinya Refugees settlement in Obongi district during the victory celebration of the RWC 3 Chairperson.  By Ganiko Samson Bullen Obongi The Local Council III Chairperson of Itula Sub County in Obongi District Siraji Karala-karala has appealed to the refugee community and the host to resort to traditional methods of celebration where drums are used instead of public address systems that will bring the aspec...

President Museveni. Courtesy photo   URN President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to provide financial support to the judiciary towards rejuvenating the traditional methods of dispute resolution as opposed to the colonial way of litigation. The President's promise was contained in a message delivered by Vice President, Jessica Alupo while officiating at a two-day Africa Chief Justices' summit on Alternative Dispute Reso...

IGG Beti Kamya. Photo by Nile post Nile post Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Olive Kamya, has announced that her office will launch an investigation into allegations of mismanagement of public offices, funds, and corruption within Parliament. Kamya made this statement in response to mounting concerns raised by whistleblowers and members of the public regarding the inner workings of the legislative body. "The issue in Parliamen...

Kipsang and Namurenge, the two male suspects arrested in the Murder of Dr. Abiriga. The suspects have been further remanded. Photo by URN URN The three suspects who were implicated in the murder of the former Masindi District Health Officer-DHO Dr Jino Abiriga have been further remanded to Hoima government prison.  The suspects are Betty Cherotich, the wife to the deceased, Joshua Namurenge, a builder and a resident of Tarobya Village in ...

Key members of the foundation body of learning institutions during the meeting at Aripea Primary School By Martin Anguyo Terego The education department of Arua Diocese is finding it difficult to run its activities after most of the Catholic founded Primary schools in the Diocese failing to submit the foundation money timely. This was revealed by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Asega, the Diocesan Education Secretary during an induction meeting organized o...

An ambulance parked at the Moyo General hospital premises. By Stephen Unzimai By Stephen Unzimai Moyo The management of Moyo general hospital has banned use of ambulance for transporting dead bodies. This comes after receiving a strong warning from the ministry of health that no hospital shall use ambulance for ferrying dead bodies.  The administration of the hospital has vowed to implement this policy stringently.   According...

By Sabir Musa Arua The Ministry of Works and Transport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a private investor, East of Eden, to upgrade Arua Airfield to an international standard, following an approval by the Solicitor General. The investor is expected to conduct a feasibility study to, among others, ascertain the traffic which will help in designing and generating budget for the development to start. Arua Airfield Manager, Pamela Li...

People waiting to register their number plates at URA offices in Arua city By Anslem Ojaru Arua In abid to reduce the number of numberless motorcycles and smuggling in westnile region, State Minister of Finance in charge of General Duty’s Henry Musasizi announced a reduction in charges on new motorcycle number plates to happen within a period of six months. However there is poor turn up due to challenges cited in registering the motorcyc...

By Martin Anguyo Terego Leaders in Terego district have continued to call upon the residents to look for alternative means of solving land related issues other than fighting over land. This comes after a 27-year-old man, identified as Alema Wato, a resident of Ondukani Village, Olea Parish, Katrini sub county on February 25, 2024 allegedly beat up his father and his step father over one quarter piece of land.   Silvano Toki, the man’...

By Godwin Abedican The territorial police of Arua City Central Business Division (CBD) have arrested and detained 5 Officials of Post Bank Arua Branch over allegation of stealing 138,685,450/= Ugandan shillings from Post Bank Arua Branch. This was revealed by Senior Superintendent of police, SSP Angucia Josephine, the West Nile police Public Relations Officer. Angucia, identified the five as, Lakwey Leonard the Operations Manager, Feni Walter t...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Women in Arua district are expressing concerns over the continuous rise in the cases of family neglect and lack of support from men concerning family affairs. These concerns were raised on Wednesday 28th February 2024, at Arivu Sub-county during a community engagement and training organized by Upendo Ni Baraka, a community based organization established early last year in Arua district, with interest in dealing with cha...

Vatican News In a statement issued on Friday 1 March, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have joined the international community in condemning the "wanton attack against innocent civilians" that took place the previous day in Gaza City during the distribution of humanitarian aid.   On Thursday 29 February, a doctor from al-Chifa hospital and witnesses said that Israeli soldiers fired on a crowd of civilians desperate...

NILE POST The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has released its seasonal rainfall outlook for March to May 2024, forecasting near-normal to above-normal rainfall across the country. This announcement comes amidst growing concerns over the impact of climate change on agricultural activities and livelihoods. Bob Alex Ogwang, the acting executive director of UNMA, presented the outlook, highlighting the expected distribution of rainf...

CGTN The UN Environment Program published a comprehensive report titled ‘Beyond an Age of Waste: Turning Rubbish into a Resource,’ which underscores the urgent need for a significant reduction in waste generation to ensure a sustainable and affordable future. The report, Global Waste Management Outlook 2024, provides a detailed analysis of global waste generation and its associated costs, using life cycle assessments to explore d...

NILE POST The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked law enforcement bodies to bring errant drivers to book. Among, made the call in light of an incident in Kagadi district where a 25-year-old Magezi Tuhaise was knocked dead by a government vehicle. The Speaker who was chairing the plenary sitting reported the incident, which occurred when residents of the district were holding a peaceful demonstration on the poor state of roads, on Tue...

URN Government is set to vaccinate over 10,000 high risk health workers against Ebola starting in May, 2024. The exercise will target mainly 20 districts along the border line with the DR Congo, and some places in Kampala city against Ebola.  This revelation was made by Dr. Henry Kyobe, a Ministry of Health epidemiologist, and the leader of the Ebola response taskforce, shortly after receiving a donation of up to 25,000 double doses from t...

URN The Uganda Wildlife Authority UWA has announced plans to commence the introduction of other Wildlife Species at Ajai Wildlife in Madi Okollo district ahead of the restoration of the White Rhinos. The translocation exercise which is expected to start next month is part of habitat manipulation initiative UWA intends to conduct within the southern section of Ajai Wildlife Reserve in order to reduce the bushy conditions which are unsuitable for...

By Sabir Musa Arua Different stakeholders in West Nile have challenged the leadership of West Nile Parliamentary Caucus to focus on improving relation among its members in order to jointly address West Nile issues at national level. This call follows concerns over poor performance of the caucus which is attributed to disunity as many of the members now focus on individually addressing issues from their own areas of representation in parliament ...

By Scovia Akwero Gulu Over 200 pupils in Tochi primary school Omoro district are learning under mango trees due to inadequate classrooms and ongoing renovations at the school. According to the school administrators, coming back from the holidays, they found four classrooms under renovation which has critically affected the proper reopening of the school prompting them to adopt new modalities of teaching the learners under the tree shade at the ...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Leaders in Terego district have raised concerns over the recent household census mapping conducted by Uganda Bureau of Statistics in the disputed zones under rhino camp refugee settlement claimed by the two districts of Madi Okollo and Terego following the placement of the entire Rhino camp refugee settlement in Madi Okollo district. On 30th January 2024, the ministry of lands, housing and urban development wrote to the...

By Godwin Abedican Arua An ongoing brawl among Arua city’s gang groups is causing uproar and security concerns across many parts of the city leaving the city dwellers in fear. Arua city has a number of gang groups with funny names to identify themselves such as the Baboons, Chicken-no-pass, Fire Eaters, Sansiro boys, Janjamin and others with specific areas of operations in the city. According to the heads of security, there has been a di...

By Ganiko Samson Bullen Obongi Itula Sub county authorities have tasked the Local council one chairperson and the Refugee Welfare Committee (RWC) Leaders in Palorinya settlement of in Obongi district to take action on farmers who live their animals to stray around the communities since people have started receiving the first rains of the season. Badaru Harriet the Community Development Officer for Itula Sub County called for immediate action o...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Over eight hundred millions shillings disbursed under the youth livelihood program in Moyo district has still remained unrecovered from the beneficiaries. The program implementation started in 2014-2015 financial year in the district which disbursed 899,828,800 shillings to109 groups with total number of 1,344 beneficiaries, out of which only 120,458,792shs was recovered. This was revealed in a stakeholders engagement meet...

Nile Post The latest police annual crime report has indicated that the biggest number of fatalities recorded on Ugandan roads are pedestrians and boda boda riders. The report released on Friday indicated that 4806 people were killed in crashes on Ugandan roads in 2023. Digesting the report on Monday, the Traffic Police director, Lawrence Niwabiine said motorcycles and their riders, pedestrians and pedal cyclists are among the most high risk roa...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Madi Okollo district public service is grappling with a staffing gap of over 700 teachers to serve in the 78 primary schools in the district that are currently being served by less than 10 teachers per school leaving a huge teacher pupil ratio. Following the elevation of the then Madi Okollo County to district status in 2020, the schools in the district are still being served by the staff previously posted by the then A...

By Anslem Ojaru Nebbi Nebbi District Local Government together with SEATINI Uganda an organization that looks into issues of trade, physical and investment related policy and process converged in Arua city to review the existing Nebbi District local Revenue enhancement plan to focus and come up with clear local revenue collection projections. Speaking to Aloysius Kitengo the programme officer SEATINI Uganda, they aim to decentralize the local ...

By Robert Elema Yumbe   A section of the teachers in Yumbe district who were transferred this year have rejected to go to their new stations due to some alleged irregularities in the transfers.   Yumbe district education department transferred about 300 classroom teachers with various reasons ranging from over staying in the old station and on request.   Transfers in the district used to be done in December and this makes the teac...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Since the site handover of two sites on river Enyau in Arua district and City to Niem establishments limited on 4th October 2022 to undertake an 8 months project for the construction of two bridges worth over five billion Ugandan shillings with funding from the government of the republic of Uganda and support from the World Bank under USMID-AF in the financial year 2022/2023 the works at the two sites have since stalled....

By Ganiko Samson Bullen Moyo Moyo district local government recently carried out a stakeholder’s engagement on youth livelihood and women entrepreneurship program implementation. Anyama David, the District Community Development Officer said the target of the program is aimed at awaking the community on the areas of filling of forms and benefiting from the program. “Apart from that, we have also given out money under Youth Livelihoo...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Experts in Moyo district have warned of the devastating impacts of brick laying on the environment following the increasing number of residents engaged in the economic activity this dry season. Mr. Droma Patrick the district forest officer Moyo said that, brick laying has contributed to destruction of the vegetation cover, swamp drainage, floods and soil degradation which has affected the climate and rain pattern of the ...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani Consuming large amounts of firewood by institutions like schools, some bakeries and for home use for cooking could be significantly reduced as three schools in Adjumani district have benefited from a pilot project that lasted one-year. The one-year project is as a result of a bilateral cooperation between the government of Italy specifically the community of Sardina and Ugandan Government intended to improve water sanitat...

By Sabir Musa Arua City Arua City Health Department has confirmed outbreak of Measles in the former Ayivuni Sub County with 84 cumulative cases already registered by the time of compiling this report. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes Measles as a highly contagious disease caused by a virus, and it spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes which can cause severe disease, complications and even death. Arua ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Medical intern at Arua regional Referral Hospital under their umbrella body Federation of Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI) have joined their counterparts in other parts of the country in the ongoing national industrial action which started on 1st February 2024. The interns are demanding the Ministry of Health (MoH) to come out clearly on why the presidential directives issued on their allowances is not being implemented as...

By Sabir Musa Arua City The leaders of Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) in West Nile sub-region have committed to maintain peace in the country. This message was contained in the communication of 409 Brigade Commander, Lt. Col. Nathan Bainomugisha during the celebration of 43rd Tareh-Sita anniversary in Arua City. While speaking at the event organized at military barracks in Arua City, Bainomugisha said, the force remains committed t...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city. A moment of shock and sorrow engulfed the residents in Ambeko cell, Ayivu division in  Arua city after the body of a 42yr old man suspected to be killed by a yet to be identified assailants  was found lying in one of the families in the cell.  Taban Mustafa, a kakwa by tribe and a resident of Surusoni cell, Ayivu division in Arua city and a former UPDF officer under AMISON was suspected to be murder...

By Anslem Ojaru Arua City As the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces UPDF prepares to commemorate the 43rd tereh sita this year, they have enlisted number of social responsibility activities for the civilians applauding them for their support At the official flag off of activities at mayor’s garden in Arua city on 2nd February 2024, the RCC of Arua city Charles Ichogor lauded president Museveni for transforming the UPDF. “I would like to...

By Sabir Musa Arua City The Physical Planning Committee of Arua City Council has again deferred the building plan submitted for approval by Maracha County MP, Oguzu Lee Denis who was granted permission by National Forestry Authority (NFA) to develop an eco-tourism and recreational center on 10-hectares of Arua Central Forest Reserve, commonly known as Barifa. This decision follows analysis of the plan by Physical Planning Committee that mainta...

By Morish Dramadri Arua City The increasing cases of sexual violence and other forms of abuses against children in Arua district has created worries among the various stakeholders in the district with the current trend of the violence mainly committed against children below 10 years. A report from the office of the district community development officer of Arua district indicates Ajia Sub County is the leading perpetrator of the vice with the ...

By Sabir Musa Arua City Arua City leaders have made an appeal for community to ensure ownership of road infrastructure and protect them as these facilitates development of the city. This appeal from the leaders follows several cases of vandalism registered in the city that has seen many roads destroyed and other components liked streetlights stolen. Arua City Mayor, Wadri Sam Nyakua point out a practice of blocking roads community members whi...

By Sunday Amandi Arua City The business in scholastic materials is already rising in Arua City ahead of the opening of the fast term in the 2024 academic year, as schools are set to open in a few days’ time. Preparation to send the learners back to school has triggered back-to-school shopping, and those who deal in scholastic materials like books, mattresses,  metallic suitcases and many other things. Waraja Rashul Dalil, who ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Access to education by the girl child remains a huge battle for the girl child to win especially in the rural setting, something that has drawn the concern and attention of the Alur cultural institution, “Ker Alur”. This therefore has led to a number of initiatives towards reversing the mindset that, girls are meant for generating wealth with no chances for education, something that has been baiting early ma...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo The ordinary Bishop Arua diocese, Sabino Ocan Odoki, has elevated St .Kizito Logoba chapel in Moyo Catholic Parish under Moyo vicariate into a Eucharistic center. The colorful ceremony held on Thursday 25th January 2024 at the chapel was graced by bishop of Arua diocese, Rt. rev Sabino Ochan Odoki. The chapel that started in 1924 by Rev Father Molnaro Luigi the first white priest under a guava tree, locally called “...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Three members of the congregation of the Benedictine sisters of perpetual Adoration of the most holy trinity on Thursday 25th January 2024 professed their first commitment to serve God IN Arua diocese on the feast of the conversion of St. Paul. The three reverend sisters, Mary Michelin from Kasese Diocese, Rev. Sr. Mary Agatha from Kabale Diocese, and Rev. Sr. Maria Gorreti from Hoima Diocese took their first profession...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Arua district commenced with awareness creation among the district leaders on Thursday 9th February 2023, which was later on rolled out to other stake holders and farmers as the first step in preparation for the implementation of a Micro-Scale Irrigation Program under U-GIFT, funded by the World Bank and managed by Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) set to be implemented in the financial year...

By Godwin Abedican Arua With the need to prepare land for farming, new pasture growth for animal grazing, construction and a belief of sending away snakes, many people across West Nile still practice bush burning. But with the dangers associated to the vice, the local leaders and environmentalists are warning of the dire consequences of this action in the current time and years to come. According to Darleti Marlon, the chairperson LC1 of Yivu...

By Samson Ganiko Moyo The local council (LC) one chairpersons in Moyo district have vowed not stop charging locals for stamping their documents. This follows the directive of the minister of local government Raphael Magyezi asking them to stop levying charges locals for the service of government stamps. The local government minister Mr Raphael Magyezi, Issued the directive on Wednesday 3rd, January, 2024, while addressing leaders during a cadr...

By Morish Dramadri Arua The Arua district senior Environment officer of Arua district Joachim Andiandu is in police custody for allegedly embezzling about 20 million shillings out of the 40 million shillings from Abamba village saving group in Ajia Sub County under the DRDIP project’s environmental restoration component. Joachim Andiandu who doubles as the DRDIP desk officer of Arua district was arrested on Monday 15th January 2024 toget...

By Anyidi Emmanuel   Moyo Muni University has officially taken over the administration of Erepi PTC in Moyo district. The facility was handed over to Muni University on 15th January 2024. It’s in relation to the letter dated 9th Feb, 2023 by ministry of education and sports directing the university management to take over the institution which has been repurposed into a public awarding institution. According to ministry of educ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua After the diocese received funding from Missio Invest, a New York based Organization that supports poor churches, the diocese is set to commence the construction of a proposed Multi-billion pharmaceutical warehouse to be constructed in Ediofe. Through a soft loan worth 1 million us dollars an equivalent of over 3 billion Ugandan shillings that shall be refunded within 7 years, the site for the construction was on Thursd...

By Komakech Jimmy Omoro District The minister for Local Government hon Rafael Magyezi has warned Omoro district local council one chairpersons against the misuse of stamps provided by the government. According to Magyezi, the local council one chairpersons’ stamps is a powerful tool for administration and service delivery since they are used to authenticate and certify documents for transactions and applications. He therefore appealed t...

By Ojok Robert Mone Nwoya District In a bid to achieve their quest for a municipality, Anaka town council councilors have approved a new revenue source that seeks to increase revenue collection. John Paul Onyee the Town clerk says the new revenue source which is property tax shall increase local revenue to over 2-hundered million shillings because the local government finance commission as approved their rates. However, Shiela Adyero who oper...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu City. Perinatal death stands at 2-every day in Gulu caused by malnutrition and malaria amongst pregnant mothers. Gulu Regional referral hospital recorded 349 infant deaths meanwhile St. Mary`s Hospital Lacor had an average 15-deaths monthly and 32 infant deaths were recorded from various health facilities in both Gulu district and Gulu city last year. According to Poline, an intern Dr. at St. Mary’s hospital Lac...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Two catholic Nuns of the sacred heart of Jesus at Moyo catholic parish have made perpetual profession vows, while three celebrated 25 years in the convent.  The two sisters who took vows are, Sr.Harriet Yesco of uleppi parish, Nebbi diocese and Sr.Night Facan of Panyimur Parish, Nebbi diocese. The function that took place on 03rd /01/2024 at Maduga chapel, Moyo catholic parish under Arua diocese was attended by three ...

By: Joseph Abiria Arua City Preparations to receive learners for the new academic year is in high gear in most of the schools in Arua City. A number of schools have already held PTA meetings to pave way to receive learners. Most of the schools within Arua City expect to start   admitting learners on 8th. January. 2024. Michael Ogwang a business man and a parent calls upon fellow parents to work extra hard and focus on sending their c...

By Morish Dramadri Arua The multibillion West Nile regional police vehicle maintenance workshop situated in Arua police barracks has officially been commissioned for use by team of officials from Uganda Police headquarters, regional police leaders and city authorities. The construction of the facility sitting on 1900 square meter land commenced in March 2022 and was completed in May this year. During the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday 20...

By Godwin Abedican Arua According to section 18 of the Local Government Act, a district chairperson is mandated to nominate a Vice Chairperson from among the councilors and appoint other secretaries from among the councilors to steer the district council and perform the executive functions of the council. In this Regard Arua district Chairman Alfred Okuonzi has reshuffled his district cabinet. The same act also permits for the reshuffling of t...

By Morish Dramadri Arua City The Uganda Police force has embarked on consultation with the various stakeholders in West Nile region to seek their views on the ongoing formation of the new police doctrine which aims to encompass every policy in the force. A team led by the acting chief commissioner of Uganda police, SCP Hadijjah Namutebi is currently in West Nile to meet civil, political, religious and cultural leaders to obtain better ideas to...

By Anyidi Emmanuel  Adjumani Adjumani district local government in partnership with Adjumani town council have organized a trade show to promote business among entrepreneurs in and outside the region for economic development, under the theme; linking the future, Building bridges for business success. It’s the third annual trade fair organized in the district with the aim of bringing together different businesses at local, regional, n...

By Samson Ganiko Obongi A Consortium of  Refugee implementing partners in Palorinya settlement obongi district have embarked on empowering refugees on the importance of joint decision making processes among couple to reduce cases of gender based violence (GBV) in the community.   Speaking during a community dialogue organized by partners Lutheran World Federation (LWF) supported by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR, ...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Residents of Otce Sub County in Moyo district are seeking for additional UGX: 24 Million for completion of the sub county Administrative block. Through a project dubbed as self- help, the residents of the Sub- County through their leaders agreed in meeting to contribute funds for the construction of the sub county headquarter offices as they await for financial support from government. The members have so far raised a tota...

By Inyakuni Moyo Moyo district prepares for the second phase of Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) an initiative of the government of Uganda to curb down the burden of malaria cases in the communities. The district has geared up community sensitization involving health experts, Village chairpersons LCs, Village health team (VHTs) members, and community health workers after covering 97% of home states during the first phase of IRS exercise in the distr...

By Pajobo Idarus Arua Different stake holders in Arua city and District have strongly condemned the harsh and inhuman operations done by Uganda Revenue Authority URA in the recent days as they collect taxes especially from boda boda riders and smugglers in which at least two people have died one in Koboko Last week and One in Arua as two sustained serious injuries and are in Arua regional referral hospital for medical attention on Tuesday eveni...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city As the dry season is approaching, the demand for vegetable seeds in Arua city is on a rapid increase as farmers are preparing for growing vegetables as a way of earning a living during the season. Dry season vegetable production is a high priority in Uganda's largely rain-fed agricultural systems, and Off-season vegetable supplies are currently inadequate to meet human nutritional needs due to their high demand i...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo The ministry of local government in partnership with Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) have organized a two days induction training for Moyo district local government councilors, District Service Commission, District Land Board and Local Government Accounts Committee to enhance their efficiency in service delivery. This was the first induction of the council members since they were voted in offic...

By Anyidi Emmanuel Obongi Obongi district local government leaders through cultural leaders have appealed to the local residents to embrace culture to promote peace and development. The call to embrace culture values and norms was sounded during the 3RD annual cultural gala organized by obongi district local government support from partners a function held on last week on 9th November 2023 at obongi district headquarters under the theme “...

By Edea Vuyaya Teopista/Inyakuni Kennedy  Moyo Moyo district health department on 14th November 2023, joined the global in celebrating world celebrates diabetes a metabolic disease that arises from insulin problems under the theme empowering the global health. According to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Diabetes, the prevalence of diabetes and risk factors has been increasing steadily with the numbers now at 2.7...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city. The construction of a regional Juvenile Gender Based Violence GBV reception center at the regional police headquarter in Arua city has reached 80% completion after the handover of the site merely two months ago. The 195 million project undertaken by Save Children with funding from the foreign affairs ministry of Japan is contracted to “Self-building” investments limited. I had an interview with Albert...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Stake holder in West Nile have been asked to champion the fight against corruption to streamline and improve service delivery to the citizens in the region. The Government of Uganda has been implementing Zero-Tolerance to Corruption through the Sector Wide approach. Zero-Tolerance to corruption is one of the cornerstones of good governance. This entails continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of public officials to e...

By Godwin Abedican Arua   Pensioners from the former greater Arua district which comprises of the districts of Arua, yumbe, Koboko, Maracha, Terego, Madi Okollo, Adjumani, Moyo, Zombo, Nebbi and Pakwach who retired as civil servants while serving in the greater Arua district risk missing in their payments due to failure to verify and validate their details. This comes after the ministry of public service snet a list of 347 pensioners to th...

By Godwin Abedican Arua In a bid to enhance skills among the refugees and host communities in the region of West Nile, the European Union (EU) is under taking an “empowering youth and of refugee and host community status through art” program implemented by the youth groups comprising of both the refugees and host communities. The program  introduced during this years’ world refugee day on June 20th 2023, was Launched wit...

By Martin Anguyo Terego Residents living along Ombatini-Katrini Primary road in Katrini sub county, Terego district have criticized the government over deplorable state of the road. According to these residents, the 8 kilometer road was last worked on two years ago. Gilbert Abaabo, a boda boda rider in the area states that, due to the impassable state of the road, there is slight increment in transport fare which customers are complaining of h...

By Martin Anguyo Terego The mounting number of traditional herbalists at Imvepi refugee settlement in Terego district has brought worry among the stakeholders in the district as many refugees and host communities in the settlements rush to traditional healers for medical help leaving government facilities. This was disclosed in a conference held at Terego district headquarters. Mr. Koriang Martin, the refugee commander at the settlement asked ...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua The Rotaract club of Arua under the project of establishing interact clubs in schools in Arua city with the aim of enhancing learners zeal for studies and community growth visited the students under the interact club of St. Joseph’s College Ombaci with a delegation from the rotary district officials. Ayiki King Joshua the Assistant District Rotaract Representative urged the boy child to be responsible in all that th...

By Godwin Abedican Arua A life changing agriculture program being implemented by Healing Hands International (HHI) Uganda is gathering pace in Kasua and Komite cells in Ayivu west division Arua city. Healing Hands International, a US based organization in its “Hunger to Harvest” farming program targets small and medium scale farmers in various communities  offering them trainings on modern farming techniques, equipping them wi...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua The stake holders in Arua city have raised mixed up reactions over the Proposal by the government to amend the constitution and provide for the Position of an Assistant deputy speaker of parliament to assist the Speaker and her deputy.  The revelations were made by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao while responding to some of the queries from legislators. Asega Habib Jogo the NUP northern region...

By Robert Elema Yumbe The leaders of Central Equatoria State in South Sudan have asked the government of Uganda through the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to lift the ban on the transportation of fuel to South Sudan via Oraba custom.   This request on the lifting of the ban on fuel transportation became a resolution during the joint cross border security meeting between the leaders of Central Equatoria State and their counterpart of t...

By Joseph Abiria Arua City Community Empowerment For Rural Development (CEFORD) in partnership with the Agakhan Foundation are implementing a project that aspires to improve livelihoods of women and vulnerable girls through skills trainings.  The Skill up Women and Girls for Social Economic Transformation project (SWEET) targets to empower girls to become economically independent and reduce on the syndromes of begging for handouts.  ...

By Martin Anguyo Terego Leaders of Aripea Deanery in Aripea vicariate Arua Diocese have called upon Christians to fully support church activities for better development in various parishes in the Deanery.   In a conference held on 30th October 2023 at Aripea Parish center, the leaders raised concerns that, lack of support given to churches in the Deanery is frustrating their effort in doing God's work. The acting Parish priest of Addu...

By Ojok Robert Mone Agago The Archdiocese of Gulu and Kotido catholic diocese have initiated an annual peace prayer event as one of the efforts geared towards ending cattle rustling, looting and killings purportedly being carried out by armed Karamojong warriors in the districts of Kitgum, Pader and Agago. During the launch of the inaugural annual peace prayer from Kamrono village in Adilang sub county Agago district, the Archbishop of the Arc...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The Christians in Arua diocese and the ones in the diaspora have been called upon to support the local donor’s project dubbed, the “jege jege” project to make the diocese attain self-sustainability instead of depending on funding’s from outside. The local donor’s project was launched in the diocese with the aim of supporting various developmental activities, but top on the agenda is cons...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city Leaders in Arua city have officially received the contractor for the multibillion Value Addition plant in Chongoliya cell, Awindiri Ward, Arua city after being thrown out in August this year, on allegations that he was handpicked without proper procedure. The leaders in Arua city led by the Arua central division member of parliament Atima Lee Jackson, closed the multi billion shillings value addition plant, throwin...

By Kaleb Yiiki Nebbi Radio Pacis Celebrated the 19th Anniversary of existence with a call to the Alur Speaking people to take advantage of the physical presence of the Radio in Nebbi Municipality for Socio-economic transformation. The 19th Anniversary Celebrations marked with a colorful holy mass at the Bishop’s Residence in Nebbi Catholic Diocese Head Quarters was animated by Nebbi Cathedral Choir and officiated by the Two Bishops of Ar...

By Godwin Abedican Arua As the family is the foundation of all vocations in the church, Arua diocese has rolled out a family protection program dubbed “Faithful House” aimed at addressing family challenges among couples and building strong families to affirm life and avoid risks. This program is supported by Maternal Life International through its affiliate Maternal Life Uganda. This program originated from Masaka catholic diocese ...

By Ojok Robert Mone Omoro District Omoro district has started maintaining 10 major roads measuring 124km at the tune of one billion shillings, Road rehabilitation grant given to all districts and cities. Out of the one billion shillings, one hundred million shall be spent on maintenance of road equipment and administration shall use Fifty million and the actual eight hundred and fifty million shillings shall be spent on fuel, allowances of ope...

By Robert Elema Yumbe A section of the leaders and residents in Lamgba Primary School in Yumbe district are considering closing the school because of its sorry state.   They say, the learning centre lacks proper sanitary facilities, the number of the classrooms are inadequate, shortage of teachers and the children drink water from unprotected sources among other challenges.   According to Mr. Samuel Enata the deputy head teacher of La...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Twenty solar panels and two solar batteries from eleven security light poles along Oluko Road in Mvara Ward in Arua City have been stolen by unidentified thieves. Residents of Mvara Ward were convened in a security meeting in attendance of the Mayor Arua Central Division, Councilors, LC1 Chairpersons, LCII chairpersons, Deputy Resident City Commissioners, former political leaders, and Senior citizens residing in the eight c...

By Wani James Abraham Obongi The Refugee and host Communities of Palorinya settlement in Obongi district have been urged to embrace peace and harmony in order to create a conducive environment for peaceful coexistence amongst the refugees and host communities. The call was made during the commemoration of the international day of peace held last week at zone 2 in Palorinya refugee settlement. Mrs. Nagudi Lydia Sarah, the Lutheran World Federat...

By Anselm Ojaru Arua  In the events leading to the celebration of the belated world white canes day, persons   with visual impairments in Arua district are asking for freedom, inclusivity and independence based on the theme of this year’s white canes day a belated celebration set to be held in the district on Wednesday 25th October 2023. The celebrations will be held under the theme “Freedom, Inclusivity and Indepen...

By Ojok Robert Mone Agago The bishop of Nebbi catholic diocese Rt. Rev. Rapheal Wokorach used this year`s commemoration of the martyrdom of  Blesseds Daudi Okello and Jildo Irwa to call on the youth and catechists to emulate the lives of the two young catechists who willing accepted to be murdered for their faith in serving God. Bishop Rapheal who was the main celebrant to mark 105th martyrdom of the young catechists told the pilgrims th...

By Unzimai Stephen Moyo The leadership of the two regions of Moyo and Kajokeji County in South Sudan have asked members of communities in Uganda and South Sudan to translate their decent boarder relationship to develop their economy. Speaking in a function held in the district recently, the leaders emphasized that the good neighbor relationship of the two regions can be economically advantageous if communities embrace carrying out economic a...

By Godwin Abedican Arua With continuous calls for support towards persons with disability, the women inclusive, women with disabilities in Arua district are set to benefit from a 3 months project. The project will be implemented by Upendo Ni Baraka-Uganda (UNBU) a non-profit organization that promotes and protects the rights of Women with Disabilities. Upendo Ni Baraka-Uganda was officially launched on Thursday 19th October 2023 as a local co...

By Wani James Abraham Obongi Different Religious leaders in Palorinya refugee settlement Obongi district have appealed for a joint effort from all stakeholders in the fight against rising cases of suicide in the refugee settlement. According to the members, the cases are as a result of several of factors such as high level of gender base violence, disruption of social support networks, lack of basic necessities especially food as well as exclu...

By Joseph Abiria Arua City Arua city is currently grappling with solid waste management challenges, the burden of urban waste management calls for a multi stakeholders approach. According to reports from urban authorities of Arua City council, the city generates 200 tonnes of garbage in a day, Arua City spends about 40 Million shillings annually on waste management, but only 10% of waste is collected and managed properly. Arua city has got fiv...

By Fred Pemandu Arua city Despite the fact that all political parties are gearing up for the coming of the local council elections in Uganda, the National Unity Platform, NUP party coordinator for Yumbe district, Siraji Angulibo is under police custody after being arrested from his working place on Thursday 19th October 2023. Speaking to the deputy vice president for northern Uganda who also doubles as the party coordinator for the region, Hab...

By Ojok Robert Mone & Odong Stephen Gulu City In a bid to revamp the academic performance in schools, the Archdiocese of Gulu seeks 2-billion shillings to finance the education week that will run from the 13th to the 18th November next month.   Education week shall involve exhibitions by schools, companies and tertiary institutions, Dialogue with education stakeholders, games and sports among others. The secretary for education in th...

By Proscovia Achomo Gulu City The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Gulu Dr. John Baptist Odama has urged Students to desist from hooliganism and violence in schools. The Archbishop made this strong call during his recent pastoral visit to St. Joseph’s college Layibi in Gulu city. “My dear children, I challenge you to denounce hooliganism and violence against your fellow students, that is not the way of God, things like strikes, fig...

By Ojok Robert Mone Kitgum President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed plans to work on major roads and bridges in northern Uganda. The president revealed this during the 61st Uganda`s Independence Day anniversary celebrations held in Kitgum Municipality. “Major national roads connecting Lango, Acholi and west Nile Shall be worked on to propel economic growth in these regions including transportation of Agricultural produce to the mar...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu City The choir members under Christ Church choir Gulu in the Anglican diocese of Northern Uganda kicked off their preparations for the 6th international Hymns festival slated to take place from 26th to 28th October this year in the Tanzanian capital, Dodoma. John Charles Luwar, the choir director is now appealing for support from well-wishers to facilitate the team to go and participate in this annual festival. &ldquo...

By Robert Elema    Yumbe   The Christians of Mocha zone under Queen of heaven Parish Yumbe have continued to remind the Bishop of Arua diocese on the request to elevate the zone to a Parish. The request for a parish status started about 7years ago but the bishop had earlier on told the Christians to construct a house for the priest which is almost complete.   Speaking during the celebration of the feast of Daniel Comboni at Mo...

By Kaleb Yikii Terego The Independence Day celebrations in Terego District at Perea Primary School Grounds in Uriama Sub County was marked by Residents along the border of Madi Okollo and Terego Districts calling upon the authorities to permanently put an end to the border conflict between the two districts. After the creation of Madi Okollo District in 2019 and Terego district in 2020 respectively all curved out of Arua district, a protracte...

By Kaleb Yikii Arua Involvement of already HIV Positive persons in fighting the Disease has been identified as one of the factors that will lead to considerable reduction of new infection by 2030. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) were initially recognized in Uganda in 1982 as “slim disease.” Over 100,000 people died annually as a result of HIV AIDS but reduced to 28,000 thousand...

By Godwin Abedican Arua As the world commemorated the World mental Health day amidst the ever increasing cases in many parts of the world, Drug and substance abuse has been identified as the major leading cause of mental health challenges in the region of west Nile. 10th October has been designated as the World Mental Health Day, to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters. It's also a day to let people know t...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani The hidden truth has finally seen day light regarding the fate of alleged shoddy road construction works being undertaken by Rock trust Construction Company limited, a company contracted to construct a 3.18km road in Adjumani town council, Adjumani district. Mr. Luswata Buzibwa, the Resident Engineer in charge of the site supervision team of Segamu 14 and Hersun consults revealed the shocking truth saying  this requi...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Teachers in Arua District and city are concerned about the rampant changes that are being introduced in the education sector. Uganda’s education sector is one of the sectors mostly affected by policies and reform suggestions by experts. During this year’s world teachers’ day celebrations on 5th October 2023, in which the district and city held a joint celebration   at Eruba primary school in ...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani The high court session being held in Adjumani is overwhelmed with Refugee offenders as compared to the nationals, the court session that kicked off on the 3rd October 2023 will be handling sexual Gender Based Violence crimes totaling to 50 cases. The cases include 24 aggravated Defilement, 14 Rape, 11 Murder and 1 aggravated trafficking in children. Honorable Justice Acellam Collins the high court judge Arua circuit poin...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Established in 1946, Orajini primary school formerly in Arua district and now in the newly created Terego district continues to struggle to accommodate her learners due to the school enrolment being way ahead of the capacity of the school to offer decent and sufficient classroom space for the pupils. In a bid to solve part of the challenges of classroom at the school, America Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, a company th...

By Samson Ganiko Obongi At least 130 South Sudanese refugees and the host community members in Palorinya refugee’s settlement Obongi district have completed a 3 months hands on skills training to improve their livelihoods. The beneficiaries were trained in carpentry & joinery, plumbing, hair dressing, electronic installation, garment cutting among other courses. The program was implemented by Comboni missionaries and financed by GIZ ...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu City Uganda walkers’ association is championing the activism to protect Nile waters against pollution and encroachment. The 700-kms walk started from Uganda-South Sudan Border town of Elegu in Amuru district last week.   They will walk through the districts that share boundaries with the river up to Jinja to sensitize members of the communities on the significance of this longest river in the whole world ahea...

By Macdonald Adrabo and Sabir Musa Arua Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has confirmed that maintenance works on Arua-Lia-Odramacaku road will start next week as government plans to tarmac it in the next Financial Year 2024/2025. The road that connects Arua town and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is commonly used by traders and is currently in poor state. A restaurant operator in Kirab Cell, Arua Central Division, Sumaya Sanga exp...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo St Andrews College Moyo, one of the best schools in Madi sub region has celebrated 18 years of academic excellence. The celebration that included inauguration of new student’s leaders was held on 28/09/2023 at the school premises under the theme ‘‘consolidating our gains to reach greater horizons’’. The event was attended by hundreds of students of the school, including old students, parents,...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Disposal of Medical agents within the environment has been identified as one of the high risk factors influencing increase in Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) in Humans. According to centers for Disease Control(CDC) and prevention, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat drugs designed to kill them. Antimicrobial resistance has the potential to affect people at any st...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua Health experts in Arua city and district have warned against stray Animals especially dogs in Public places which they say are the ones that cause rabies disease through bites. Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of rabid animal; the rabies virus infects the central nervous system of mammals ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. Due to this, Dr. Willy Nguma the Distr...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Education Service Delivery at Ariwa, Odoubu and Ocea Primary Schools in Terego District are grossly affected due to Lack of capitation grants. These three Border Schools of Terego district With Madi Okollo District have not received Government Capitation Grants for at least three consecutive Quarters. When Radio Pacis Visited these Schools, the administrators of the Schools revealed that they were told, the Capitation Grant...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The leaders of the Lugbara cultural institution have called for patience among the Lugbara people, as they continue with the struggle to get a new agofe to head the institution. Agofe is the paramount chief of the Lugbara people, and the position is very vital in the leadership of the institution. The position fell vacant, following the death of His Highness Jason Avutia III on January 23, 2023. After this, election...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), together with partners like ZOA, The Hague Academy for local governance,, Light for the World, Association of Micro Finance Institutions of Uganda and VNG international under an ongoing five years project “We Are Able” have launched a savings scheme called I-SAVE, an inclusive empowerment program that targets the persons with disability. I-SAVE is a ...

By Sabir Musa Arua city National Slum Dwellers Association Arua branch has handed over startup kits to the last set of beneficiaries in the Build Back Better project, funded by Act Together. This project aimed at addressing impact of Covid-19 on livelihood of slum dwellers is in the closing stage of its first phase in which youth and women groups are trained and given startup kits for livelihood. The Chairperson of National Slum Dwellers Asso...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani Adjumani district has started feeling the pinch of the El Nino Phenomenon with over 1000 households affected in Nyumanzi Refugee settlement, this was confirmed after an Assessment done by a Joint team including the UNHCR, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Adjumani district local government (ADLG), Refugee Welfare Councils (RWC) among others. The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Cases of food insecurity continue to hit hard in some house holds across West Nile region . 45% of house holds in West Nile face  food insecurity  meaning that they are vulnerable to hunger. Unlike in the past where West Nile used to be  a food basket for other regions,  food production has greatly  reduced over the years. A lot is still desired to revive food production. Refugee influx, poverty a...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu City Some Media practitioners in Gulu City have been engaged in a workshop to look at the state of freedom of expression in Uganda, especially in the context of northern Uganda. The training was organized by African Center for Media Excellency (ACME) in collaboration with the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC). The focus was on the safety of journalists amidst rising threats to freedom of expression. The disseminatio...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani Parents have been urged not to choose vocations for their children, but rather guide them in pursuing their calling. Most times parents force or select vocations for their children which makes them unhappy. This call was made by the bishop ordinary of Arua dioceses his lordship Sabino Ocan Odoki during a Eucharistic celebration on 20th 09 2023 to confirm 30 pupils of Uganda Kids ev Nursery and Primary school and blessing ...

By Samson Ganiko Obongi Refugees in Palorinya settlement appeals for more intervention from the implementing partners in order to address the health care gaps, the refugees in zone one block seven Belameling    Village Palorinya refugees settlement in Obongi district reveals huge gaps in the health sector more especially issues dealing with referral to the regional hospital for more treatment. Nyara Alex the Refugee Welfare Coun...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of awareness. There are many possible causes of epilepsy including imbalance of nervous system –signaling chemicals called neuro-transmitters, tumors, strokes, and infections during pregnancy, accidents during deliveries and brain d...

By Samson Ganiko Obongi Uganda Human rights commission with funding from European Union on Sept 20th, 2023 carried out a community dialogue of refugees and host communities of Belameling village zone one block seven Palorinya refugee settlement Obongi district. Uganda human rights commission is an institution that is mandated to promote and protect the human rights of all people in the country. Due to gaps that have been identified in the refu...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani Worry engulfed Adjumani residents as construction works of 3.1 kilo meter road undertaken by Rock Trust Construction Company limited under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructural Development -Additional Funding (USMID-AF) at a cost of 10.3 billion Uganda Shillings stales due to a sit-down strike by the on-site staff who allege delayed payment of salary arrears for the last three months. The staff say they have had nu...

By Wahat Habib Arua City Arua City has been ranked as the best city out of the 10 cities in Uganda in Local Revenue Collection totaling to over 1.4 Billion Shillings in just three months. Arua Municipality was transformed to a city status on the 20th July 2020, with the absorption of all the administrative units of Ayivu County. Two resultant Divisions were then created namely; Arua Central Division with its Headquarters in the former Oli Divi...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Residents of Arua main government prison quarters in Arua city are crying foul over terrible smells that have for long been coming from the National water and sewerage Corporation (NWSC) sewerage treatment plant within the area.   The sewerage treatment facility that was constructed by Dott Services Limited from February 2015 to 2018 was meant to cover 23 kilometers of sewer lines and connecting around 900 houses in...

By Pajobo Idarus Terego Terego District councilors have raised concerns on how the district is managing its Vehicle assets, which they say raise issues of fuel consumptions, security and availability of the vehicles for service delivery and monitoring. According to the Government asset management guidelines, only the CAO, RDC and LC5 chairperson are allowed to stay with District vehicles at all time. Speaking at a Council sitting last week, H...

By Samson Ganiko Kajo Keji The governor of central Equatorial state in the Republic of South Sudan has appealed to the people of Kajo Keji County to focus and work for peace for the refugees in the settlements to return to their homes. Emmanuel Adil Wani the governor of central state of South Sudan made this appeal during the enthronement of the fourth diocesan bishop of Kajo keji province of the Episcopal church of South Sudan, the Rt. Rev Lu...

By Morish Dramadri Arua City The delay in release of funds and underfunding of the Special Interest Groups (S.I.Gs) activities by Arua city council has been cited as the major hiccup affecting their operations. While presenting their queries before officials from Equal Opportunities Commission in Arua city on Thursday, 14th September 2023, the leaders of the different categories under special interest groups blamed the office of the Arua City...

By Santo Ojok Otuke The government of Uganda has commissioned a multimillion business and governance center in Otuke District to boost trade. The Shs 1.59 billion project was funded by Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU), United Nations Capital Development Fund, (UNCDF), Ministry of Local Government and Otuke District Local Government. DINU and UNCDF contributed Shs 1.203 billion, Ministry of Local Government contributed Shs 334 ...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani Educationists in Ma ’di and Acholi sub regions have been encouraged to integrate inclusive learning for different learners with varying disabilities, this need arose from a research project entitled Disabled Refugees Included and Visible in Education (DRIVE). Mr. David Monk, a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education Gulu University, during a two days’ workshop in Adjumani that brought together teachers, le...

By Sabir Musa Arua Refugee settlements in West Nile are grappling with low enrolment of learners in secondary education, an issue that is raising concerns from different stakeholders. Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Terego District only has 2 secondary schools with an enrolment of 2,027 learners of which 1,437 are males while 590 are females, and Rhinocamp Refugee Settlement has 6 secondary schools with enrolment of 1,671 learners. While speakin...

By Musema SwaliArua A joint research conducted by Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Arua City has pointed out lack of support and poor access to information as some of the major challenges faced by youth in the city. The research carried within Arua Central Division targeted youth in leadership, teenage mothers and Persons With Disability (PWD) under the Youth Participation in Decision Making Cluster. Head of Finance and Administration a...

By Sabir Musa Arua In a bid to close communication gap between health workers and persons with hearing impairment, Sign Health Uganda has initiated a training on Basic Sign Language Interpretation for health workers in Arua Regional Referral Hospital. The 3-months programs aims at empowering health workers as a strategy to ensuring people with hearing impairment are catered for while accessing health service. The Instructor, Maxwell Asiku exp...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Arua city leaders have been warned against corruption and connivance tendencies during the 20 years process of the implementation of the approved Arua city physical development plan (PDP) 2022-2040. Following the grass root consultation that commenced in March 2021 towards establishing how the city can be planned for future developments and investments, the city officially launched her PDP on Thursday 14th September 202...

By Jimmy Komakech Gulu City The Improper food storage facilities in most schools within Acholi sub region has been cited as one of the major challenges affecting food safety and quality of food being consumed by the learners in schools. The concern came up during a recent standardization engagement organized by Uganda National Bureau of standards that attracted school headteachers, teachers and some local leaders in west Acholi districts held ...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city Two West Nile refugee hosting districts of Terego and Madi Okollo are set to benefit from a 29 months One Health project implemented by Kulika Uganda with funding from Malteser International. The 361, 248 Euros approximately 1.4billion ugx project that targets 20 villages in the two districts aims at reducing the prevalence rate of zoonotic diseases in animals and people in the two areas. While launching the proje...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Teachers in Pokea primary school in Arua City are calling upon the City Authorities to construct teacher’s houses for them. Pokea Primary School is a government aided school with over 1,000 pupil enrolment located in Pokea Ward Ayivu Division Arua City. The school has 22 teachers with only six staff houses of which, two other Teachers are housed in Classrooms whereas the others commute for long distances to the school...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Elders under their umbrella body of Lugbara Kari are making significant strides in creating awareness about land rights and land protection. The elders are coming up with a document where bonafide land lords will be required to register and lease customary land with full titles. Of late land has become contentious and therefore the elders are sensitizing their subjects on land matters. Land is critical for development, Da...

By Nancy Aol Adjumani The populace in Adjumani district has been warned of a looming flooding condition triggered by the Evolution of El Nino condition in the central and eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean which are predicted to continue until the end of the forecast period of September to December 2023. According to the Uganda National Meteorological Authority, Adjumani will experience above normal (enhanced) rainfall for the month of September t...

By Sabir Musa Arua Members of West Nile Pro-reform Agenda have petitioned Uganda Amnesty Commission over delay to reintegrate Brig. Ayiga Rajabu Ayile and his group into community several years after starting the process. This group according to the petition was part of Uganda National Rescue Front II disgruntled fighters who failed to get amnesty and resettlement package after 2004 Peace Agreement signed in Yumbe. Batta Andruga, a Mediator i...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu city With the surging cases of human trafficking caused by unemployment in Uganda, the catholic Bishops of Uganda last year issued pastoral letter in regards to the challenges relating to human trafficking. Victims of human trafficking are prey to forced labour, forced marriage, fraudulent adoption, illicit organ trade, or sexual exploitation. While addressing Religious Nuns and Brothers from Comboni missionary spiritu...

By Morish Dramadri Arua The West Nile child and family protection unit has handed over a site for the construction of a regional Juvenile Gender Based Violence (GBV) reception center at the regional police headquarter in Arua city. Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of that person's gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. The project worthy 195 million undertake...

Idarus Pajobo The respect during raising and lowering of the national flag in many occasions has been side-lined by the public, thinking it’s only for the forces. In Arua city many have been made to stand still in respect to the national flag around the police and military Barracks. To understand what it means by respecting the national flag, Lt Col Benson Olanya Explains to Radio Pacis that, while the National flag is being raised up and...

By Yikii Kaleb Arua Federick Dramadri is a 28 year old journalism enthusiast who started off as a community reporter for Radio Pacis in 2019. He is currently pursuing a diploma in Journalism at Metropolitan University as he carries on with reporting for Radio Pacis and West Nile TV. He has interested himself in pursing stories that other journalist fear to take on. His efforts paid off last year when he was declared the winner in the Business ...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Stake holders in moyo district have attributed the increasing cases of teenage pregnancy to myths and misconceptions in the community. This was during a stakeholders dissemination workshop on Moyo district gender based violence data held at Moyo people’s hall on Monday September 4th 2023. While   presenting the district report on teenage pregnancy, the District Health Officer Moyo, Dr. Franklin Idi explaine...

By Stephen Unzimai Moyo The Moyo District Chairperson Mr. Williams Anyama has put infrastructure development as key goals to achieve in the struggle to catch up with others as one of the oldest district since colonial rule while speaking through his slogan, we must catch up. Speaking during his state of the district address on the 1st of September, 2023, Mr. Anyama prioritized infrastructure development as his key focuses in running the distr...

By Sabir Musa Arua city After a week, performances in different categories of this year’s East African Secondary Schools Music, Dance and Drama (MDD) festival, Buddo Secondary School was declared as overall winner with a total points of 998. The festival hosted by National Teachers’ College-Muni attracted over 600 students (participants) from both Uganda and Kenya, under 3 different themes focused on environment, unity and educatio...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city Over 100 newly elected district executives of the Forum for Democratic Change Party in West Nile have been sworn-in to take office amidst the nationwide in-fights in the party at the advent of the elections.  On Thursday 12th May 2023, the FDC National Executive Committee adopted the Structure Building Roadmap 2023 and resolved to start implementing the Structure Elections Roadmap meant to kick off on 19th Jun...

By Joseph Abiria Arua In a bid to improve performance in church founded schools in Madi West Nile diocese, the education committee of the diocese has decided to start awarding candidates who perform exceptionally well in academics.  While releasing the pre-mock results at the diocese, Ajuma Ben Solomon, the vice chairman of exams committee noted that the performance of candidates has slightly improved compared to that of last year. There...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The people in West Nile are encouraged to take up writing a will so as to avoid conflict over property sharing in their families, when they are no more. This appeal was made during the 14th Annual Pro bono day organised to give legal advice to the community members at the OPM grounds in Arua city, with the theme, Understanding succession processes as a means to protect property rights and end family conflicts. Accord...

By Ojok Robert Mone and Proscovia Achomo   Gulu City   As Uganda episcopal conference thinks of revising the curriculum for catechists’ formation, it’s important to know the current roles catechists play in church.   In last week’s edition of Faith Matters with Robert Ojok, we are try to understand the relevance of improving catechists’ training curriculum.   Gulu Archdiocese, has 3-catechists` formatio...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The use of local languages to teach in the primary schools especially the lower primary is bearing a brunt on the learning process among the learners in schools under the Arua diocese. Notable among the subjects is English whose teaching is introduced later in the primary schools especially in primary four which as a result is affecting the level of expression in English among the learners. In this year’s educati...

By Godwin Abedican Arua In 2008 the community of Muhibeen in Arua city, laid foundation of Muhibeen Mosque in Arua City in place known as Asuru. Later on in 2013 the mosque received support during a mega fundraising organized by West Nile Islamic Development Forum (WENIDEFO) to support its construction. Following years of its operation, between 2021 and 2022, a company in agreement with the community of Muhibeen mosque entered an agreement for...

By Sabir Musa Arua City Councilors in Arua City on Wednesday approved a supplementary budget of 313,657,000 shillings financed by Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Additional Funding (USMID-AF) project. This budget aimed at institutional strengthening will be used in eight areas including physical planning, urban system development, career development, systems for enhancing own revenue source and participation in Central G...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu City Office of the Prime Minister has urged NUSAF groups in Gulu city to expand lending to members in a bid to establish village bank. During a bench marking visit by a team from Nigeria to assess the impact of NUSAF project on village savings and loan associations, Peter James Malinga who works under Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) in the OPM says the SACCO members can now practice externa...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Over 1,170 participants including Students in Secondary Schools in both Uganda and Kenya are participating in the ongoing East African Music Dance and Drama Competitions in Arua City. Running on the themes Climate Change, new Curriculum and East African Integration; the Performances are staged at National Teachers College Muni, Mvara Secondary School and St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls Secondary School. The Performances at N...

By Godwin Abedican Arua   With the education institutions under the diocese of Arua continuing to rise in number, many community members join to study in these institutions without any religious restrictions. As part of the practices to ensure the learners in the schools under the diocese as the foundation body grow up with  good catholic morals and knowledge of the catholic church, a number of catholic movements are establishe...

By Joseph Abiria Arua A section of leaders from west Nile region have  provoked the management of bank of Uganda to consider extending agricultural credit facility loans to people of the region at affordable interest rates. The leaders particularly emphasized on the high interest rates levied by commercial banks to borrowers. Bank of Uganda has ear marked 880 billion shs under the agricultural credit facility loan. The loan is mainly ext...

By Kaleb Yikii Terego Terego District celebrates her Maiden Belated International Youth Day, under the theme: accelerating recovery from the impact of COVID-19 and full implementation of the 2023 agenda, the Role of Youth in development.   While presenting children demands Brian Desire a P6 Pupil from Holy Trinity Nursery and Primary School in Leju Town council says, because the youth have refused to embrace hard work the weak parents and ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The authorities of Arua city in a bid to contain any possible out break and spread of diseases, have ordered for the immediate closure of all clinics or drug shops or any drug outlet facilities in Odramacaku border town, a town lying at the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), that do not have the necessary equipment for proper management of medical waste. On Tuesday 22nd August 2023, Arua C...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The leadership of Obongi district local government have raised concerns over the ever increasing number of urban refugees in the district saying they are a threat to the district’s security. As a result of the reduction in food ratios by the World Food Program (WFP) and introduction of the cash policy, many refugees have found it hard to sustain their lives in the settlements without looking for alternative means ...

By Joseph Abiria Arua A section of residents from arua district have challenged the leadership of the district to come up with tangible strategies that could help in addressing the health situation and fixing the existing gaps. The residents identified under staffing as a key factor that is facing health facilities. During a dialogue organized by Radio Pacis in partnership with DW Akademie over the weekend, it was discovered that most of the l...

By Sabir Musa Arua Drivers and other road users in Arua City have welcomed the recommendation by government to allow use of Breathalyzer for testing alcohol level consumed by motorists while on road. This is aimed at reducing road traffic accidents caused by drivers under influence of alcohol and other substances. Although the implementation is yet to start in West Nile, the Regional Traffic Officer, Sam Chekwel cautions drivers on dangers of...

By Sabir Musa Arua Community members of Ajono Parish in Vurra Sub County, Arua District now have easy access to health services after Kawuanzeti Health Centre 3 opened for services, years after relying on facilities in others areas. In 1980s, the community fundraised through organising disco to build a house on land that was donated by one of the residents with aim of constructing a health centre that mainly served as an outreach centre for ma...

By Sabir Musa Arua A recent survey conducted by Arua City Union of Persons With Disability indicates that women make up-to 2,448 out of 4,779 persons with disabilities in the city. This report also reveals that the women face several challenges due to their conditions, a reason for the formation of Arua City Association of Women With Disability which is intended to address some of the challenges. This platform according to Councillor represen...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city There was drama in Arua city council hall after the new tenants of Arua city modern taxi park stormed the meeting of the old tenants with a committee constituted by the city council to handle the irregularities at the taxi park. For long, Arua city modern Taxi Park had a lot of irregularities ranging from ownership and allocation of the Lockups, power, and security among others that prompted the tenants to stage a ...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo The central organizing committee for Indriani pilgrimage has draft a budget of thirty five million seven hundred seventy three thousand, five hundred shillings (UGX; 35,773,500=). Moyo vicariate in Arua diocese has been chosen to lead this year’s celebration at Indriani holy cross pilgrimage center in Adjumani district. Every year on 14 of September Catholics assemble to pray for varying intentions at Indriani pilgri...

By Unzimai Stephen Moyo The state minister for primary education honorable Dr. Moriku Joyce Kaduchu, who is also the Moyo district woman member of parliament, has called on youth in Ma’di sub region to embrace sustainable projects for development at home levels. The minister made call on Saturday in Moyo town while addressing journalists on youth day. She appealed to the youth be in groups to benefit from government programs. “The ...

By Robert Ojok Mone Gulu City Some soil Scientists and agriculturalists in Northern Uganda are alarmed by the continued loss of major soil nutrients and increase in acidic contents of soil particles. According to soil testing conducted by Jabba soil laboratories in parts of Gulu, Oyam, Amuru and Nwoya districts, soil nutrients like phosphorus and Nitrogen are significantly diminishing. Thelma Alonyo, a soil scientist working with Jabba soil L...

By Sunday Amandi Arua The youth in West Nile are called upon to work hard so as to fight hunger and poverty, and support the government in its efforts to raise the economy of the country. This call was made by the leaders during the celebration of the international youth day at the OPM grounds in Arua city on 12th of August 2023. International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. And the purpose of the day is to draw...

By Sabir Musa Regional Youth Parliament sessions organized by Faraja Africa Foundation in July this year identified several concerns on issues affecting youth in different sectors which were compiled and presented on the floor parliament as a petition to government for action. While presenting this petition on behalf of youth across the country during the 6th Annual National Youth Parliament, Judith Bako pointed out challenge of employment as m...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu City The International Trade Centre, has launched a 5-year project to enhance disaster resilience and competitiveness of agribusinesses and smallholder farmers in 10 districts in the greater Northern Uganda.  The project funded by Korea international cooperation agency is targeting value addition in selected crops like shea, cassava and oilseeds. The project named “Strengthening Agribusiness Resilience and ...

By Robert Ojok Mone Gulu City The chairperson governing board Uganda cancer institute Prof. William Bazeyo is appealing to Gulu city authority for more land for expansion. Prof. William Bazeyo says the institute has no funds for acquiring land and there is no plan to include budget for buying land for expansion of the facility. “If people in this region cannot offer land to put up facility, we shall not put needed facilities here but rat...

By Jimmy Komakech Gulu City Some coffee farmers in Acholi sub region have decried lack of coffee seedlings to make them engage in large scale coffee growing coupled with the unstable weather patterns.  The farmers contend that the coffee seedlings are too expensive and not easy to get. Catharina Ange, a coffee farmer in Unyama sub county Gulu District says that besides the coffee seedlings not being available, farmers also lack money to m...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua In a joint fact finding visit made by the members of the Public Service Committee to the leaders of Arua City and Arua District, it was revealed that, Ministry of Local Government has allocated in the 2023/2024 financial year one billion shillings for Arua District to relocate its headquarters to the new administrative Site in Odumi.     The Public Service Committee led by its Chair Martin Ojara Mapenduzi the Gulu ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Following a two years’ research study carried out by the Ministry of Education and Sports, supported by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it was discovered that there are a number of loopholes in the education system especially to do with the statistics and data about the teachers across the country. The study recommended among others the countrywide verification of teachers...

By Simon Onziga Arua Residents of Chongolia Cell in Awindiri ward Arua central division Arua city together with the Member of Parliament Atima Lee Jackson have ousted a contractor allegedly sneaked to operate the value addition plant at Awindiri in the central division of Arua city. This came as a result of the failure by local government ministry to provide guidelines to hand over and operationalize the facility by the city. Osuga Rashul area...

By Stephen Unzimai Moyo Moyo district leaders have encouraged local farmers in the district to embrace micro irrigation scheme projects. Micro irrigation project is a government project funded by World Bank to increase agricultural production and productivity. The call was made during training of selected farmers drawn from sub counties in the district held last Friday at the district headquarter. The scheme allows farmers to continue farming...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Poor breastfeeding habit among mothers in Obongi district is blamed for the raising case of malnutrition among children. The situation is said to be worse with the working class mothers due to lack of breastfeeding corners in the work environment. The comments were made as the district joins the world in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week. It is normally celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage b...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city Arua Central division has petitioned the office of the minister for presidency demanding for transfer of the Arua city resident commissioner Alice Akello. In a letter dated 03rd August 2023, Arua Central division petitioned the minister of presidency Hon. Milly Babalanda demanding Alice Akello to be moved away as Arua RCC on allegations of defending corrupt officials, failing to work with her deputies and other se...

By Janet Moriku Arua The Arua deputy resident district commissioner Mr. Ham Ezama has warned non-governmental organizations against subversive activities, supporting and promotion of same sex activities. Mr Ezama issued the caution while speaking at the baseline dissemination workshop organized by CEFORD in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation at white castle hotel in Arua district on Tuesday august 1st. “We don’t want subversive k...

By Charity Akullu Lira At least 200 teenage mothers and school dropouts in Lira City have received sewing machines and hair dressing equipment in a bid to improve on their livelihoods. The machines and equipment delivered were through Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development in partnership with Northern Uganda Women’s Network for Business Development (NUWEBIZ), an NGO in Northern Uganda. The beneficiaries are aged between 16-20...

By Proscovia Achomo Gulu Queen, Fiona Mary Acibo, the Miss Nwoya 2023/2024 who is also the Face of Gulu beauty pageant has started a sickle cell disease awareness campaign in Acholi Sub region She said is spearheading this sickle cell disease awareness creation campaign in Acholi sub-region because she moved in the local communities and saw how people are battling with the disease with very minimal attention being given to it. ”This dis...

By Janet Moriku Arua CEFORD in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation have held a workshop to disseminate the findings of a survey conducted on their Strengthening Women and Girls Empowerment through Economic Program (SWEET) pilot project. The workshop that was held at white castle hotel in Arua district on Tuesday August 1, was attended leaders from the pilot parishes and both Arua city and district. The SWEET program coordinator Kennedy Ayeyo...

By Sabir Musa Arua Financial Institutions based in West Nile are set to support clients in investments that are aimed at conserving environment with the help of Green Financing Fund from Agricultural Business Initiative Finance Limited (aBi). 150 staffs from different financial institutions including banks, microfinance institutions and SACCOs across the region were trained on this initiative to achieve its objectives. Investments Manager for...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo African Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to fund the construction of Laropi –Omi Bridge and Laropi- Moyo-jale road. This was revealed during the visit of a delegation from African development bank and Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) for the final appraisal for the construction of Laropi Bridge on river Nile alongside Laropi-Moyo-Afoji –Jale road link in Moyo district last Thursday. Mr. Edward Byaruhan...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Commissioned on 4th October 2022 as an eight months project, contracted to Niem Establishments limited, the project works at two bridge sites on river Enyau which runs from Arua district through Arua city, were meant to end by 30th of June 2023, but due to numerous challenges, the contractor had to apply for an extension of the project timeline which has since been granted by the district and city, pushing the expected c...

Komakech Jimmy Gulu City Some youth leaders in Acholi sub region are continuing to advocate for better ways to remedy cattle rustling in East Acholi and some parts of Karamoja Sub region. Daniel Kitara Tolit, the youth councilor for Kitgum municipality said that the cattle rustling is exacerbating poverty in both Acholi and Karamoja subregions. “these two subregions have suffered immensely and they are still suffering, people cannot go t...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu Rotary club Gulu Cluster has officially kicked off preparations for the forthcoming cancer run scheduled for the 27th of August 2023 with the sole aim of raising two billion shillings for the construction of a cancer institute at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala city. For Acholi subregion, the run will be at Kaunda grounds in Gulu city. David Labeja Otto, the president of Rotary club Gulu city cluster is urging members o...

By Sabir Musa Yumbe Education stakeholders in Yumbe District have formed an initiative dubbed Aringa Education Fund, focused on supporting education sector and improving performance of learners. This follows a recent resolution made by Aringa Kingdom resulting from challenges the education sector is facing. The Kingdom Prime Minister, Lemeriga Fadhil informs that this initiative is aimed at closing gaps in the sector through different interven...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Wirth counted hours to the ordination day set for Saturday 29th July 2023, the central Organizing Committee for the ordination has been forced to slash off a number of items and reduce on quantities of items initially budgeted for to be used for organizing the function. The office of the Bishop Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Arua on 4th July, 2023, released banners for the names of candidates for the ordination, th...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Youth leaders in West Nile region under the Forum for Democratic Change FDC party have distanced themselves from the planned nationwide protest by all the youths seeking for the party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat and the party general Nandala Mafabi to step down from the party leadership over failure to declare the source of funds the party used during the 2021 election. On Tuesday 25th July, 2023, a section of youth...

Ojok Robert Mone Agago Preparations for the 1st historic anniversary prayer commemorating Beatification of Dr. Joseph Ambrosoli is taking center stage in Kalongo Town council-Agago District. The parish Priest of Kalongo Rev. Fr. Ramon Vargas says beatification of Blessed Joseph Ambrossoli is still held with high esteem by the faithful. “Novena prayers are on-going in Arua Diocese, Pajule and surrounding parishes to strengthen the faith ...

By Sabir Musa Koboko Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection has commended Koboko District leaders for registering success in the implementation of Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP). The World Bank funded project is designed by Office of the Prime Minister to address expanded development needs by refugee hosting districts in the country. Koboko District Focal Person for DRDIP, Simon Engabua cites negative min...

By Morish Dramadri Arua One year after the ministry of local government was tasked by the office of the prime minister to resolve the border conflict between the two districts of Madi Okollo and Terego, leaders in Madi Okollo are still expecting verdict on the disputed land. For long, there has been tension between Terego and Madi Okollo district officials over revenue collection at Ocea Market, claimed by Uriama and Rigbo sub-counties which l...

By Ganiko Samson Regional Police in North West Nile Region have been tasked to embrace professionalism while on duty. This appeal was made during a piping ceremony for North West Nile region for promoted officers on Thursday last week in Moyo town where ten (10) police officers from the region were promoted to different ranks in the recent country wide promotion. Speaking during the ceremony at Aquila’s Garden, Mr. Julian Sekamwa, the Mo...

By Sabir Musa Terego Terego District Local Government has disbursed a total of 839,160,000 shillings under NutriCash to 1,665 beneficiaries. This is out of Shs. 1,198,800,000 meant for the project launched by Office of the Prime Minister to support children under two-years, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Northern Uganda with the purpose of protecting children from being stunted. Terego District Chief Administrative Officer, Benson Otim ...

By Agenorwot Bridget Gulu city Honorable Norbert Mao, the Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister used his homecoming event held at Kaunda grounds in Gulu city to focus on preaching peace and unity among Ugandans of all walks of life. “A tree cannot fight against its own roots, I maybe a tree but I have roots and my roots are here in Gulu, I am Norbert Mao of Gulu”, the minister asserted. Minister Mao also used the event that a...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Dr. Moriku Joyce Kaducu, The state minister for primary education who also doubles as Moyo district Woman Member Of Parliament, has called upon the farmers under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to consider venturing in sub projects that have markets for their produce.  The call was made during a recent field monitoring on the progress of PDM activities in Moyo town council and Moyo Sub Counties. The joint monitorin...

  By Kaleb Yiiki Arua West Nile region has been selected to host the East African Music Dance and Drama Competitions to be hosted at National Teachers College Muni and co-hosted by Arua Public Secondary School, Mvara Secondary School, St. Mary’s Ediofe Girls secondary School, Muni Girls secondary School, St. Joseph’s College Ombaci, among other venues to be identified in the City Institutions.     St. Mary’...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Refugees and host communities in the districts of Yumbe, Terego and Madi Okollo have received start up kits inform of animal traction to boost farm production and enhance food security. Implementing a project code named “Strengthening Resilience of Farming and Refugee Households in West Nile”, Welt Hunger Hilfe with funding from GIZ donated 240 bulls and ox-ploughs for opening up land aimed to increase food pr...

By Ayikobua Noel As SIGNIS Africa held workshop for Catholic journalists, Church media in Africa have been urged to exploit all perspectives and dimensions that can help the Church to increase awareness, reawaken conscience and revive brotherly responsibility and sensitivity about migrants and refugees. Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, Bishop of Oyo Diocese and President of CEPACS challenged the media during SIGNIS Africa workshop for Catholic journ...

By Robert Ojok Mone Nwoya Some residents of Purongo sub county in Nwoya district have been relieved of the challenge of lack of electricity as they are now enjoying stable electricity supply from Bioenergy solar hybrid mini-grid being supplied by Mandulis Energy. Sophia Odokotho, a resident of Got Ngur cell, Purongo Sub County in Nwoya district where the Bioenergy solar hybrid mini grid is located is not regretting being connected to the bioen...

By Morish Dramadri Arua In a bid to curb the increasing number of road carnage in Uganda, the Directorate of Traffic and safety has embarked on sensitization of the road users across the country on their roles in ensuring road safety and reducing the death toll in accidents. In Uganda’s recent traffic accident report, a total of 432 accidents were recorded, with 97 being fatal, 202 were serious, and 133 were minor. Speaking during an eng...

By Komakech Jimmy Gulu City The old students of Sacred Heart Seminary Lacor in Gulu Archdiocese, have finally formed their old students` association called Lacor Seminary Old Boys Association with the primary objectives of improving academic performance of the students and supporting the school. Dr Lugemoyi Wilfred Omondi, a senior lecturer at Uganda Management Institute who is the president of the association says their association will help ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Following the recent recruitment of Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) by the public service in May to deal with the issues of shortage of substantive and acting Chief Administrative Officers across the country, around 11 acting Chief Administrative Officers who applied were successfully recruited as substantive CAOs. As a result of the above, Arua district is one of the lucky districts to receive a substantive CAO, N...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua city Arua   central division   council has passed   the   child   sexual    abuse and   exploitation   by-law 2023 sponsored by the Federation of female Lawyers in Uganda (FIDA) Uganda.   The child Sexual abuse and  exploitation   by-law, seeks to regulate  child  rights  stakeholders  in  the&nbs...

By Godwin Abedican Arua To address the challenges faced by the persons with disability, ZOA International, in consortium with National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), Light for The World, The Hague Academy and Vereeniging van Nederland’s Gemeenten (VNG) International,  with funding from the ministry of foreign affairs of the Netherlands in 2021, launched and began implementing a five years project called “We Are A...

By Sabir Musa Arua City In a bid to expand market reach and consolidate its position in the West Nile market, Sadolin paints has opened a new color center in Arua City. This is also intended to end circulation of fake paints by people using the company’s name, a case that is familiar with several members of public in the city especially after buying products that are not to the standard. Peace Amviko, a Painter in Arua City confirms that...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu city The archbishop of Gulu archdiocese, Dr. John Baptist Odama, last Saturday ordained one seminarian to the order of deaconate and and four deacons to the order of priesthood from St. Joseph’s Cathedral parish Gulu. The archbishop immediately tasked the new servants of God to commit themselves fully to continuing with work of the Chief shepherd Jesus. “the first beauty for you is to serve Christ, Christ ...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua City Business proprietors in Arua New Taxi Park on Tuesday 18th, July 2023 stormed the office of the Arua central division Lord Mayor Khemis Muzaid with bitterness towards the Sub contraction of the rental management of the shops and facilities at the new Taxi Park. The traders bitterly complained about the exploitation by the assumed landlords who charge way beyond the stipulated prices on the councils list. Eidi Yasin t...

By Sabir Musa Arua city Youth in west Nile sub-region have appealed to government for more support to health sector that is grappling with several challenges across the sub-region.   Some of the areas of raised by the youths are understaffing of health centers, lack of medical equipment and regular drug stock-out at some facilities across the region. While moving a motion on this matter during the Sub-National Youth Parliament for West Ni...

By Jimmy Nokrach Gulu City Acholi province beat Teso province by a goal to nil in a very highly contested first leg match group played at Bomah grounds in Kitgum municipality. Paykan football striker Tito Okello who also plays for South Sundanese national team scored the lone goal of the game in the first half from a well curved a cross from Bidco Bul fc defender Walter Ochora in the 19th minute of the game. Teso province players posed a lot o...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Residents of Ogoko Sub County in Madi Okollo district are demanding for compensation for their land following the extension of the Ajai game reserve by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) during a thanksgiving ceremony of the Madi Okollo district Woman Member of Parliament The residents claim that they were forcefully evicted from their land after offering land freely to establish the game reserve. The area about 4 square k...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua A friendly and open communication between teachers and students through family initiative has kept Arua Secondary School strike free since its establishment in 1991. Located in the heart of Arua city, Arua S.S currently has an enrollment   of 1200 students who are all day scholars. The school   is also a government   aided supported by universal secondary schools education program. Maliko Jul...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu city   First Lady and Minister of Education and sports, Mrs. Janet Kataaha Museveni has urged young people in Acholi sub-region to have high respect for their parents in irrespective of their educational levels. She made the remarks during a two-day regional youth summit hosted by Sacred heart SS in Gulu city which attracted more than 4,000 students from the secondary schools in Acholi sub-region last week. &ldquo...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Born in the current Lira Diocese in the village of Amac, Rev. Sr. Mary Benedette Auma used to sit on her uncles bicycle to be ridden by the uncle for a distance of around 150 Km to Amolatar mission, where she joined for her initial stages of her vocation.  After the initial stages, she moved to Arua Diocese where she took her first temporary vow and kept renewing until 1963, when she took her final vows.  Sinc...

By Desire Alimocan Gulu city The Gulu City Engineering Department has partnered with an Indian-based solar manufacturing company to address the needs and challenges relating to solar street lights in the city area. Engineers and experts from the Sahaj Solar Limited which is based in India are currently undertaking a pilot research study seeking lasting solutions to the persistent breakdown of solar street lights within the city area. Gulu cit...

By Joseph Abiria Arua The first lady and Minister for Education and sports Mrs. Janet Museveni has advised management of Muni University to prioritize investing in research and innovation for meaningful community development. In her speech read by State Minister for Primary Education, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu during a memorial lecture in honor of late Professor Christine Dranzoa, she said, “Explore new partnership towards multi-disciplina...

By Kaleb Yiiki Terego Yinga Health Centre III authorities are calling for the Operationalization of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) donated Blood fridge that has been idle for about 18 months. With increasing pressure on the available Medical Resources, Yinga health Center III Located in Yinga Parish, Sub County Terego district, operates as a first Health Referral Point, serving thousands of refugee and host community ppopulation from...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The Lugbara cultural institution will have to wait further in order to get a new paramount chief known as the Agofe, as the elections organized Thursday July 13 at social center in Arua city did not yield any positive result. The position of Agofe in Lugbara Kari, fell vacant, following the death of His Highness Jason Avutia III on January 23, 2023, at his home in Zambia cell, Mvara Ward, Arua city after a long battl...

By Kaleb Yiiki Terego Okpotani Market in Odupi Sub County Terego District that was closed by angry vendors has been finally opened following a joint meeting with the District leaders. Members of Five Market Associations and Leaders had placed a petition to the District authorities, Citing corruption and Connivance in the Procurement Process of awarding Okpotani market revenue collection tender. Andebo Mathew the General Secretary, Okpotani Ma...

By Godwin Abedican Arua   Novice, now Sister Mary Bakhita Kabugho Janet has taken her first or temporary vow to become a member of the Benedictine sisters of perpetual Adoration, a community of sisters at the Holy monastery in Ediofe Arua diocese. Born in 1999, from Kasese diocese Kyalihumba parish, Sr. Mary Bakhita had challenges with her A ‘Level education which eventually forced her to drop out of school when she had passed from s...

By Santos Ojok Lira City Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, who also doubles as the woman member of Parliament for Lira City has launched the distribution of reusable sanitary pads to some few selected primary schools in Lango Sub-region. Dr. Aceng, used the event to call on the men to get involved in the promotion of menstrual hygiene management among girls in a bid to keep teenage girls at school. The minister tasked teachers to sensiti...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua With the Creation of New Districts and Cities in Uganda, West Nile District and City Leaders have been urged to follow the available Application Guidelines to create new administrative units. Government of Uganda had issued a directive to halt the creation of New Administrative Units at the Lower Governments, citing lack of funds to manage the administrative Costs at these levels. This has been evidenced in Maracha Distric...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Two Nuns, Sr. Mary Faustine from Oli Parish Arua catholic diocese who took her first vow in 2014 and Sr. Mary Gertrude from Useri parish from Tanzania Moshi catholic diocese who took their first vow on 25th January 2019 have taken their final vows to be in the community of the Benedictine sister of perpetual adoration at the holy monastery in Ediofe. This comes as the vow that ties them to the vocation having passed thro...

By Robert Elema Yumbe   The leaders and residents in Yumbe district have decried the delay in extension of power to some of the rural villages and institutions in the district.   Recently, Uganda borrowed a loan from the World Bank to extend power to the rural areas but power lines have so far reached few rural areas leaving other areas in darkness in the West Nile sub region.   Speaking to Radio Pacis at the weekend, Mr Bernard A...

By Godwin Abedican Zombo The failure of government programs towards poverty alleviation in Alangi Sub-County, Zombo district has been highly attributed to the government’s failure to enhance the capacity of people or intended beneficiaries in line with financial discipline and literacy. The government in the past has had programs such as the NUSAF, youth livelihood, EMYOOGA and others whose successes were minimal, and the currently being...

By Tasia Doreen. Moyo Moyo general hospital in partnership with pipeline worldwide has commissioned a carpentry workshop at Moyo general hospital to generate finances for running the facility through sale of furniture and other medical equipment.  The carpentry workshop was funded by pipeline worldwide, a non-governmental organization. Mr. Jeff Nollette one of the funders, pipeline worldwide said the workshop is constructed in the memory ...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu The ongoing one-week cataract surgical Camp at St. Mauritz Health Centre III in Laroo-Pece division Gulu city is progressing on well with minimal challenges according to Irene Lamwaka, the general facility in charge. Lamwaka, says that they are being overwhelmed with high number of cataract patients, adding that they are now faced with the challenge of accommodation especially for patients who are coming from outside ...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city Arua catholic diocese has launched a 4billion pharmaceutical warehouse construction project that targets to reduce the cost of medicines in the region of West Nile and beyond. This is a partnership project between the diocese and the Joint Medical Stores undertaken with a soft loan funding from Missio Invest. While launching the project at the diocesan headquarter on Sunday, July 09, 2023 Bernard Awichi the dioces...

By Robert Ojok Mone Gulu The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, Dr.John Baptist Odama, has paid a visit to the juveniles at Gulu remand home in Laroo-pece division in Gulu City where he officially launched an Agricultural facility and youth skilling program for the juveniles. The archbishop regrets seeing the juveniles undergo such an arrangement in the name of correcting them to become better people in future which he thinks that should have not...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu The chancellor of the Archdiocese of Gulu Reverend Father. Martin Agwee has implored the youth to desist from doing things that may impede them from attaining spiritual purity as God`s chosen people. The chancellor made the appeal while closing the 15th edition of the annual Youth Festival that attracted 235 members of Christian Youth Missionary Group (CYMG) from 28 schools both secondary and tertiary institutions acro...

By Joseph Abiria Arua The Bishop of Arua catholic diocese, Rt. Rev Sabino Ocan Odoki has challenged youths to observe discipline and work extra hard for a better future. He lauded the efforts of young Christian Society, YCS members in uplifting the moral values of young people. The Bishop advised youths to desist from sitting by the road sides, but rather venture into productive activities. “Many of our youths waste a lot of time, so I w...

By Jimmy Komakech Gulu Some Human Right’s advocates and activists in Gulu city are concerned about the inappropriate handling of suspects both members of the public and the security agencies. Nicholas Ogwang, an official working with Uganda Human Rights commission at the Gulu regional office, during a community dialogue recently organized in Pece Cubu, Pece Laroo Division said that they are witnessing increasing cases of mob actions bein...

By Godwin AbedicanAruaThe Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) in Uganda was introduced in 1973 by Fr. Roger LaBonte, Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) in Mbarara. In the same year, Fr. Joseph Kamya, Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), started prayer groups in Masaka. As the CCR expanded, a National Service Team (NST) was formed in 1981 to co-ordinate the national activities. Fr. Norbert Deprez Missionaries of Africa became its fir...

By Anyidi Emmanuel   Moyo The five stance dilapidated latrine facility at Noor Islamic primary school is being shared by the pupils and teachers. The School management committee members who visited the facility say the latrine has dilapidated structures with cracks which put the lives of both teachers and pupils at a health risk.   Mr. Vundru Michael, a teacher at Noor primary school condemned the act of sharing latrines among learners...

By Santos Ojok Apac Minister of Gender, Labour and Social development has launched PDM fund disbursement in Apac district. A total of 770 million shillings was disbursed to the Parish Development Model beneficiaries in Apac District during the launch of the disbursement exercise officiated by minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Betty Amongi. Amongi warned the beneficiaries against squandering the money on luxuries. On the repayme...

By Unzimai Stephen Moyo West Nile Development Association (WENDA) chairperson Mr. Anyama Williams who is also Moyo district boss has raised concerns over unequal allocation of resources by members of parliament (MPs) at central government as a center for development at local governments’ level. He said the allocations does not favor local governments as a center of services delivery.  Mr. Anyama made the comment during an engageme...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo The old students of Metu secondary school under their umbrella body MESSA are committed to revive the past glory of the school. The old students have planned to restore the lost glory of the institution through enhancing its enrollment but also improve the performance of the school. In a bid to achieve the objective of improving performance of the school, in 2020, the old students formed Metu Secondary School Alumni with...

By Godwin Abedican Arua While presiding over the swearing in and handover ceremony of the prefects at Saints Peter and Paul minor seminary Pokea in Arua city during the 64th feast day of the seminary named after the two saints, the Rt. Rev. Sabino Ocan Odoki, Bishop ordinary of Arua Catholic Diocese urged the student leaders to always take on their roles in the prefecture with a lot of zeal as it shapes their future and the picture in which the...

By Sabir Musa Arua The misinterpretation of Quran verses and teachings of Islam on education by some community members is worrying Moslem leaders in Arua City who are now advocating for equal education opportunities for girl child. Arua Central Division Secretary for Education at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Akida Amin reveals that, the negative mindset is greatly affecting enrolment of girls in school. He says, several Muslim girls fail to ...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Science Teachers under their umbrella body of Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers (SESEMAT) have been trained in order to compel them to effectively implement the new lower secondary school curriculum. It was discovered that only 60% of teachers are so far competent with the new secondary school curriculum leaving the 40% to gamble. More efforts are needed to train secondary school teachers on competence and assess...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Holy Trinity Logiri Girls Secondary School scooped two winning Trophies during Arua District Secondary Schools athletics Competitions held at Ajono play Grounds. In Cross Country run for Girls, Holy Trinity Logiri Girls Secondary School’s athletes took the 1st, 3rd, 7th and the 9th Positions in the Race, giving them an average position of 5; automatically qualifying them as the Champions of the Event. Logiri Girls Se...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu The annual youth festival organized by Comboni Missionary Animation team has kicked off with the arrival of representatives from the 35-schools drawn from Gulu vicariate. A maximum of 350-members of Christian youth missionary groups from secondary schools and other institutions are expected to participate in this religious event that started on 30th June 2023 and will run up to the 2nd July at Comboni Missionary Animat...

By Sabir Musa Arua After 4 hours of a closed door joint stakeholders meeting on Thursday afternoon, officials from Onduparaka Football Club, Arua City Council and Madi & West Nile Diocese generated a resolution to draft new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) within 2 weeks to manage Green light Stadium, the home playground of Onduparaka Football Club. This comes just 5 days after Ayivu Division Town Clerk, Emmanuel Angudubo communicated ta...

By Godwin Abedican Arua As Muslims across the world celebrated the Eid-Al-Adha across the world on Wednesday 28th June 20203, in Arua city during the prayers that took place at Arua primary school play grounds, the Muslim faithful especially the youth were warned against accepting to be lured in to subversive activities that are meant to put the religion of Islam on the wrong side of the margin.   Sheikh Abdu Shaban Jaffar Karala, the dist...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city Poultry farmers in West Nile region are called upon to give enough time for their business, and make use of good management practices, in order to realize progress in the business. This appeal was made at the one day training organized by Omia agri-business development group for poultry farmers at the premises of Arua District Farmers Association in Arua city. The free training covered all the major areas of poultry ...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Mvara senior secondary school in Arua city is seeking for over 765 million shillings for the construction of the first chapel of the school after its establishment 74 years ago, in memory of its founder Margret Lloyd. Late Margret Lloyd a lay missionary in the Anglican faith started the school in 1949 as a village junior school which later became a senior secondary school in 1960’s. During a ground breaking ceremo...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu More than 400 War debt claimants in Acholi Sub-region who lost their cattle during the insurgencies perpetrated by Holy Spirit Movement popularly known as Lakwena led by the late Alice Lakwena and the Lord`s Resistance Army of General Joseph Kony were shocked to learn that a number of them are said to have already been paid yet to them only a few of them have so far been compensated partially. This was disclosed durin...

By Sabir Musa On Friday 23rd June 2023, Ayivu Division Town Clerk, Emmanuel Angudubo declared takeover of Onduparaka Football Club official playground known as Ababet Green Light Stadium. In his letter addressed to Onduparaka FC Chief Executive Officer, he revealed that this decision arises out of challenges the club is facing in managing the playground, noting that all stakeholders interested in conducting activities on the playground shall se...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo Moyo and Yumbe district local governments have threatened to petition the ministry of local government over the long outstanding boarder dispute between Moyo and yumbe district.  The border dispute has existed for decades. The land in question lies between Lefori Sub County in Moyo district and Kochi Sub County in Yumbe district which stretches to Kali in Itula sub county Obongi district. According to the leaders,...

By Ganiko Samson Bullen Obongi Refugee communities in Palorinya settlement Obongi district have been urged to embark on agriculture as a solution to World Food Program (WFP) plans to reduction of food ratio and cash money due to financial challenges facing the globe. Mr. Mpimabaza Samuel Hashaka, the Obongi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) urged the refugees to embrace commercial agriculture to address challenges associated with the food a...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Victims and survivors of the Ombaci massacre have commemorated the 42 anniversary, with calls for the government to compensate the affected family members. It was a reign of terror in 1981, when government soldiers under Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) descended on innocent civilians in Ombaci. It is believed that over 90 people perished and were buried in mass graves next to Catholic Mission Church. This incident ...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua The Woman Member of Parliament for Arua City has been hailed for her selfless service to the people of Arua City and beyond as she donated 470 Sewing Machines to support women in Arua City. The Sewing Machines costing about 424 Million Ugandan shillings; is the fulfillment of the pledges she made while canvassing for votes. The Youth Member of Parliament central Region of Buganda Hon. Agnes Kirabo, who attended the Distribu...

By Ganiko Samson Bullen Obongi Parents in obongi district have been urged to take the responsibilities of children as they prepare them to be productive citizens for the next generation. The call was made while celebrating belated day of African child held in Morobi zone ii, Palorinya refugee’s settlement, Obongi district under the theme “THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE DIGITAL ERA”.   Mr Siraji Karala Karala, the local council three chai...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Officials from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have continued to appeal to tax payers to promptly remit their tax returns. The officials noted that the government is working out plans to introduce an automated system that is able to detect corruption at the source while collecting taxes. Uganda revenue authority is mandated to collect taxes on behalf of government, but on several occasions service delivery has remained sta...

By Komakech Jimmy Gulu The Administrators of Gulu Regional referral Hospital are optimistic and prepared to start using the computerized Tomography scan machine (CT SCAN MACHINE) received by the hospital last year in November. Since then, the machine which was fully installed has been not working, Dr Peter Mukobi, Gulu reginal referral hospital director says that there was a delay from the Atomic Energy council that regulates the device that m...

By Sabir Musa Terego                A section of community members in Leju Town Council are protesting giveaway of land measuring about 13 hectares to establish Bishop Cipriano Kihangire school of hope. Maraju and Orivu Clans in 1990s offered the land for construction of school targeting children with special needs, which has since upgraded to establish a nursery and lower primar...

By Ojok Robert Mone Nwoya Anaka town council in Nwoya district is intending to enact investment friendly legislations to improve on solid waste management. This comes at the time when the town council is preparing to twin with Kampala City Council Authority on solid waste management.   Jude Byansi Zziwa, Manager solid waste and environment management at Kampala City Council Authority thinks that laws would streamline operations of private ...

By Daniel Ongoda. Dokolo Some selected Dokolo District leaders have undergone a one-day training on legal matters conducted by Equal Opportunities Commission. Harriet Nalukenge, the legal officer at Equal Opportunities Commission said that the training was primarily to train leaders on legal matters particularly the rights to non-discrimination and where to seek redress once one`s rights are violated. James Otoo Apili, Dokolo district LC...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Police in Ayivu division is holding a 32 years old man for alleged impersonation and fraudulently picking money from people. Feni Derrick the said suspect who claims to be a resident of Mvara in Arua city has been accused by Oyiri Rashid Onee a resident of Ombaci ward in Ayivu Division East at the division police headquarter under SD reference 18/16/06/2023 after fraudulently picking 200,000 UGX from him in the names of...

By Sabir Musa Arua Stakeholders have echoed the need to promote use of technology in learning and protection of children in digital environment. The Child Protection Coordinator at World Vision in Yumbe office, Job Auruku advisedss the public to ensure children are protected while using online platforms. “Whereas technology is good, there should be safeguards put in place to ensure that children’s rights are not abused by perpetrato...

By: Joseph Abiria Arua Founded in 1983, St Mary’s Ediofe Girls secondary school that started with only 80 students has gradually nurtured a high caliber of professionals across the board. During celebrations to mark 40 years of existence of the school, the main celebrant his Lordship Rt, Rev Sabino Ocan Odoki, the Bishop ordinary of Arua Catholic Diocese thanked all the stakeholders who have managed to contribute generously for the holis...

By Sunday Amandi Arua City As an effort to promote the fight against corruption in this country, Action Aid international Uganda plans to host the National citizens Integrity award in conjunction with partners, to recognise civil servants who have demonstrated a high level of integrity in serving their community. These awards will be hosted on 11th of July this year, on the Africa Anti-corruption day. During a press release about the program i...

By Bridget Agenorwot Gulu More than forty-six headteachers and Girl guides` leaders from both government and private primary and secondary schools in Gulu City have been trained on girl guiding. Santa Akullu Oketa, the national chairperson of Uganda girl guides said that the training is aimed at rejuvenating girl guides in schools across the country in line with the current policy by the government that seeks to promote girl guides at every sc...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The association of the old boys of St. Joseph’s college Ombaci on Wednesday June 14th organized a quiz competition for schools under the catholic diocese of Arua in preparation for the celebrations of the life of the late Fr.  Antonio Solcia, a former Chaplain at the school between 2005 and 2008. Born on the 18.7.1936, at Trezzano Rosa, in the Archdiocese of Milano (Italy), Fr. Solcia was ordained a priest on ...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Ayivu Division Council in Arua City, has prioritized embarking on the Construction of the Division Office block in Onduparaka that is estimated to Cost about 3.89 Billion Ugandan Shillings. Sitting on 19.5acres of Land located at Okaliba Cell, Adalafu Ward, Ayivu Division in Arua city, Ayivu Division Council plans to establish an ecofriendly Office space including structures such as Mayor’s Garden, Administration Bloc...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city. The youths in West Nile region under their umbrella organization the Greater West Nile youth forum have been tasked to adopt a positive mindset in order to create an impact in the society as they constitute about 77% of the  country’s total population. This appeal was made during the 2nd public memorial lecture of the former fallen district Agricultural Officer of Arua Late Gertrude Badaru at St. Phill...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city Environmental conservation experts’ have appealed to the members of the community to have mind-set change, revise their actions, and stop unrestrained plastic waste disposal, in order to conserve the environment. This was during the go green dialogue organised by Radio Pacis with the experts to mobilise the community members to address the challenges faced by the environment.  Plastic pollution is posing a...

By Komakech Jimmy Gulu Her Worth Foundation a community based organization is planning a Menstrual Hygiene Run in Gulu city to support girls to stay in school.  Prudence Monica Apiyo, Her Worth Foundation`s executive director who doubles as secretary female youth affairs in Gulu city council is calling upon everyone to support this noble course. Apiyo, implores every stakeholder to get involved in the campaign of letting no girl remain be...

By Kaleb Yikii Arua Q: How many Patients have been served with CT SCAN services since its Installation at Arua Regional Referral Hospital? A: We have carried out over 200 cases which is actually one of the highest cases so far done by the Regional Referral Hospitals compared to other regional referral hospitals in the country. Q: What Human resources are currently available in Arua Regional referrals hospital, to manage the CT SCAN Services ef...

By Robert Elema Koboko Inadequate number of classrooms at Abele Primary School in Koboko Municipality, Koboko district had been the major challenge facing the school in the past years. Learners were in the past taught under trees and there has been a lot of congestion in the few classrooms. This challenge has however become history due to the intervention to construct some new classroom blocks in the school under Development Response for Displ...

By Sabir Musa Health Officials of Arua City Council have revealed that a target is set to vaccinate 93% of the city’s population in the forthcoming Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign by Ministry of Health. The officials estimate that 400 people from each village will be vaccinated in the 5-days exercise starting from Friday, 09th June 2023 to Tuesday, 13th June 2023. While speaking during advocacy meeting ahead of this campaign, the Senio...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua City Urban Persons of Concern, known as refugees, living in Arua City and beyond, have been called upon to desist from importing Wars from South Sudan into Uganda. In 2022, a census was carried out in the Central Division in Arua City and the census report revealed that, of the 60,795 Residents in Arua Central Division, 78% are Nationals, whereas, 10.3% are Persons of Concern called Refugees, and 10.5% are Internal Migrants...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu Local private companies in Nwoya district are showing interest in registering with Petroleum Authority of Uganda to make them tap business opportunities in the Oil Sector. It’s a requirement for any contractor or supplier to register with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda in order to benefit from any opportunity in the Oil sector. Kenneth Bintu, an Enterprise Development Officer with Petroleum Authority of Uganda...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo A section of leaders of the greater madi sub region have appealed to the leadership of Uganda police force to improve on police welfare in order to improve on service delivery to the local people. This appeal was made during the recent visit of the deputy IGP Maj. General Geoffrey Tumusime Katsigazi while meeting with stakeholders of northwest Nile region late last month at Nasera Annex in Moyo district to discuss matters...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Since February this year, Minikey construction works limited, a local business entity based in Arua city has been left in limbo, after allegedly making supplies of skins and hides to a government entity, with their payment hanging in balance. On the 9th of February 2023, some staff of Kawumu Tannery Uganda limited, a government owned value addition facility located in Luwero district that processes leather from hides an...

By Sabir Musa Section 57 of the National Coffee Act, 2021 makes it illegal for any person, who operates unregistered coffee nursery or coffee seed garden. This according to the Act is to help in development of a competitive, participatory and sustainable coffee subsector. An official of Legal Directorate at Uganda Coffee Development Authority, Francis Niwagaba describes this law as a tool that will improve quality of coffee production and guide...

By Robert Ojok Gulu A malaria pilot program campaign targeting 310-households from 5-villages in Purongo Sub County and Anaka town council being implemented by TASO and malaria consortium has been launched in Nwoya district. While launching the pilot campaign dubbed “Household Champion against malaria model”, Rukia Nakamatte, behavior change communication specialist in the ministry of health believes that the success of this initia...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Oversight execution Powers has been granted to a new Hospital Board for Arua Regional referral Hospital. According to the Ministry of Health Guide Lines, The Management Board for Regional Referral Hospitals shall have Nine (9) members, four of whom shall be women, with a minimum academic qualification of a university degree.   While officiating the Swearing in Ceremony of the Board, the Chief Magistrate High Court ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Following an accident that took place on 14th May 2023, at Aliria Corner Ediofe mission under Ayivu division in Arua city involving a land cruiser vehicle with registration number UG3765M belonging to Uganda blood bank Arua regional unit that lost control and rammed into London view unisex saloon and Orlando and sons metal fabrication in the same area, the owners of the business premises have dragged the department to co...

By Sabir Musa Arua City Councillors in Arua City on Tuesday approved 48,049,000,000/= budget for the next Financial Year, 2023/2024 with priority given to education, engineering and health sector. The Secretary of Finance, Planning and Administration, Moses Adriko explained that, the sectors given priority were identified with focus to improving quality of life of people in Arua City. “Key priorities for Financial Year 2023/2024 budget a...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Arua District council, passed a total budget of Nineteen Billion, Nine hundred Forty Two Million forty six thousand Ugandan Shillings (19,942,046,000) with amendments to be expended in the 2023/2024 Financial year. This is a drop compared to the previous financial year 2022/2023 where, the District council approved a total budget of, Thirty Seven Billion, Four Hundred Eleven Million, Fifty Five Thousand Ugandan Shillings (3...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Aga Khan University has offered scholarships to 35 primary school head teachers and deputy head teachers to study at Muni University. Drawn from the districts of Arua, Yumbe, Koboko and Arua city, the beneficiaries have been admitted to study Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management (DELM) the latest education program which was introduced at Muni University on Friday May 26th 2023, in a collaboration between the ...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Second term has commenced with minimal challenges across schools. When radio pacis sampled some schools within Arua City, most schools had recorded a high turn up of both learners and teachers on day one. Lessons also kicked off on day one. At Ediofe boys primary school about 50% of learners started lessons on day one, while taking stalk of pupil turn up, the head teacher Victor Alioni expressed disappointment over the lo...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Following a memorandum of understanding signed in 2022 between Muni University and Aga Khan University, The Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development East Africa (AKU- IED, EA) in partnership with Muni University through the Foundations for Learning project (F4L) on Friday May 26th 2023 launched a new education program at Muni University. Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management (DELM) is...

By Idarus Pajobo Gulu Media practitioners in Northern, central and western regions have been urged to carry out awareness programs in their different media houses and channels about the importance of efficiently using the renewable  energy source during a media engagement held in Gulu city, organized by SNV from 24- 25th May 2023. The major issues raised during the engagement where the unsustainable use of charcoal in the country which in...

By Edea Vuyaya Teopista Leaders from south Sudan were on Friday locked in a closed door meeting with their counterparts in west Nile region to discuss bilateral relationship after unknown armed from South Sudanese invaded the area. Reports obtained from Moyo and Yumbe districts indicates over 2000 residents of Gweri north village in Lefori sub county Moyo district have been displaced after their houses and other properties were destroyed. During...

By Sabir Musa The Deputy General Inspector of Police, Maj. Gen. Tumusiime Katsinzi has officially started a 3-days tour of West Nile region on a mission to assess security situation and performance of police. This special visit according to the IGP is aimed at identifying challenges that are faced and finding possible solutions to addressing them. At 8am, the IGP started his activities in the region by a tour of police barracks at Arua Central...

By Godwin Abedican Arua William Bok a Dinka by tribe, a refugee from South Sudan was on the evening of Monday May 22nd 2023 arrested by the police in Arua city over ferrying children from the refugee settlements and keeping them in city under very terrible conditions. Bok allegedly collected over 40 children from Tika refuge settlement in Rhino camp refugee camp three months ago and has all along been keeping them in Olumini cell, Driwala ward ...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Christians in Nyio parish in Arua diocese will leave to remember the 2023 world communication Sunday after Radio Pacis engaged them in various games and fun activities to climax the day. The communication Sunday celebrations at Nyio Parish ended up with several games played between Radio Pacis Staff and the community members. Among the Games played included: Egg race, Tug of war, the Corn hole, Netball and Football. In netb...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Christians in Arua diocese have eulogized the demise of a long serving sister, Rev. Rina Paola Caliari the founder of Ediofe health center 3. Sr. Paola, a Comboni missionary born on 23rd December, 1931 came to Uganda particularly Arua at the age of 23 until she breathed her last on Monday May 22, 2023 in the morning at the age of 91years. In an interview with Christians on the life of Rev. Sr. Paola Rina Caliari, Severa...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Over 90 students at Adraa Agriculture College have graduated with certificates in national agriculture production and management. The students pursued 4 weeks short customised courses in apiary, poultry, piggery and vegetable growing among others. Established in 2012, Adraa Agriculture College that runs under the stewardship of the francisan brothers has passed out over 1000 graduates since its inception. During the 7th g...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo Moyo district local government is to return to the national treasury over three billion shillings after the district failed to absorb the funds which were planned under the financial year 2022/2023. On 8th May 2023, the district received a circular of disbursement of funds of UGX 3.168 Billion for recurrent expenditure and development projects to be used before the end of this financial year. According to circular sent...

By Sabir Musa West Nile The tourism sector in Madi sub region has been bugged down by high taxes and budget constraint. These challenges according to stakeholders is affecting development of the sector in the sub region where several tourism sites are located. Moyo District Tourism Officer, Alex Kayola says, if adequate budget is allocated to the sector, many of the challenges would be addressed. “Things are not all that good for us but ...

By Habib Wakat Arua The National Unity Platform (NUP) has embarked on a nationwide engagement with its party leaders to identify weaknesses within the party as a strategy of planning for next general election. This results from performance of the party in 2021 general election saw National Resistance Movement (NRM) in lead followed by NUP at presidential level and in many districts across the country. While speaking at a meeting with some of ...

By Edea Vuyaya Topista Moyo A section of stakeholders in Moyo district have continued to demand for the exact burial site of Emin pasha an Austrian traveller and explorer, who was the Governor of equatorial in the 1950. Emin pasha fought slave trade in the present day Dufile sub county in Moyo district, where he was confined in fort Dufile during a mutiny in 1888 following the Battle of Dufile. The demand of the community follows the unr...

By Ganiko Samson Bullen Moyo West Nile regional civil society network in partnership with Moyo district NGO forum have organized a district level stakeholders consultative engagement meeting on constitutional, Political and electoral reforms.   The meeting was held on 10th May 2023 at Moyo people’s hall involving members of the civil society organizations, politicians, and civil servants, cultural and religious leaders among others...

By Edea Teopista Moyo The Forum for Democratic Change (FCD) party in Northern Uganda last week on Wednesday converged in itula Sub County, Obongi district to embolden their members who did not make it in their various positions, this follows a courtesy call made by Morijita savings group formed by the FDC in 2006. During their visit, Betty AOL the woman Member of Parliament for Gulu city reinforces the party gallant supports saying that, they ...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Regional Moyo and Yumbe district leaders are set for a high level bilateral meeting with the leadership of kajo-keji County in Eastern equatorial state South Sudan to resolve the long outstanding international border conflict between Moyo and Yumbe districts in Uganda and kajo-keji in South Sudan. The call for the meeting scheduled for Friday 19th may 2023 in Moyo district follows the recent attack on the residents of Gwere...

By Sabir Musa Arua Services of Computerized Tomography (CT) scan machine at Arua Regional Referral Hospital have resumed, about two months after the machine developed software problem. CT scan is a machine that uses x-rays for generating images of body parts, also to detect diseases which cannot be seen my ultrasound and x-ray machine. Not so long after the machine procured by Ministry of Health was installed at the hospital, it developed soft...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua At least 50 percent of the Seventh See’s Charge has been achieved within the Six years in the Service of God in the Church of Uganda in Madi West Nile Diocese. The Diocesan Bishop of Madi and West Nile, the Right Reverend Charles Collins Andaku, was consecrated on 2nd March 2017. He replaced Bishop Joel Obetia, who retired from service. In his Charge themed as “Love one another”, taken from the Book of...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Nurses and Midwives in Uganda have called on the Government to remove stamp duty tax of Shillings 100,000 paid annually for acquiring Practicing License. This call came as Nurses and Midwives celebrated the International Nurses and Midwives day a Muni University in Arua City with delegates from Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.   The Week Long Celebrations was marked with different Activities including Street Clea...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Selected Farmers in Arua district have received maize seeds from the government. The seeds distributed through the offices of the Member of Parliament for Vurra constituency Hon. Yovan Adriko and the woman Member of Parliament Arua district Hon. Lilian Paparu were given to farmers who had at least one acre of garden ready for planting. The Long 3 maize variety seeds come as part of government support to the farmers acros...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Members of the community in West Nile have been asked to shun excuses to plant Trees and take advantage of the services of the existing private tree nursery growers in their Vicinity. Radio Pacis reached out to some private tree Nursery Sites and found out that the tree seedlings raised and ready for planting include: Pines, Eucalyptus, Gravillea Robusta, Mahogany, Muvule, Teak, and Giant Lira among others. Whereas the Frui...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city Members of the public are called upon to report cases of domestic violence to police or clan elders so as to avoid cases that lead to murder in families. The officer in charge of the child and family protection unit in Arua central police station in Arua city, Assistant Inspector of Police Christine Driciru encouraged people not to suffer in silence but report cases of domestic violence so as to handle them in time. ...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu Arua catholic diocese has been given icons of faith from Lira Catholic Diocese as the next host for the next provincial youth pilgrimage slated for September 2024. The bishop ordinary of Arua Catholic Diocese, the Most Reverend, Sabino Ocan Odoki received the Monstrance, cross, statue of virgin Mary and portrait of Daudi Okello and Jildo Irwa on behalf of the youth. After receiving the icons of faith, Bishop Odoki im...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Elders under their umbrella association Save Ayivu Initiative have embarked on a campaign to demand for a district status. The elders want government to intervene and reduce the unproportioned size of Arua City and grant them a district of Ayivu. The whole of Ayivu County was merged to create Arua city in 2020, which currently covers a radius of 410 square kilometers and is one of the largest cities in Africa. According t...

By Morish Dramadri Arua. The delay in the construction of the multibillion Enyau Eraka Oluodri road bridge in Aliivu cell Aliba ward in Ayivu division Arua city has attracted concerns from the community in the area sighting the poor welfare of the workers. This shs 2.4 billion project that was contracted to DEHA Construction Company commenced on 28th October 2022 with the site hand over, and is expected to be completed in 8 months’ time, ...

By Ganiko Samson Bullen Moyo Local council one chairperson in Moyo district have appealed to the public to be vigilant and on alert for their property as cases of house break-ins rise in the district. Just from the start of this week there have been an outcry from the residents of Central one, Besia and Uda villages on rampant cases of house break-ins during the night. Eriku John D K the LC one chairperson of Besia village in Moyo town council...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Yumbe Coalition for Action (CoACT)  a Women’s right Organization that works on gender equality and women empowerment has laid strategies to address social challenges in Yumbe district. In order to achieve this objective, coalition for Action is set to implement peace building, conflict resolution and mediation activities in Yumbe district. Briefing the district stakeholders during an inception meeting held on Wed...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua If the stalling of Construction works at Arua Hill stadium continues, the construction site may turn out to be a hide out for Criminals. There is no activity currently ongoing at the construction site of the multi-billion Arua hill stadium as no workers could be sighted on ground.  Major parts of work have come to a standstill, several months after the developer requested the city authority to grant more 13 Months for t...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city As most educational institutions are already for this year’s fast term holidays, stakeholders are calling upon parents to perform their parental responsibilities in order to ensure safety of their children in these holidays, and the learners are also expected to be supportive to their parents. Schools across the country officially broke off for the fast term holidays on Friday, 5th of May 2023, and second term i...

By Dramadri Morish Arua city. Over 600 patriots have been passed out at Arua public secondary school after a 3 days training on patriotism with a call to pay loyalty and positive mindset for their country. Mawa John Kennedy the deputy head teacher in charge of academics who represented the head teacher of the school during the pass out reiterates the value of patriotism in the country. “When this training was introduced, many civil serv...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua 3rd of May 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. Three decades have passed since it was proclaimed in 1993, in which we have seen substantial progress towards achieving a free press and freedom of expression around the world. The propagation of independent media in many countries and the rise of digital technologies have enabled the free flow of information. However, media freedom, safety o...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Obongi district local government has decried the high level of destruction of environment by refugees and host community, calling for urgent intervention to address its advanced impacts on humanity. The district is home to over one hundred and sixty thousand (160,000) South Sudanese refugees mainly settled in palorinya and Itula sub counties, but the destruction is across the district. Despite the growing level of d...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The state minister in charge of Northern Uganda, Hon. Grace Freedom Kwiyochwiny has warned government leaders in the districts against limiting the active participation of grass root citizens in government programs. According to the minister it has become  a common occurrence that a few people receive invitations for government programs from district leaders on excuses of inadequate funds to cater for welfare of a ...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Educational stakeholders in West Nile have welcomed the national teacher policy 2019 that provides for the minimum bachelors level for teachers in the country sighting the need to improve the education standard in the country. In a consultative meeting with the educationists in West Nile region on the National teachers’ bill 2019, Andrew Tabura, the principal education officer for teacher education training and de...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo St. John Dufile seed secondary school that started in 2011 as a community school before it was later handed over to government in 2021 where Government injected over 2.1 billion shillings to develop infrastructural facilities like classroom blocks, computer lab, science laboratory, multi-purpose hall and staff houses among others, there is concern over value for money as some of the facilities have remained unfinished d...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Arua District Leaders have called upon the Contractor for the Construction of a theatre at Bondo Health Center four to adhere to the set project completion Deadlines. With funding under the Development Response to Displacement Impacts (DRDIP) project, the construction works was contracted to Ms. Bludge Engineering and Associates Limited, at accost of nine hundred ninety five million nine hundred three thousand  one hund...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Arua city service commission has come out to deny allegations and rumors circulating that members of the commission are soliciting monies from unsuspecting applicants for job favors in the ongoing interviews for recruitments to fill vacant positions in the city. The Commission, derives its mandate from Article 200 of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) as amended and section 55(1) to (8) of the Local Government Act, Cap. ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Farmers in Terego district are thrilled with the commissioning of a newly constructed aggregation center. Located in Ocodri village, Biliafe Sub County, the project had a store with a capacity of 100 metric tons, that costed 125 million shillings, a milling house constructed at 18 million, 2 milling machines at the cost of twenty two million two hundred forty thousand (22,240,000/-), a solar powered valley dam together ...

By Sabir Musa Arua The College of Education and External Studies, Centre for Lifelong Learning at Makerere University has awarded certificate to 13 students from West Nile region after completing 3-months studies in administrative law. These students include civil servants and staff of Non-Governmental Organizations, who received both theoretical and practical training in introduction to law, constitution law, administrative authorities, admin...

By Morish Dramadri Arua The Arua cities inter zonal kids athletics finally comes to its climax amidst the interference by weather with a heavy down pour on the first day. The kids athletics which was only for the under 12th category attracted the 6 zones in the city with Northern zone under the central division as the champion and Oluko-Dadamu zone as the runner up. Victor Alioni the chairperson for the city sports committee expresses his dism...

By Charity Akullo. Lira The leadership of the Uganda police force (UPF) has continued to raise concern over lack of enough man power which they say is affecting the institution terribly making their work difficult which in turn is crippling service delivery. The concern was made by the Deputy inspector general of police Maj Gen Tumusiime Katsigazi (DIGP), during his regional tour in the Lango sub-region to assess the security situation and the ...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Obongi district local government has launched major plans of providing quality health care services to the population. The district has planned to upgrade health facilities to different levels for quality purpose.  Among the facilities to be upgraded include obongi health center IV in obongi town council to, indilinga health center ii in Aliba Sub County, Lomunga health center ii in Gimara Sub County, and iboa he...

By Janet Moriku Arua Police in West Nile has warned dealers in tobacco and its products against advertising saying they will be arrested and prosecuted. The West Nile Police Spokesperson Josephine Angucia was speaking during a community sensitization program on Radio Pacis Good morning West Nile show on Wednesday April 26 2023, about the dangers of tobacco and its products.  She said the country has a law that will be used to prosecute vio...

By Idarus Pajobo        Arua The miss management of plastic wastes in Arua city has raised concerns among a section of stake holders saying it increases chances of floods and reducing the soil fertility. Mr. Apangu Godfrey the health inspector spoke to radio Pacis on the dangers of poor plastic waste management “As you can visibly see, our homes, neighborhoods and town is surrounded by plastics be it ‘...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Entrepreneurs in Arua City have been called upon to invest in garbage collection to rid the city of the Current pollution. Solid waste is one of the greatest challenges facing urban authorities today; with the amount of waste generated exceeding their capacity both technical and financial to collect and dispose off.   Uganda is facing rapid urbanization of 5.1% per annum, leading to overcrowding and the development of s...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Arua City Residents have called on Government to provide alternative Sources of Fuel for Domestic Use before implementing the ban on charcoal sales. According to the Global Forestry Watch, from 2001 to 2021, Uganda lost 261ha of tree cover from fires and 967kha from all other drivers of loss. Northern Uganda has become the epicenter of charcoal production in the recent past. With ...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Madi The state for investment and privatization hon. Evelyn Anite has asked the people Madi sub region through their leaders to offer land for development of industrial park to create employment opportunities for the young blood in the sub region.  She said as a sub region, government is committed in receiving land offers of five hundred acres from any of the local governments in Madi to be developed as an industrial. &...

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu More than 150-families have been given ultimatum to vacate more than 2-acres land in Pabbo quarters in Gulu city or risk arrest and forceful court eviction. Richard Mundruga a soldier of Uganda peoples defence forces in 2017 secured court order and evicted some people in the part of the land that lies along Ring-road. According to Richard Mundruga, he wants to develop part of his father’s land Vini who settled in...

By Robert Ojok Mone. Gulu Poor attitude coupled with low motivation has been identified as some of the factors barring young ladies from taking on body building as for the sporting disciplines in Northern Uganda. Nancy Atim one of the few ladies venturing in body building as a sport made this remark shortly after being crowned the champion of Northern Uganda body building and power lifting championship hosted by Bomah Hotel in Gulu city. Emma...

By: Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Health experts in Obongi district are worried over the raising cases of respiratory track infections among the local residents which they blame on poor health seeking behavior and poor hygiene of the people towards preventable diseases like influenza. Influenza (flu) is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract that can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications, and it affects people ...

By Dramadri Federick. Terego Terego district leaders are blaming the high persistent malaria burden in the district to negative community attitudes towards health facilities with every sickness believed to be poison forcing them to first seek for the services of the witchdoctors.  Most of the communities in the district were believed to have poison that can kill without segregation in terms of age, sex, race, religion which leaves a great...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Several Learners risk missing out on Government Opportunities when they fail to be registered on the Electronic learner registration in their various Schools. Government gave all Public and Private schools, up to March 31st 2023, to complete and Upload Learners Registration data on the Education Management Information Systems (EMIS). Radio Pacis reached out to some Schools in Arua City to find out the Progress of the learner...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city With on and off rainfall pattern in west Nile, agricultural experts are calling upon farmers to venture into irrigation farming in order to boost agricultural production.Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil through various systems, to support plant growth. According to Habib Ndema, an agricultural expert with Omia  agri- business in Arua city, venturing in to irrigation farming can enabl...

By Ojok Robert Mone. Gulu After their beautification in 2002, Christians are being urged to intensify prayers for miraclus attributions to Blessed Daudi Okello and Jildo Irwa so that they may be canonized by Vatican. The rector of Paimol Martyrs’ Fr. Joseph Okumu encourages the youth to pray and make pilgrimage to wii-polo so that they encounter Heroic attributes by Daudi and Jildo and blessed Joseph Ambrosoli. “I recall when celeb...

By Sabir Musa Arua The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leadership have identified internal fights among some members as a major factor affecting their performance in some electoral areas. According to NRM General Secretary, Richard Todwong, the internal fights gives an opportunity for opposition members to succeed, taking advance of the internal division. “We are busy fighting with one another, opposition is just watching us and ...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo   A section of  government aided primary schools in Moyo district are grappling with inadequate class rooms which has led to congestion of learners affecting  learning and performance . The head teacher Kokongolo primary school oaikani Gladys in Aluru Sub County one of the affected school says they are struggling with only six class rooms yet its P.7 School. She notes that p.1 and p.2 are using the staff room...

By Godwin Abedican Arua, Nile University has approved and inaugurated a new university governing council that will serve from the year 2023 till 2027. The 13 member council consists of the chairperson governing council, vice chairperson governing council, a Local Government representative, 2 education experts, a representative of the private sector, a representative of the Non-Governmental organisations, a lawyer, a representative of the religi...

By Yiiki Kaleb Arua A farmer dealing in seedlings business in Arua city has shared how he started this two year old flourishing farm, challenges along the way and his success story. Kaleb Yiiki caught up with Richard Lematia the owner of Lem’s farms. Q: What Technologies do you use to raise seedlings for Sale throughout the Year? A: One of the Technologies we have to embrace is greenhouse Technology; because, with this Technology, you ha...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Ministry of health (MOH) has procured a boat ambulance to strengthen health service delivery in made sub region. The boat ambulance with registration 001 was on Wednesday handed to the authorities of Obongi district local government where it’s stationed to serve the districts like Moyo, Adjumani, obongi and even beyond during emergency response for referrals. While handing over the boat ambulance to the leaders...

By Pajobo Idarus Arua Owing to the deforestation rates in west Nile sub region with 28.6% of the tree coverage being lost to Charcoal burning, leaders have put efforts to restore the forestry coverage to conserve the environment in the Area. In Yumbe District, the senior Environment officer Mr. Andama Swaib Solo talks to us on how the district is trying to preserve the tree coverage. “We tend to go out to do enforcements and find out tha...

By Morish Dramadri Arua. West Nile leaders have tasked the government to resettle the war veterans in the region following their fight for peace in the country to enable them attain a peace of mind. In a meeting with President Museveni during his tour in the region, Hon. Huda Oleru the Woman Member of Parliament for Yumbe district who also doubles as the State Minister for Veteran Affair questioned the government on its plan for the veterans i...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Government has decided to Support Districts with 1billion Shillings for Road Maintenance but not for Bridge Construction. This Revelation, came during the presentation on the Status of Roads in West Nile Region by the Minister for Works and Transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala. In his Presentation to the Leaders of West Nile Districts, Gen. Katumba urged the Districts to share the Road Equipment under their care with the Mu...

By: Inyakuni Kennedy Madi Zone The central organizing committee (COC) for the visit of His Excellency president Museveni to Madi sub region particularly in Obongi district has said over hundred thousand people from the three districts of obongi, Moyo and Adjumani district have been mobilized to interact with president on Thursday 13th April 2023 at Lionga boma ground in obongi town council. President Museveni is for national tour campaigning f...

By Janet Moriku Arua   The Bishop Ordinary of Arua diocese Rt. Rev. Sabino Ochan Odoki has reshuffled a number of priests to improve evangelization. Fr. Francis Angela, and Fr. Alphonse Odongkara both from Maracha spiritual pastoral Center have been appointed as Curate and Parish priest of Onduparaka Catholic sub-Parish respectively. Fr. Raphael Ayiga from Dufile Catholic Parish has been appointed as the Curate of Obongi Catholic Parish me...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Adjumani The authorities in Adjumani district local government have expressed challenges over the sustainability of the community woodlots established with the financial support from government and other development partners in the district aimed address climate related concerns . According to the leaders, many of the groups always targets the money after which they will never bother to maintain the trees. They have asked go...

By Sabir Musa Arua More than 30 corruption cases were reported by members of public during Inspectorate of Government baraza held in Arua City, an engagement meant to receive complaints of corruption. These cases reported among others include nepotism, extortion and abuse of public office, mainly pinning local governments and public officers. Case at Arua Regional Referral Hospital Earlier before the baraza, Inspector General of Government (IG...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo Moyo district local government is staked with a Multi-billion twin projects meant to improve access to social services in Moyo district particularly Dufile Sub County. The two separate incomplete projects that cost tax payers billions of shillings include construction of maternity ward at Araa Health center ii and construction of multi-purpose hall, two classroom blocks, ICT laboratory, administration block, and accomm...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Church of Uganda Priests of Madi West Nile Diocese renewed their priestly Vows, with a call by the Lord Bishop to return to Holiness and devotion to the service of God. Following the Half day Clergy Conference at Emmanuel Cathedral Mvara, the Clergy of Madi West Nile Diocese were urged to Embrace Knowledge Acquisition to be effective in their Service to the People of God. The Clergy were thus led into renewal of their Pries...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city Opposition political leaders in Uganda have called on the leaders in West Nile to use the visit of the President to inform him of issues that are pressing the region, and denying them progress. The president of the republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to visit West Nile region from the 11th of April 2023, and talk to the leaders in the region. Ahead of his visit, Mathias Mpuuga, the leader of opposi...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Many Catholic Faithfuls of St Mary’s Asumpta Catholic Parish Ragem, in Arua Diocese thronged the Streets to walk together with their colleagues on the Way of the Cross; meditatively, from the gates of Arua Hill Primary school, up to St Mary’s Asumpta Catholic chapel in Ragem, a distance of about 3.5 Kilometers. Start of Way of the Cross At the point of reflection where Simon from Cyrene helped Jesus to carry hi...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Obongi district local government is grappling with challenges of understaffing hence affecting service delivery to the local population. Health, education, production, and natural recourses among others are the major departments being hinted by shortage leading to undesirable performance of the respective sectors. Obongi district was created in 2019 from Moyo district has a total population of fifty-two thousand for ...

By Robert Ojok Gulu The religious leaders across board desire to have man reconcile with God and fellow man. During the joint way of the cross to emulate passion and death of Jesus Christ, clergies believe good relationship among Christians would make purpose of Jesus’ suffering and death a reality. The Bishop of Anglican diocese of northern Uganda Godfrey Loum thinks good relationship fight envy,Rt. Rev Godfrey Loum says our desire shou...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Obongi district leaders have embraced the numerous government programs aimed at improving the standard of living of the local population. Some of these programs include, parish development model (PDM), And Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP) among others. Under PDM in the financial year 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, the district has received funds of UGX; 896 Million to eradicate poverty in the comm...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua Vendors in Arua central market have raised complaints over the power and water shortage at the market saying it haunts their businesses.   Currently, the market relays more on solar energy and when there is no sunshine, the whole building is in darkness.  What the vendors believe is that, the officials have failed to pay the over accumulated bills to the West Nile Rural Electrification company (WENRECO) ...

By Rwothomio Mike Zombo The microfinance support center Arua zonal office is struggling to hit its audit target of emyooga Savings And Corporative Society groups in Zombo district as majority of  SACCO executives are  declining  to appear for the audit. According to the micro finance support center Arua which is by law mandated to coordinate and implement emyooga activities in the region, a total of 1.1 billion Uganda shill...

By Godwin Abedican Arua On 11th December 2008 Arua district local government together with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Uganda Wildlife Safaris, a private developer for the facilitation of a sustainable management and utilization of wild life at Ajai wildlife reserve through enhancement of good practices of wild life management, ensuring that the local community is developed and also improving ...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo The leader of the opposition in parliament of Uganda Hon. Matthias Mpuuga has asked the people of west Nile region to demand for services for which they have continued to pay. He notes that the region has lagged behind in infrastructure developments like roads, electricity among other social services which they are entitled for. Hon. Mpuuga made the call during his two days oversight role of monitoring and supervision o...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua In order to make the Dream of Electricity connectivity to the National Grid come true, stakeholders in West Nile have resolved several action Points to achieve this Dream. Access to Reliable and affordable electricity supply plays a major role in improving The Quality of Life of Citizens and it is upon this backdrop that a Stakeholders Dialogue was organized at Muni University Conference Hall, by west Nile Development Associ...

By Sabir Musa Arua West Nile was one of the regions in Uganda with very fertile lands, good for practicing Agriculture to feed the country and her neighbors; South Sudan and DR Congo. This was seen in the good yields of different crops planted in districts across the region. But slowly, this pride the region once had is fading away as result of tobacco growing and curing process which on the other hand is contributing to deforestation. A repor...

By Ojok Robert Mone. Gulu The archbishop of Gulu John Baptist Odama has urged Christians against dying in sin in the presence of oils, Eucharist and Gospel. The archbishop who was presiding over chrism mass in Gulu cathedral said, Christians should sanctify their hearts, body and the souls to be in communion with Christ. Anointment makes a Christian to be sanctified against pagan practices like wars, current wave of Homosexuality which would mak...

By Ojok Robert Mone Omoro The minister for local government Rapheal Magyezi has directed Omoro chief administrative officer (CAO) to implement lawful resolutions of the council including organizing monitoring of government projects. This come at a time when the minister had impromptu meeting with the councilors who were aggrieved of technocrats working in isolations neglecting the role of legislators. The District Chairperson Douglas Peter Oke...

By Morish Dramadri Arua Ayivu division council has failed to agree on a motion to allocate a 50 by 50 meters land for the construction of a recycling plant by Arua city in former Oluko Sub County citing inadequate consultation of the local leaders and the communities in the area. The 700 million project funded by the mayor’s migration council, seeks to establish a recycling plant for plastics in the city which according to the decision of...

By Unzimai Stephen Obongi. Obongi district local government council has laid a draft budget estimate of 22 billion, five hundred seventy four million four hundred fifty six thousand shillings for the financial year 2023/24. The estimated budget for the coming fiscal year has increased by 565 84700= of 2.6 percent from the current ending financial year of 2022/23 which had a budget of twenty billion eight million six hundred and nine thousand s...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Knowledge of Madi symbols still low among the people in moyo district. The madi anthem is a song that calls for unity from all the madi people to develop their region. It calls political leaders, business men to join hands in the struggle for development of its people. The madi anthem was composed in 2012 by Luzira Gabriel the former resident district commissioner moyo after approval by the council for both adjumani and moy...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Adjumani Adjumani district chief administrative officer (CAO) Mr. Grandfield Omonda Oriyem has raised a red flag over the delay in paying salaries for secondary school teachers and health workers in Adjumani district. He said the district has a shortfall of UGX; 4 Billion to pay the affected categories. “We closed the financial year (FY) 2021/2022 when we had a shortfall to pay health workers. The decision we took in t...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The businesses of selling chicken and goats have become so lucrative in Arua city, yet few people still embrace them. The demand for chicken and goats has risen up in the city, owing to the increased number of people, and the cross boarder business. According to David Nyakuni, who deals in local chicken in the chicken market at social center within the city, due to the high demand for chicken in Arua city, they are r...

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The high demand for agricultural inputs at the beginning of the fast planting season has led to increase in prices of some commodities in Arua city. The commodities that are highly affected due to the high demand in the market are beans, ground nuts and maize. Seeds are the basic inputs and the most important catalyst for other inputs to be cost effective. Hope Letasi, who deals in produce business in Arua main marke...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Yumbe Yumbe District local government awards Wethungerhilfe an aid agency for its remarkable support to the communities through socio-economic transformation of lives of the people in the district. Wethungerhilfe is one of the organizations in the district that provides financial support to the most vulnerable persons. They also promote agricultural production to improve livelihoods of the people in yumbe. Mr. Asiku Abdul M...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo & Adjumani district The deputy inspectorate of government Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria commented the leadership of Moyo and Adjumani district for successful implementation of Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) sub projects aimed at improving lives of the local residents of the people. DRDIP is a World Bank funded program spearheaded by office of the prime minister. Dr. Patricia made remar...

By: Morish Dramadri Arua. Songs of thanksgiving and joy clouded the play grounds of St. Mary’s Ediofe girls’ secondary school as students of Muni girls’ secondary school celebrated their victory and championship after playing a draw with St. Mary’s Ediofe girls’ secondary school in a tight competition to raise the trophy of Arua city post primary schools girls’ football tournament. Muni girl’s secondar...

By Ojok Robert Mone Kiryandongo Parliament of Uganda is yet prevail over naming Kabaale airport after Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro Kitara kingdom. This comes barely 2-weeks to commemoration of centenary anniversary of Kabalega’s death that shall take place on 6th. April from Buyanja sec. sch in Kibaale district in western Uganda. On 24th. Feb. last month, the woman Member of Parliament of Hoima city Asinansi Nyakato petitioned office of t...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Arua District is set to benefit from 500 acres of land donation located in Ayaa Parish, Ajia Sub County for Industrial Park. An industrial park is a portion of the city that is specifically reserved for industrial use and they generally include: ports, oil refineries, distribution centers, warehouses, and factories. The National Industrial Policy 2020 was developed to position Uganda to take advantage of both domestic and e...

By Ojok Robert Mone Kiryandongo Chope speaking people are divided on their quest for secession from Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom. This ethnic group according to history migrated from the north following the Nile valley before settling in Northern Bunyoro by 18th century. Currently there are more than 52-Chope clans scattered in different districts of Bunyoro kingdom including Kiryandongo, Masindi, Hoima, Buliisa among others. Tonny Obonyo a resident...

By Sabir Musa Yumbe Small-holder farmers in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a digital financing system also known as Fintech solution designed by Ensibuuko to ease access for farmers to services. Codenamed AgriConnect, the online platform enables farmer groups to save money, apply for soft loan and market their products through the financing technology solution, now spear headed by Uganda Development Bank. Ensibuuko Chief Executive Of...

By Sunday Amandi Arua Two yearS after it was commissioned by President Museveni, the value addition facility located in Awindiri ward within Arua Central Division Arua city continues to lie idle due to unresolved challenges, making the city miss opportunities that would be brought by its operationalization. Though the Minister of Local Government, Rafael Magyezi during a visit in the city promised guidelines to handover the facility to a privat...

By Joseph Abiria Arua With the mush rooming numbers  of private founded secondary schools in the country, a collection of students from different backgrounds converge in these schools in order to acquire  knowledge , but what perturbs many people, some students  deviate from  following school regulations over petty complains and misunderstandings leading to strikes. The ring leaders of these strikes are the main culprits who...

By Unzimai Stephen Moyo The post primary school ball game competition in Moyo district has started on 27th of March, 2023 with 12 schools participating out of the 14 secondary schools in the district, with St Andrews College and Fr. Bilbao memorial secondary staying out of the competition. The annual competition among secondary schools to prepare to present the district to regional and national ball game competition started with minimal indisc...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo A will is an acknowledgement of mortality—a physical reminder that we are after all mortals. A will is often regarded as a remembrance of death, therefore, coming to terms with the fact that we will die and must depart to another realm of the unknown is one of the most difficult things most people would want to contemplate. The subject is, therefore, not only very difficult to discuss but also difficult to accept. I h...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Yumbe The authority in Yumbe district local government have expressed displeasure on the raising cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) among the local residents in the area.  Gender-Based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender. It is rooted in gender inequality, the abuse of power and harmful norms. It’s a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and p...

By Unzimai Stephen Moyo Pig farmers in Moyo district have been cautioned to continue following the set terms and conditions of the quarantine for pig business in the district due to the African swine fever (ASF) disease. This follows reports of some farmers slaughtering their pigs amidst continuous death of pigs in many parts of the district. African swine fever is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs which is not a dang...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo The stock out of HIV test Kits in the district has forced the health facilities to carry out re-distributions among themselves as an alternative to manage the situation in the meantime. This is a general problem in the facilities in the district i.e., the general hospital; and the lower health facilities at sub county levels. However, Health workers in the district have allied fears of increase in new cases of HIV infection...

By Sabir Musa Arua City With support from Dar-Al-Ber Society from United Arab Emirates through government of Uganda, more than 50 system devices were given to persons living with visual and hearing impairment in Arua City. These include eye glasses, white canes and hearing devices. Chairperson for Persons with Disability in Arua City, Swale Musema notes that, high cost of the devises limits access for many people despite being important mobili...

By Tasia Doreen Moyo Police in Moyo district have arrested a 45yrs old woman for claiming to be an employee of kiinyara sugar works and illegally recruiting ten youth in vura bilinyo village, Moyo Sub County. The incident happened on Thursday 22/03/23 when one of the youth recruited took an initiative to inform the sub county authorities about the on-going recruitment. The suspect has been identified as Nakuba cissy a resident of kiryaana paris...

Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi The Authorities in Obongi district local government have plugged to improve access to safe and clean water coverage up to 75% by the end June 2023 down from 58%. Currently about 42% of the local population in obongi in access water from unimproved water sources like river Nile, and underground water points.According to reports, per capita in obongi is less than fifteen liters per day yet the recommended standard is twent...

By Janet Moriku. Gulu District leaders and other stakeholders have challenged the media to popularize a newly developed code that eases access to weather information using phones. This was during a workshop organized by Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) and World Food Programme (WFP) at Bomah Hotel in Gulu city on 23rd March 2023. UNMA in collaboration with Makerere University collage of Agriculture have developed a code that can...

By Robert Ojok Mone   Gulu city   The Contract manager and 2-others working with Block Technical services have been arrested for failure to complete construction of 54-unit staff house at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. Block technical services was contracted to awarded contract in 2014 but to date the work stood at 70-percent completion despite receiving all 7.3-billion shillings as per the contract cost. State Minister for hea...

By Janet Moriku Gulu Uganda national meteorological authority UNMA and world food program WFP have organized a three days sub national climate outlook forum for West Nile and Acholi sub region for the rainy season of March to May 2023. The workshop being attended by District technical leaders and other stakeholders is being held at Bomah Hotel in Gulu city from 22 to 24 March 2023. Mr. Mujuni Godfrey the UNMA representative in his opening remar...

By Godwin Abedican Arua With the apparent return of the rains in Arua district and city, time seems to be fast running for the completion of the two bridges on river Enyau in Arua city.  Commissioned on 4th October 2022 as an eight months project, so far 60 percent of the time or project duration has been spent with the works still at 40 percent physical progress at the two sites. The projects being implemented with funding from the govern...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Police in Obongi District have kick started investigations on the suspension of commissioning of obongi district health office on allegations of shoddy work. The investigation was launched after obongi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Mr. Mpimbaza Samuel suspends commissioning of the project of over 697 million shillings on quality issues. This follows a complaint raised by members of CPMC for the project who comp...

By Kaleb Yikii Arua Sexual Reproductive Health Experts have called upon stakeholders in Arua District to consider Menstruation not as a disease but as a woman’s Pride. According to Ministry of Health Data, an Average of 1,000 teenage Pregnancies are reported per day in Uganda and Arua District has the Highest Number of teenage Pregnancies in West Nile Region. These according to Experts have been mainly due to myths and Misconceptions on...

By Robert Elema West Nile The clergy, religious and the christians in Arua diocese have said, the visitation of the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda to the diocese will cement the relationship and strengthen the faith in the diocese. The Papal Nuncio to Uganda Rt Rev Luigi Bianco had been for a three day pastoral visit to Arua diocese, in West Nile region where he had been meeting with the clergy, religious men and women, the lay faithful, christians...

By Suso Odumuodu West Nile province striker Abang Cromwell Rwothmio has returned to vipers training after failing to secure a move before the January transfer deadline. The venoms rejected loan bids from fellow Uganda premier league sides, Arua hill, Gaddafi, URA and Onduparaka for the reason that, the president and the club view him as a key player in the project at St Mary’s stadium. The poacher who has for the last two months...

Ojok Robert Gulu City Approximately 1.2 million people are involved in the apiculture sector countrywide according to Value Chain Analysis of the Honey Sub-sector in Uganda under Development of Inclusive Markets in Agriculture and Trade of 2012. The main honey-producing areas in Uganda are the West Nile region, Northern Uganda, and the Western Uganda. With northern Uganda producing 124,000 metric tones out of 500,000 metric tons produ...

By Suso Odumuodu Maracha A total of 11 schools have been registered for the Post primary ball games in Maracha District. The Schools have been divided in to two groups, A and B. Group A has five schools that include; Oleba Seed S.S, Otravu S.S, Victory S.S, Yivu S.S and St John girl’s secondary school. Group B is comprised of 6 schools that has; Maracha S.S, Kololo Public S.S, Kijomoro S.S, Maracha Domestic, All Saints and Excel S.S that...

By Sabir Musa Arua city Barely 2-months after his transfer to serve in Arua Central Division as Town Clerk from Ayivu Division, Emmanuel Angudubo is back again in the division, now as the Acting Ayivu Division Deputy Town Clerk on new transfer by Arua City Clerk’s office. This transfer according to Deputy Arua City Clerk, Cornelius Jobile comes after a substantive Division Town Clerk was posted to Arua Central by Ministry of Public Servic...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi United Nations high commission of refugees (UNHCR) and other refugee agencies in obongi district have called on obongi local government through the land lords to offer more for refugees to practice agriculture as a means to survive amidst the challenges of economic hardships. The appeal for more land for refugees is as a result of continued reduction of food ratio but also lack of donations to support refugee operati...

By Sunday Amandi Arua Despite the achievements of universal primary education in Ugandan for the last 25 years of its implementation, various stakeholders are advocate for improvements to make it work better. In January 1997, the government of Uganda under the leadership of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni introduced Universal Primary Education, UPE, with the aim of taking off the cost of learning, so as to relieve the burden on the poor parents in educa...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua National DEAR day in Arua District was celebrated in Okazara Primary School, with Children Reading to Guests and Guests Reading to Children. The Drop Every Thing and Read (DEAR) Day is a national Event annually Celebrated on the  March 15th, masterminded by Peace Corps Uganda in 2017, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports; In an effort to promote reading culture in Schools, Rota...

By Joseph Abiria Arua Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in west Nile region have received training in best management skills, code of conduct in public service, monitoring and evaluation, and NRM ideologies. The training gave the RDCS a better understanding on how to effectively  implement service delivery. While addressing the RDCS and their deputies during an engagement meeting, state minister for Kampala Joseph Kabuye maintained t...

By Frederick Dramadri Maracha The Joint security team in Maracha district have retrieved two guns in separate incidences in a single day from Nyara cell Okapi ward Maracha town council after been tipped by whistleblowers. The guns that are suspected to be from the neighboring countries of south Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo are alleged to have been used in the robberies that were documented by police in the recent three weeks in west N...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Obongi district health department has threatened to take tough measures against individuals and institutions that are not having sanitation and hygiene related facilities at their home states or institutions as a move to curtail disease outbreaks in the district. The call for each home state to have hygiene promotional facilities was sound during the launch of sanitation week held on Wednesday at Lomunga primary schoo...

By Morish Dramadri Arua city West Nile’s iconic Uganda premier league team Onduparaka football club is fighting for its future in the league next season following its current position on the Uganda premier league table after losing several matches both at home and away this season. Recently, the funs of onduparaka started growing expectations of success in the matches of the team after federation of Uganda football association (FUFA) fin...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Moyo Education institutions in Moyo District both government aided and private have been challenged to embrace tree planting as a means to mitigate the effect of climate change that has become a global threat. The move is to avoid and reduce emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to prevent the planet from warming to more extreme temperatures. In a bit to avoid and reduce on climate crisis, the exper...

By Kaleb Yiki Arua City As the First Rains pour in different parts of West Nile Region, Farmers have been advised to Plant Drought Resistant Crops Early. According to Uganda National Meteorological Authority’s March to May 2023 Seasonal Rainfall outlook, for North Western Region; the onset of the rains is expected to be around Mid to late March where, the Peak of the seasonal rain is expected to occur around late April to May; thereafter,...

By Idarus Pajobo Arua City The baseball game in west Nile, has been termed as a way of sharing the good news of Christ which aims at giving opportunities to the players for moral enhancement and spiritual growth. Baseball is a sport not much known in west Nile region yet has existed for over twenty years with only the major schools in the region embracing it. Speaking to Mr. Allanmar Adriano, the team leader Nile Harmers Baseball team  &n...

By Joseph Abiria Arua The court martial sitting at bondo military barracks has sentenced Corporal Franco Okwi to 40 years in prison. The convict allegedly shoot dead one Philliam Sida on 25 December 2022 following a misunderstanding between the convict and the deceased. On the fateful day of the shooting the convict requested the deceased to go and buy for him alcohol at a nearby trading center, but the deceased declined to go because he was o...

By Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi The residents in Obongi town council Obongi District have resorted into drinking water from river Nile due to the absence of clean and safe water points. According to the affected people 9(women) many of their productive hours in a day are spend in search of water. On the international women’s day, some of the women took to the streets of obongi town protesting over lack of clean and safe water sources saying ch...

By Sabir Musa Five health centers within Ayivu East Constituency received a total of 10 delivery beds in a move to prevent infection of mothers and newly born babies during child birth in maternity wards Lobbied from the Ministry of Heath by area Member of Parliament Geoffrey Feta, each of the 5 health centers received 2 delivery beds, but these were handed over without mattresses as stakeholders are encouraged to support the initiative. &ldquo...

By Sabir Musa Gender activists in Arua City have called for interventions of different stakeholders to close the digital gender gap which is identified as a barrier on the path of improving women’s life. Projects Officer at Strategic Initiative for women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA-Network), Blessed Pinyoloya says, failure to close the gap will continue limiting women from access of information and opportunities. “Unless women are a...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The catholic faithful in Arua Diocese have embarked on making pilgrimages and special prayers for miracles to happen such that Venerable Bernardo Sartori can be canonized to become a saint. The pilgrimages that will be taking place at the burial site of the late Venerable Sartori, in Ombaci cemetery, Ombaci parish will be for Christians across the diocese and beyond to make personal prayers towards the above purpose. Bo...

By Sunday Amandi Arua City The people of West Nile have been called upon to embrace blood donation in order to save the lives of those who need blood in the health facilities. Robert David Ndeluzi, who spoke for Red Cross and blood bank in West Nile region made this appeal at the blood donation exercise organized at Makerere university business school, Arua campus on Thursday 9th of March 2023. “The demand for blood is so high in the heal...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Lions Aid Norway has launched an immediate takeoff of a 10 year greenhouse agriculture support project at Eruba Primary School in Arua district. On 22nd of February 2023, the school and Lions aid Norway signed an equal partner’s agreement spelling out the roles and responsibilities of the school, Lions Aid Norway-including soliciting external finance and the roles of the community during the implementation of the p...

By Dramadri Frederick Arua Arua district leaders are in advance stages of operationalizing services at Kawuanzeti Health Center III that was blocked by a landlord over unpaid arrears for the last two years. The newly constructed health facility located in Ndrivu village, Ajonyo Parish in Vuraa Sub County under Arua district was ready for use since 2021 but due to unpaid balances of 15 million shillings by the district local government for the l...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Women in Arua District have been called upon to play their Roles of Educating the Girl Child. This Call, came during the celebrations to mark the International Women’s Day in Arua District. March 8th has been designated to celebrate annually and globally the socio-economic and political achievements of women. Uganda celebrated International Women’s Day in Kiruhura District under the theme “Digital Innovatio...

By Pajobo Idarus Arua Ms Mindraa Patricia, A 33 year old and a mother of 3 decided to go back to school in order to be empowered and create a better future for her and her children. Patricia rejoined school in order to build hope for her and her children’s’ hope. “The reasons why I went back to school is because I did not know where my future was going, I needed to build my future, I needed to bring up my children. That is the...

By Morish Dramadri. Arua City The degradation of wetlands in West Nile due to the impact of climate change, other human and environmental stressors, is threatening environmentalists in the region. According to the statistics from Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda project, Over 80% of the people living adjacent to wetland areas in Uganda directly use wetland resources for their household food ...

By Sunday Amandi Arua. Local leaders in Arua city are calling upon parents to send their children to school as the first term of the 2023 academic year is already ongoing. Many children of school age going still loiter in Arua city, and others do petty businesses like selling eggs and other things, when their colleagues are already learning. But this issue may come to an end in the near future as the local leaders in the various wards in Arua c...

By Sabir Musa Arua Arua District Local Government is yet to relocate the head quarter to former Vurra County (residual Arua District) about 3-years after creation of Arua City and Terego District. The two administrative units were curved out of the mother (Arua District) leaving only four sub counties of Vurra, Logiri, Arivu and Ajia making up the residual Arua District where the district head quarter is supposed to be shifted, according to Mi...

By Sabir Musa Arua Arua Muslim District Kadhi, Sheikh Abujaffar Shaban on Friday led a protest against homosexuality, a practice according to verses from Quran is forbidden. Co-led by Arua Resident City Commissioner, thousands of Muslims together with believers from other faith joined a long walk on streets of the city with placards reading de-campaigning messages. “Run and report to police any case of homosexuality, it is a criminal act ...

Daily Monitor The congregation at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Abira Cell, Kidetok Town Council, Serere District were yesterday forced to hold Mass under the sun after unidentified arsonists set their church ablaze on Saturday night. By the time of publishing this story, the faithful had already started Mass in the ruins of the grass thatched church.  About 100 congregants and their catechist Francis Eyoku braved the heat and smoke. ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua A group of traders in Arua city under their umbrella body, Arua women business enterprise limited are appealing for government support towards the construction of a 4.6 billion shillings market structure to help aid their business. This project by the traders comes after the vendors in the market reportedly refused to allow the attachment of their market land to Arua main market during the reconstruction of the marketing...

By Sabir Musa At its initial stage, the newly introduced Parish Development Model program in Arua City is taking a path of failure, according to some residents and local leaders, raising concerns over silence of the program. Sources who spoke to Radio Pacis reveal that there is need for the city authorities to start a fresh process if success is to be registered in this government’s new approach on wealth creation, employment and increasin...

CGTN South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting with displaced people since civil war erupted almost a decade ago. Kiir’s appeal on Wednesday came as the country prepares to hold its first elections since gaining independence in 2011. South Sudan’s elections are set to take place in December 2024. South Sudan is still recovering fr...

URN The Traffic police are considering surrendering the role of controlling traffic flow in urban centers to wardens, the Acting Traffic Commander, Lawrence Niwabiine has revealed. According to Niwabiine, they are studying the traffic situation in Kampala City Authority-KCCA and other urban centers nationwide with the view of withdrawing traffic officers and passing on the role to traffic wardens. He says that the move is aimed a...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Established by the Alur community in 1956, occasioned by the drowning of a pupil when crossing river Enyau while trekking to Ediofe where the learners used to go in search of schools a distance of around 5 kilometers, Ragem primary school was established to cater for the lower classes as the other classes continued with their long trek until primary seven. Started under a tree, the school since then grew until it was tak...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The territorial police of Arua central division is investigating an incident of aggravated robbery in Arua city which occurred on the night of 25th of February 2023 under file number Arua CRB181/2023 in which some staff of Abiriga and sons a business located along Rhino camp road were attacked by armed robbers. The incident that left one identified as Abiriga muhamad Hassan allegedly happened after he left the work place ...

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Arua Muslim Supreme Council has come out openly to condemn all forms of Acts of Homosexuality Groups Commonly Known as LGBTQ community. According to Annie E Casey Foundation Blog, LGBTQ stands for Les­bian, Gay, Bisex­u­al, Trans­gen­der, Queer, where the term QUEER is an adjec­tive used by par­tic­u­lar­ly younger peo­ple, whose sex­u­al ori­en­ta­tion is not e...

URN Candidates from two primary schools in Lorengedwat Sub County in Nabilatuk district are yet to receive their Primary Leaving Examination-PLE result, a month after their release by the Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB. The examination body released the PLE results on January 27th, 2023. However, 67 candidates who sat their PLE at Lorengedwat and Komatur primary schools are yet to receive their results.  John Bosco E...

By: Inyakuni Kennedy Obongi Obongi: The former member of parliament of Obongi constituency Hon. Fungagroo Kaps Hassan has raised a red flag on the quality of rehabilitation works of obongi ferry landing sites especial at Sinyanya in Adjumani side by Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). HE said the current work done by UNRA still exposes the site to floods due to possible floods from Zoka River in which work has not been done sufficiently. &l...

By Sabir Musa Arua Police in Arua City have recovered items belonging to children from Nebbi and Packwach who were confined in a house located within Arua City by 27-year old Sabir Siraji in disguise of offering free education through sponsorship. Siraji was arrested on 1st February 2023 together with 28-year-old Salima Geria who were later remanded by Arua Grade One Magistrate Court on counts of child trafficking and obtaining money by false ...

By Samson Ganiko Adjumani The Resident District Commissioner of Adjumani District Taban Peter has issued a strong warning to parents who have continued to keep their children at home. According to Taban, since the reopening of schools for the academic year 2023 for about 3 weeks now, some school age going children are seen selling items in the streets of Adjumani town and other surrounding urban areas instead of being in a class. With the help...

By Sabir Musa Vandalism of National Water & Sewerage Cooperation systems and illegal water connections are indicated among cases that hinders supply of water in Arua City. A recent case of vandalism was registered in Komite Ward within Ayivu West Division with no arrest made, but this raised concerns from management of National Water & Sewerage Cooperation, police, all preferring tough preventive measures and charge on persons confirmed...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Residents in Arua city are concerned over the slow pace of work at two sites of bridges on river Enyau being constructed under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Additional Funding (USMID-AF. Following several years of complain about the poor state of the road and bridge, Arua district received funding from the government of the republic of Uganda with support from the world bank under USMID-AF for th...

By Kaleb Yikii A new School Management Committee for Arua Public Primary School has been given the oversight execution Powers. Arua Public Primary School is a cosmopolitan institution that welcomes any tribe and religion and was started in around 1950s by Indians and the School was later on handed over to the Government of Uganda. According to the Education Act Statutory Instrument 127—3 on the Education Management Committees Regulations; ...

By Kaleb Yikii As Uganda’s Northern region continues to experience Dry spell, residents in Arua city continue to grapple with Access to clean water. Lack of access to safe drinking water is a situation that affects approximately 783 million people, many of them being among the worlds poorest. The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted General Comment No. 15 on the right to water in which, Article I.1 state...

By Sunday Amandi Parents in West Nile region are called upon to impress the program for feeding their children in schools in order to improve on their learning. For many school children in West Nile, learning on empty stomach is an everyday reality and this affects their performance as starvation weakens a child’s ability to learn and retain information. Victor Alioni, the head teacher of Ediofe boy’s primary school says, children n...

By Kei Emmanuel Duku:   Northwestern Uganda: In the last four years, the districts of Moyo, Obongi and Adjumani in Northwestern Uganda (West Nile) have experienced extreme weather-related events, mainly floods triggered by persistent torrential rainfall. As a result, water levels in the Albert Nile and River Nile have steadily risen, causing river banks to burst. This has caused massive flooding, which have severely affected several househ...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The grade one court in Arua has remanded two suspects Sabir Siraj aged 27 said to be a business man, resident of Nsambya north cell, Awindiri ward, and Geria Salima aged 28 a resident of Tanganyika ward all in Arua Central division Arua city on 32 counts including 9 counts of child trafficking and 23 counts of obtaining money by false pretense. Arua city leaders-pose with some of the children The duo were arrested in ...

By Tasia Doreen The best pupils who obtained first grades in the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations PLE in Moyo district have been rewarded by the area Member of Parliament Aleru Tom Aza. Stakeholders this week convened at Moyo people’s hall to witness the awarding event of the 54 learners who were each given a mattress and a pair of bed sheets. This has been an annual event but did not take place for about two years as a result of the covi...

By Sunday Amandi The involvement of men in antenatal care in health facilities is still low in Arua city. Very few men are responsible enough to accompany their pregnant wives to the health facilities for this health care service, and this to a greater extent affects women’s care during pregnancy. Maternal morbidity and mortality remains high in Uganda largely due to inadequate antenatal care, low skilled deliveries and poor quality of oth...

By Kaleb Yikii There was a lot of excitement upon receiving the Breaking News that Ediofe Girls Secondary school emerged as the best performing School in West Nile in the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) Examinations for the academic year 2022. This excited the Students, who took to the Streets of Arua City to celebrate their Academic Victory singing and dancing. Alaru Magret Loyd, a senior three student says they hit the streets of Arua Ci...

By: Joseph Abiria Arua Local governments across the board are grappling with service delivery due to low revenue mobilization. Revenue collection for local governments is becoming a serious challenge because of non-compliance and poor tax remittance shown by tax payers. The crisis is overwhelming local governments since they lack adequate man power to collect the taxes amidst mismanagement of funds at the source. During a training of trainers ...

By Kaleb Yikii Madi West Nile Diocese has transferred forty eight priests across the Twelve Archdeaconries. Madi West Nile Diocese of the province of Church of Uganda covers about 9 districts including Arua City in the West Nile Sub region. The Diocese is made up of Twelve Archdeaconries spread across the Nine West Nile Districts of Madi, Aringa, Koboko, Maracha, Terego, Vurra, Oyibu, Emmanuel Cathedral, Logiri, Rhino Camp, Arua Urban and Arua A...

By Godwin Abedican Arua All is set at Muni University for the dual event on 10th February 2023 as the university officially receives the new Chancellor expected to be installed by his Excellency the president of the republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. This installation and graduation was initially set to take place on 14th of January 2023 but was postponed because the President had other engagements on the same day which could not allo...

By Morish Dramadri. Arua The disgruntled members of greater Arua Kony war victim’s association are demanding for guns from government to hunt for the leader of the Lord’s resistance army Joseph Kony after their efforts to demand for compensation for the lives and properties lost in the LRA insurgency in the Northern Uganda seems to be hitting a snug from the concerned authorities. Between 1993 to early 2000’s, the region exper...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Dealers in hardware and building materials are experiencing low sales amid rising costs of goods by suppliers compounded by the reopening of schools across the country. The traders describe the season from December to March as being the most profitable season in their business, but this time round it is business unusual since there have been cases of inflation mainly associated to increasing demand and the unstable price...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Following the arrest of Siraji Sabir aged 27, an Alur by tribe, who claims to be a resident of Kawanda in Kampala, who has been masquerading as the chief executive officer of Al- Rahman Islamic primary and secondary school a mixed day and boarding school purportedly located in Bombo by the police in Arua city, there have been concerns raised over how the security operatives especially the police have overseen him being ...

By Sunday Amandi. Parents are called upon to maintain the hygiene of their children to prevent bacterial infections, as cases of these infections are increasing among the children.According to medical experts, bacterial infections in children are becoming more common than the cases of malaria, but parents instead treat their children of malaria when they are having bacterial infections. Scholar Ajibaru,a clinical officer at Ediofe health center...

Yikii Kaleb Arua Sunflower Farmers in Yumbe District have reaped big profits from better negotiations for their produce prices. The Sun flower Farmers were put into groups and carried out collective bulking and Storage where, these Negotiations made farmers to sell their Produce at a fair price to Comboni brothers in Adjumani, which offered to buy Sunflower seeds from the farmers at a unit price of 1,500 Shillings per Kilogram. Asiku Yassin Adr...

By Sunday Amandi Arua Vegetable farmers in West Nile are called upon to seek for the rightful procedures before they can apply agro-chemicals on their vegetables, as excessive application of these chemicals can be harmful to human health. According to David Edaku, the Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative (NURI) climate smart agriculture coordinator, most farmers use these chemicals on their vegetables without following the correct procedure o...

Robert Ojok Gulu Gulu city authorities have requested church of Uganda to develop available church land that has for long been hideouts of criminal. The piece of land measuring to about 2-square kilometers located in mican sub word, bardege-layibi division is partly being used by lay readers and priests. The mayor of Bardege-Layibi city division Patrick Oola Lumumba who was among thousands of Christians gathered during the pastoral visits of A...

Robert Ojok Gulu A family in Omoro district has offered to accommodate the archbishop of church of Uganda during his pastoral visit in the diocese starting this weekend. The family whose name is with held accepted to accommodate the archbishop in their home during his visit in Archdeaconry of Omoro. According to Diocesan communications officer Rev. Canan Wily Akena, they welcome the generosity but it will be the archbishop to approve the propo...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The ministry of water and environment has launched a 38,000 USD project towards the re-demarcation of River Enyau buffer zone in Arua district and Arua city. The project named “Reducing climate change vulnerability of local communities to climate change through Ecosystems based adaptation of wetlands and forest systems” is being funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environmen...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Police in Arua district have commenced with investigations in to a suspected death by suicide of a driver of Maracha District Local Government. The deceased identified as Adiba John, aged 30 resident of Ajono-yivu village, Eruba parish, Vurra sub county Arua district, was found handing lifeless on a rope tied to a mango tree on the family compound early morning around 7:00Am by one of his bothers on 18th January 2023. ...

By Robert Ojok Mone Orom East is currently faced with climatic changes which are a result of environmental degradation majorly caused by human activities like farming, logging, and charcoal burning. The coming in of the Orom cross graphite mine estimated to cover 520km-square with 14 years of extraction of the minerals may increase the vulnerability of the area to soil erosion, deforestation, and loss of vegetation cover. The gras...

By Sabir Musa Arua Regional Referral Hospital administration has renewed effort in reducing cases of disabilities resulting from cataract, a cloudy area in the lens of eye that affects light focus. Statistics obtained from the hospital indicates that, 13 cases of Cataract have so far been registered at the facility since start of this year and an estimate of 30 to 60 cases are registered monthly. The Hospital Director, Alex Andema confidently ...

By Sabir Musa As different stakeholders continue generating ideas to address the high cases of child marriage and teenage pregnancy in West Nile, Arua City Education officer, Raymond Ombere notes that introducing accelerated Education programs can be a better option “to reduce the problem”. These vices according to stakeholders are result of poor parenting, weak justice system, cultural practices and poverty. Many of the girls affec...

By Dramadri Federick Arua 6000 land application files of residents from Ayivu division under Arua city are lying idle without approval in Arua district lands office due to unclear direction from ministry of local government. These files were entirely drawn between 2015 and 2020 from Ayivu County which was by then operating under Arua district before the elevation of Arua municipality into city. Benard Atiku Arua city land board chairperson say...

By Godwin Abedican Arua City Following an uproar on social media about how the distribution and allocations of the Monies realized from the gate collections and ticket sales for the first leg of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) Drum tournament between West Nile province and Lango province played at the AbaBet green light stadium Onduparaka in Arua city, on Saturday 7the January 2023, officials from West Nile region have come...

Arua By Sabir Musa At 7pm, bright lights installed at different locations inside the newly constructed 2Ambe Arena in Arua City were switched on, giving a clear sign for an ongoing game that started at 6pm to continue without any interruption. Established by 2ambe Company Limited, it is the first ever playground with artificial turf and strong lights to allow games at night. The company’s Managing Director, Osman Thuambe in an interview ...

By Abedican Godwin Arua West Nile students association of Kampala international university western campus medical union are piloting a regional health camp for West Nile starting with Terego district. The camp organized by the students in partnership with the district woman Member of Parliament Hon. Rose Obiga will focus on addressing reproductive health challenges and needs across the district targeting women in the reproductive age between 15...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Palm corps international together with other partner organisations like Welt Hunger Hilfe, Norwegian Refugee Council and Action Against Hunger, under the Building Self-reliance in Northern Uganda project in the refugee settlements in West Nile in a bid to improve on the earnings among the farmers in the settlements and host communities, have come in to save the farmers from exploitation by agents who always set very low ...

By Sabir Musa  Only twenty percent of pupils in Yumbe District complete their Primary Education. The district education department reports that out of 28,302 learners who joined primary one class about seven years ago, only 6,634 were able to sit for 2022 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), showing over 80% dropout rate. 2,593 of the PLE candidates were girls while 4,041 were boys. Rasul Luriga, Yumbe District Education Officer, attributes...

By Sabir Musa Arua City leaders have issued strong warning to health workers following several cases of medical equipment and drug theft and negligence of duty. This comes just days after a Midwife at Adumi Health Centre 3 was arrested on allegation of stealing drugs and missing of a medical equipment. Cornelius Jobile, Deputy City Clerk, confirms that several health workers are set to face the Reward and Sanctions Committee to answer cases aga...

By Sunday Amandi Pride Micro finance has skilled several young people in Arua city. The program is funded by pride micro finance with support from European investments bank, and implemented by Uganda small scale industries Association. According to Jackson Kizza Sebuliba, a training coordinator, financial literacy is key for the business people to succeed in every business that they engage in. He said the training was aiming at empowering the y...

By BBC Sudan’s pro-democracy coalition Forces of Freedom and Change has signed an initial agreement with the military to restore civilian rule after last year’s coup. The deal allows for a two-year civilian-led transition towards elections. But protests challenging the agreement have already begun in the capital, Khartoum, and more are expected across the country, as people call for those who led the coup to be held accountable. Sud...

By Abedican Godwin Arua Weak enforcement of policies by the government has been cited as one of the major challenges in the fight against teenage pregnancy and early marriage in the region of west Nile. During a regional girls’ summit held in Arua city, the stake holders voiced concerns over government’s failure to strengthen the policies. The summit, on the theme “children need a society free from child marriage and teenage p...

By Godwin Abedican Arua Regional Referral Hospital has finally received the long awaited Computerized Tomography (CT) scan machine. A computerized Tomography (CT) scan machine is a machine that combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around the human body and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images (slices) of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body providing more-detailed information th...

By Sabir Musa Arua District Local Government is in plan to register and title all the lands offered by community for construction of schools and health centres among other government established institutions. The district leaders confirms that many of these institutions constructed on lands offered by community are facing challenges of land-ownership hence affecting service delivery. Milly Nakimuli, acting Arua District Planner, says such lands...

By Ronald Orachwun For someone who has been in West Nile region lately, chances are high that you could have come across a number of stories how several families are struggling to feed themselves for the past few months amidst high or increasing prices of some essential commodities and reduced agricultural productivity. From the start of the year, the country witnessed a sharp increase in prices of everyday products including; cooking oil, laund...

By Mike Rwothomio Police in Zombo district have mounted a search for the body of a boy who drowned in River Nyagak in Cula muk village, Zingili Ward Paidha town council Zombo district. Information about the deceased remains scanty, but the available information shows that he was a resident of Ngia village in Nyapea Sub County in the same district. It is alleged that the minor was pushed in the middle of the river by a friend with whom he had go...

By Sabir Musa The education department of Arua District Local Government has planned to spend more than nine billion shillings in the next Financial Year 2023/2024 to implement projects in different government schools and pay teachers’ salaries. According to the proposed budget, this department will need Shs. 9,382,374 financed under wages and non-wages as the main sources. David Dramadri, Arua District’s Inspector of Schools, expla...

A move by a private school's administration to bring in new teachers to replace those who have not been unpaid for two months has made matters worse at St. Leo Primary and Nursery school in Arua City. Teaching and learning activities at the school on 14th November 2022 paralyzed after the group of disgruntled teachers whose salaries hadn't been paid for a while tried to block the new teachers from teaching. According to the other teacher...

By Kei Emmanuel Duku An unpaved muddy road, full of holes, leads from Adjumani town to Zoka Natural Forest located in Itirikwa Sub County. The road, which crosses the forest, also leads up to Apaa Land, a disputed area between Adjumani and Amuru District. From this road, you can see the giant trees like the aeschynomene, titanophylla and combretum (bush willow) trees, umbrella shaped shrubs of Zoka Forest. In the forest, many people live off a...

By Sunday Amandi The 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations were concluded as planned on Wednesday 9th of November 2022 in the schools in Arua city without cases of examination malpractice and few cases of sicknesses. In some schools number of candidates who registered for the National examinations missed due to several reasons, but majority of the candidates did the papers as planned. At Awindiri primary school sitting center where 253 candidates r...

Parliament has reconsidered the Public Health Bill 2021 which was returned by President Yoweri Museveni.  While presenting the report of the Committee of Health on reconsideration of the Bill, Doctor Charles Ayume, the Chairperson said that they agreed with the President’s concern on the use of the word vaccination and not immunization. Doctor Ayume explained that the word immunization and vaccination are used interchangeably and that ...

By Godwin Abedican Nyarilo Primary School, a Muslim founded school in Koboko district, emerged the best school in the Madi and West Nile Diocese Christian Religious Education (CRE) examinations. The examinations sat yearly by the Primary Seven candidates in the schools under the diocese had the results released on Friday 14th October 2022 by Rev. Canon. Amos Afayoa, the Chairperson Madi and West Nile Diocese Examinations Board Primary Department...

The son President Yoweri Museveni has stoked the speculation that he is in line to succeed his father. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has tweeted that he will repay his great mother by becoming president. ”The only way I can re-pay my great mother is by being President of Uganda! And I shall definitely do it”. His father Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986 and there are frequent rumours that Gen Kainerugaba is being groomed to follo...

John Dibaba Norwegian Refugee Council has asked stakeholders in West Nile to collaborate and cooperate in the response to urban refugee challenges. In a stakeholder consultation in Arua city, NRC urged the different partners to participate in the review of the 2006 Refugee and the drafting of the refugee policy. Juliet Aryoma, West Nile acting NRC Area Manager, says that there is need to plan for the urban refugees and this may be possible if th...

By Godwin Abedican Zombo Nyang primary school in Zombo district struggling with inadequate facilities. The school, a government aided primary school established in the early 1980’s has since remained at primary 4 class. Initially established as a primary 6 level school, the school had to drop to primary four in 1990, following the collapse of some of the classroom blocks which were put up at the inception of the school in the 1980s. Pasc...

The leaders in West Nile region have blamed blood shortage on the attitudes of the people in the region.  Although the region has two different functional blood banks, the banks have all limited number of units of blood to support the 12 districts in the region. Isaac Todoko, the secretary of social services koboko district, has blamed the low level of blood collection on poor mobilization of local community and their leaders on issues of bl...

The Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola has responded to President Yoweri Museveni’s condemnation of roadblocks delaying movement of goods by directing police commanders to ensure no checkpoints are amounted on any road across the country. Museveni’s concern over roadblocks frustrating faster movement of goods and causing unnecessary traffic congestion was revealed three days ago by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. In respon...

By Godwin Abedican Arua The councilors of Okokoro town council in Maracha district say they want to leave their offices citing lack of cooperation from the district top security officers. This development comes as result of a disco that was staged in the area whereas there was a resolution during a security meeting organized on the 18th of September called by the area Member of Parliament. Following the staging of a disco on the night of Satu...

President Yoweri Museveni has dropped his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the Commander of Land Forces. He also promoted him to General, the highest rank in the UPDF. Muhoozi will be replaced by Major General Kayanja Muhanga, the current commander of Operation Shujja. The changes come moments after a series of tweets in which Kainerugaba announced on twitter that he was on a mission to destroy colonial borders and capture Nairobi within two weeks. Th...

By Simon Onziga The Business community in Obongi town council in Obongi district blames the security operatives over the persistent robbery of their merchandise. Over 12 shops in Obongi town were broken into by thugs on the night of Monday 26th September 2022. Agele Rashul, a business operator who lost over seven million shillings stock to the robbers expected the police to have intervened. Agele said he had old stock of clothing amounting to f...

Kenya's new President William Ruto has instructed the finance ministry to cut 300 billion shillings two point five billion US dollar from annual government spending this year, to bring the country back to sanity. Ruto also said he aimed to bring the recurrent expenditure down further next year by an undisclosed amount, in a bid to achieve a recurrent budget surplus by the third year. Recurrent expenditure usually includes civil servant salar...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the Catholic Church of government's support towards the beatification ceremony of Fr Dr. Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a Roman Catholic priest under the Comboni Missionaries Society, who died 35 years ago. The President made the assurance on Wednesday during a meeting with a delegation from Gulu Archdiocese led by Archbishop John Baptist Odama at State House, Entebbe who came to brief him about the upcoming ...

Six health workers at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital have tested positive for Ebola Virus Disease. According to Herbert Luswata, the General Secretary of the Uganda Medical Association, three are medical workers, two are interns and one medical student. The samples of the health workers were sent to the Uganda Virus Research Institute which confirmed the Ebola virus. Dr Alex Adaku, the Director of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital says ...

John Dibaba Religious, Cultural, and Community Based Organizations have joined forces in the fight against climate change and its effects in northern Uganda. The group has joined the “Trees are not our commodity” campaign spearheaded by Action for Child Social and Economic Transformation (ACSET), an NGO to mitigate climate change. The campaign, which will run for 12 months aims to make climate change a locally rooted conv...

By Ronald Orachwun Several residents in parts of Moyo district have shunned village meetings which have been called to address issues in the villages. Local Council One is the lowest administrative unit of government, responsible for the village. In case of political, economic or social issues at a local level, it is relayed up through the various levels until it reaches a certain suitable official in government with sufficient authority or powe...

By Tasia Doreen A section of leaders in Moyo district have rejected the plan by government to phase out Erepi Primary Teachers' College PTC. Erepi is among the among the 23 PTCs, which are on the verge of being closed indefinitely as the government officially phases out Grade III and Grade V teaching qualifications in favour of a bachelor’s degree in Education. There are 46 PTCs in Uganda, 23 of which are core institutions that run bot...

By Ronald Orachwun. For the past five to ten years, a number of warehouses and apartments housing businesses sprang up in West Nile Sub region stretching from Adjumani, Moyo, Yumbe, Arua, Nebbi, Pakwach and Zombo districts. From a first class Super market and a branch of Leosim Hotel that have all been established along the busy Pakwach-Nebbi highway, Agu natural mineral water processing plant in Zombo district to a plant that processes beef, th...

By Rosemary Anena Even after he identified himself as a journalist, the blows and kicks continued to rain down on Julius Ocungi. It had all started with a simple phone call, a source tipping him off about a police operation to enforce Covid-19 guidelines in Kitgum town. Without a second thought, Ocungi who at the time was the East Acholi bureau chief for Uganda Radio Network URN, grabbed his camera and rushed out to investigate the reports. Howe...