Parliament has summoned lawmakers for a special sitting next Tuesday, 16 December 2025, to consider a borrowing request by the Ministry of Finance to borrow over 2.17 trillion shillings (USD 610 million). In a letter, the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige Kasija, notified Members of Parliament that plenary will resume at 2:00 PM to receive…
Two Ugandan engineers who were kidnapped by South Sudanese soldiers a few months ago have been released following discussions involving the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The engineers, identified as Mr. Joachim Musinguzi and Mr. Julius Kitende, were freed after a meeting between Gen Muhoozi, and Gen Santino Deng Wol, his South Sudanese…
By Haron Okwir DOKOLO, UGANDA – With only eight days remaining until the highly anticipated Ugandan general elections, Assistant Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Dokolo District, Mr. Isaac Ocheng Otim, has made a passionate appeal to residents and Uganda at large to prioritize peace, love, and harmony. In an exclusive interview with our reporter at…
The Dokolo District Anglican youth leaders are on a mission to bring about positive change in their community through a non-denominational youth conference. This event, scheduled from December 12-14, 2024 at Dokolo Technical School, is set to empower over 2,000 young individuals aged 13-40 from 30+ churches and denominations. The theme of the conference, “Break…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leadership in Dokolo South have declared their support for Vincent Opito, the UPC party candidate, in the upcoming parliamentary elections. This move comes as a surprise to many, given that Opito had previously contested the Dokolo South parliamentary seat twice under the FDC party before making a switch…
DOKOLO: Rose Akello Erem, the LCIII Chairperson of Dokolo town council who double as heads of the security in Dokolo town council has issued a stern warning to the money lenders who are taking advantage of the impoverished community by extorting money in the name of providing loans. This was disclosed during a meeting organized…
Misclassification has allowed companies like Koudijs Uganda, Agrivetis Uganda Ltd, and Impact Sales Uganda Ltd to evade paying taxes, while local producers who use organic materials such as soya, sunflower, and cotton are left grappling with unfair competition. NATIONAL | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is at the centre of a brewing scandal, accused of…
Contracts below Shs10 million at local government levels and Shs30 million at central government level, will be reserved exclusively for youth, women, and PWDs. KAMPALA – Parliament has taken decisive steps to accelerate the implementation of the newly amended Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act, 2024, which seeks to secure procurement contracts…
BY OUR REPORTER DOKOLO: The recent presidential campaign in Dokolo, a district in the Lango sub region of Uganda, saw poor attendance for National Unity Platform candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine. Despite his team’s efforts, the rally at Dokolo Angwecibange primary school play ground lacked the energy and excitement usually…
The deep war chest could boost Harris’s advertising and operations in the last leg of the campaign. US Vice President Kamala Harris has pulled in more than $1bn in fundraising since becoming her party’s presidential nominee in July, according to US media reports. While the Harris campaign has yet to disclose the exact total, several sources familiar with the…
