karamoja

The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) has announced plans to phase out Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel recruited and deployed in Karamoja. The plan aimed at streamlining all LDU activities in Karamoja was on announced by the…

The Chief of Defense Forces Gen. David Muhoozi has met senior security officials in Karamoja region over the increasing cases of insecurity over the past few weeks. Gen. Muhoozi arrived in Moroto district around 10 am on Wednesday aboard…

Karamoja sub-region should now brace for accelerated development since the government has delivered on four key promises, President Museveni has said. The President, flanked by First Lady Janet, made the remarks after commissioning the new…

Youth must change their mindset about work and shift from working only for the stomach and focus on improving their incomes. President Yoweri Museveni who is also the NRM Presidential flag-bearer in the upcoming general elections urged the…

Government has embarked on the construction of a 132KV power-line to support the industrialization of Karamoja sub-region including the fast-tracking of the construction of the cement factory to create jobs. Addressing regional leaders…

Leaders of Karamoja region have assured opposition politicians in Kampala that they will not back down from supporting President Yoweri Museveni for NRM sole candidature in the 2021 polls, saying he is the only leader who believed in them…

Good Day! At 1 pm yesterday, a lawyer colleague and friend with whom I share a WhatsApp group sent a message to say they were stuck somewhere in Kabong district, Karamoja. A group of 50 domestic tourists had gone mountain climbing and…

By Opiyo Oloya This past weekend, when I called on the foreign affairs state minister, Oryem Okello, to wish him the best in the New Year, he told me he had just returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he spent part of the…