Tag Archives: Karamoja

  Abim, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda and World Vision Uganda have commissioned new water and sanitation facilities in Abim District, extending the impact of the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run in addressing barriers that affect girls’ participation in education across Uganda. The facilities include changing rooms and …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | More than 40 farmers in the Karamoja sub-region are counting losses after a prolonged dry spell destroyed more than 200 acres of wheat they planted in the region’s first major attempt to grow the crop. The wheat project was introduced this year by the government …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Indigenous communities in the Karamoja sub-region are asking the government to train and recruit native teachers to teach children in lower primary schools, saying the shortage of teachers who speak local languages is undermining learning. Karamoja is home to 11 minority ethnic groups, including the …

  The cattle in Karamoja have survived generations of drought and hardship. The question now is whether they can survive a changing climate   NEWS ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Before sunrise, Christine Jemkeia walks towards the Akura Oyan Dam in eastern Uganda’s Amudat District, following a routine that has …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Emergency food relief for drought-hit communities in Karamoja will now be distributed by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Uganda Prisons Service after President Yoweri Museveni directed the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to stop relying on private contractors for the exercise. …

Moroto, Uganda | Xinhua | At least 16 people have died from acute food shortages caused by prolonged drought in Uganda’s semi-arid northeastern Karamoja region, the country’s Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said on Thursday. In a statement issued in Kampala, Alex Kakooza, permanent secretary at the OPM, said …

Amudat, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  About a month ago, Maria Chepsok, a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in Karita sub-county lost her sister-in law due to complications during childbirth. Matters were not helped by a lack of funds to fuel the ambulance at the nearest health centre, and later having …

Karenga, Uganda | URN | Construction of the long-anticipated Kidepo International Airport has officially begun with a ground-breaking ceremony in Karenga District. It is anticipated that the airport will boost tourism and accelerate development in the Karamoja sub-region. President Museveni presided over the ground-breaking ceremony. He said, “I officiated at the ground-breaking …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Karamoja sub-region requires at least 1,196 additional midwives to address critical maternal health gaps and reduce its high maternal mortality ratio, health officials have revealed. The call was made on Tuesday in Moroto District during national celebrations to mark the International Day of the Midwife, held …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Totore FM, a Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) regional radio station in Karamoja, has been officially launched in Moroto District with a renewed mission to drive transformation and development through the promotion of culture, tourism, and government programs in local languages. The station was first established …