By Opio Ongora DOKOLO – As the financial year comes to a close, Dokolo District LC5 Chairperson Peter Ogwang, also known as Ogwang Petero, has ordered the full deployment of all remaining district funds across sectors before the end of the current financial year. Ogwang issued a directive that no money will be returned to…
Led by Buhaguzi East Member of Parliament Stephen Asera, they are urging the government to expedite the process of issuing the 22,000 land titles promised to local people at a subsidised cost. Residents and leaders in the sub-counties of Buhimba and Bugambe have expressed concern over unknown individuals flying drones and using GPS devices on…
DOKOLO – As the extended period for normal registration of Primary Leaving Examination candidates draws closer to an end, concerns mount in Dokolo District over the whereabouts of 563 Primary Seven pupils who sat entrance exams in 2025 but are now missing from the 2026 PLE registration list. Nationally, the Uganda National Examinations Board provisional…
DOKOLO – The LC1 Chairperson for Acungapenyi Cell, Central Ward in Dokolo Town Council, James Ekuju, has called on residents to embrace government and community development programs in the area as he presented his annual accountability report and launched his campaign for another term. Speaking on Sunday during the village accountability meeting, Ekuju said cooperation…
The findings expose that enforcement officers are accepting bribes in the form of money, foodstuffs, and even sexual favors to permit illegal activities in protected areas, including wetlands, forests, and water bodies. A new report by Transparency International Uganda has revealed corruption as a major factor behind environmental degradation and the encroachment on natural resources…
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…
By our Reporter DOKOLO – More than 1,000 adolescent girls and young women in Dokolo District have received startup kits from Makerere University John Hopkins University project, (MUJHU). MUJHU, is a great pride indigenous medical research and care organization that has been serving the community since 1988 and actively involved in providing community HIV programs…
By Haron Okwir Leaders in Dokolo District has on Wednesday failed to attend a meeting opposing the fencing of access roads at the district headquarters. The meeting, organized by residents of Central Ward in Dokolo Town Council, aimed to discuss and find a solution to the district’s decision to fence off both the premises and…
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,…
Several companies are seeking tax pardon worth Billions of Shillings but legislator’s say there is no reason why they should be pampered. Parliament’s Finance Committee has rejected tax exemption requests from several companies, questioning the justification for such exemptions amid concerns over fairness and tax collection. The State Minister for Finance, Henry Musasizi, presented eight…
