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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Morolem village in Agago district have called on the army to establish a detach to help in combating the influx of Karimojong suspected cattle thieves. The call comes in the wake of a surge in the theft of cattle in the community that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district are holding a district councilor accused of raping a 23-year-old female patient. Joel Ogal, 54, the LC V councilor for Lapono sub-county was arrested on Friday from Kalongo town council. He is accused of raping a female resident of Akado …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district chairperson elect, Leonard Opio Ojok has said that he will focus his five-year term on the fight against cattle theft. Agago district borders Abim and Kotido districts all in the Karamoja region and has been a hot spot of cattle raids by armed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM village chairpersons in Patongo sub county, Agago district have accused the party officials of extortion during the bicycle distribution exercise. The bicycles are supposed to help all village and parish party chairpersons to mobilize support for the party in the forthcoming general …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government has recovered 11 head of cattle and five ox-ploughs that were illegally acquired by local leaders from the third phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund project in Agago district. This followed an impromptu visit by officials from the …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel have foiled a cattle robbery by suspected Karamojong rustlers in Agago district. According to information obtained by URN, nine heavily armed rustlers invaded Lakwa central village in Omia pachwa sub-county on Wednesday night where they looted four animals belonging to …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and security personnel in Agago district have recovered 45 cattle from suspected armed Karamojong cattle thieves. The animals were reportedly stolen during a raid at about 10 pm Tuesday in Mura East village in Ngora parish, Paimol sub county. Paimol sub county chairperson …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local vigilantes in Agago district have killed two armed suspected Karamojong cattle thieves. The two were killed in a botched livestock raid from Paimol sub county on Tuesday Linos Ngompek, the Agago Resident District Commissioner told Uganda Radio Network in an interview Wednesday that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Large swarms of immature adult desert locusts have invaded the three districts of Kitgum, Agago and Pader all in East Acholi. The destructive locusts reportedly entered the region from the neighbouring Abim district in Karamoja region on Tuesday morning. The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to handle investors with care as they are key to the country’s economic advancement. He also lashed out at judges who he said connive with wananchi to frustrate government projects. “No economy ever developed because of its politicians, …