DOKOLO – Dokolo District Local Government and the Health Service Department have commissioned a newly remodeled mortuary facility at Dokolo Health Centre IV in a bid to improve health service delivery and ensure dignified handling of deceased persons. The Shs 75 million facility was officially commissioned on Friday, August 14, 2026, at Dokolo Health Centre…
By Okwir Haron DOKOLO – The Office of the President, through Operation Wealth Creation [OWC], has delivered 40,000kg of hybrid maize seed to Dokolo District ahead of the 2026B planting season. The distribution is part of the Production for Markets Initiative being implemented under the OWC–Equator Seeds Limited [ESL] Management Contract, aimed at increasing household…
Aug 06 2026The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has conducted command handover ceremonies for 1 Usalama and 403 Brigades. At 1 Usalama Brigade, command was handed over from Colonel Adnan Kaale Seiko, the outgoing Caretaker Commander, to Colonel Charles Mukasa Kayemba, the incoming Brigade Commander. The ceremony was presided over by the…
AMOLATAR – Locals in Amolatar and neighbouring districts have praised Resident District Commissioner of Amolatar, RDC Francis Odoki Okello, for rejecting a Shs. 4.5 million bribe and ordering the arrest of the NRM District Chairperson over alleged mismanagement of funds meant for village barazas. Security operatives in Amolatar District arrested the ruling National Resistance Movement,…
By Haron Okwir Leaders in Dokolo District have urged students to remain disciplined and committed to both sports and academics as they welcomed six athletes who proudly represented the district and the entire Lango Sub-region at the 2026 National Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. The national championships, held from 8th to 17th July 2026 at Sacred…
KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has mourned the late Rt. General Moses Ali, describing him as a lover of freedom, a peacemaker, and a development-oriented leader who served Uganda with dedication until his death. The President made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing Members of Parliament and mourners at Parliament, where the late Rt. Gen….
By Ouni Jaspher KAMPALA – The Uganda People’s Congress, UPC, Parliamentary Committee has rejected a decision by the Patriotic League of Uganda, PLU, to oust party president Jimmy James Michael Akena Obote and install Dennis Adim Enap in his place. The rift came to the public on Wednesday when PLU leadership, at a hastily-convened news…
Hon. Justin Nameere, Woman Representative of Masaka City and Minister of State for Local Government officially launched construction of the 12.7 km Alwitmac-Awiri-Asalim Road under the Rural Development and Food Security (RUDSEC) Project. The road, costed at 1 billion Uganda shillings, is to be constructed by JB United. Additionally, Dokolo District has been allocated 8…
By Ouni Jaspher Rising water levels of Lake Kwania swallowed up the only land access route to Bata Island in Adeknino sub-county.Children as young as 4 years old are commuting to and from school in unsafe canoes.Primary 4 pupil, Opio Tobias recounted how the canoe bringing his fellow pupils was full so he and 3…
DOKOLO – Dokolo District has announced that six of its students have been verified to join public universities through the district quarter system. As Uganda prepares to admit 876 students through the Public Join Admission Board for the academic year of 2026, Dokolo District is proud to have six deserving students who have met the…
