Last Thursday during the plenary sitting and Prime Minister’s Time, the Kaberamaido District Woman MP, Amongin Jane Frances Okili, tasked Government to explain why multi-million agro-processing equipment procured for Kaberamaido Technical Institute (KTI) has remained idle for five years. She told the House that in 2021, Government, through the Uganda Skills Development Project funded by…
By Dr. Rosemary Alwoc-Ogwal The danger is known. The causes are known. The solutions are known. What Uganda lacks is consistent implementation—and a reliable system for counting the lives being lost. On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, families and communities will gather for a funeral service for four members of one family from Dokolo District who…
KAMPALA – 20th August 2026 Kaberamaido District Woman MP, Hon. Amongin Jane Frances Okili, has tasked Government to explain why multi-million agro-processing equipment procured for Kaberamaido Technical Institute (KTI) has remained idle for five years. Hon. Amongin raised the matter in Parliament on Thursday during the Prime Minister’s Time. She told the House that in…
By Ouni Jaspher PARLIAMENT – Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Maxson Oboth Oboth, has told Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to ensure urgent government intervention to rescue two villages in Dokolo South that have been submerged by floods and are facing severe climate change effects. This followed a debate in Parliament on Wednesday on the Motion for…
By Ouni Jaspher KAMPALA – As debate on the statement on rural electrification in Uganda resumed during the 18th Sitting of the 1st Meeting of the 1st Session of the 15th Parliament on Tuesday, 18th August, Members of Parliament raised crosscutting challenges including low power penetration, incomplete projects, low voltage, power outages, and vandalism affecting…
By Okwir Haron $ Ouni Jaspher DOKOLO – Dokolo Town Council came to a standstill on Saturday, August 15, 2026, as thousands s of visitors from across the country mobbed Atama Cell, Atur Western Ward to witness the traditional marriage introduction ceremony of Fred Eladu Omiat, NRM Youth League Chairperson for Dokolo District and younger…
NAIROBI, Kenya – Uganda’s Parliamentary Committee on Equal Opportunities has concluded a four-day benchmarking seminar with Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities at the Parliament of Kenya in Nairobi. The high-level engagement, held under the theme _“Advancing Equity, Equality and Non-Discrimination through Legislation, Public Policy and National Budgeting,” focused on sharing best…
AMOLATAR – Amolatar District Chairperson, Morish Ogwal Omara, today officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a modern mortuary at Amolatar Health Centre IV, a move aimed at closing a critical gap in the district’s health services. The facility is being constructed through a public-private partnership between Amolatar District Local Government and Amolatar Woman…
Amolatar District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Rodha Oromo, has highlighted negative attitudes among key education stakeholders, teacher and pupil absenteeism, incomplete syllabi and inadequate infrastructure as some of the major challenges affecting learning in the district. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Oromo said negative attitudes towards education among some head teachers, teachers, parents and local…
By Ouni Jaspher DOKOLO – Dokolo South Member of Parliament Vincent Opito has donated a canoe to ease movement in Aoa Village, Apyennyang Parish, Kwera Sub County, where floods have submerged and cut the village into two. Since 2019, Aoa Village has been divided by rising water. Residents are forced to cross using canoes to…
