Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Administrators of schools in Rubanda district have disassociated themselves from reports that they benefited from iron sheets that were obtained from the Office of the Prime Minister by the State for Finance, in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi. The iron sheets were meant …
Read More »Army cited in Karamoja food saga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has been cited in the alleged mismanagement of relief food meant for the people of Karamoja. According to the Committee on Presidential Affairs that is currently investigating the alleged misuse of Karamoja relief items including iron sheets, goats and maize …
Read More »KASAIJA: I did not apply for Karamoja iron sheets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has defended himself as “innocent” in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal that has sucked in several ministers. Kasaija said that whereas he received iron sheets from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), he did not …
Read More »Karamoja leaders welcome disarmament exercise in Kenya
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have welcomed the launch of disarmament operations against illegal guns among the Turkana and Pokot communities in Kenya. Currently, the Turkana warriors are voluntarily handing over their guns to the government during the ongoing disarmament exercise in Kenya. The leaders …
Read More »Officials implicated in iron sheet saga must be punished: Speaker
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has said that officials found culpable in the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable youth in Karamoja should be punished. Among said the committee on Presidential Affairs is probing the allegations, following a petition by the Karamoja legislators on 15 February …
Read More »Karamoja, iron sheets and the 2026 elections
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | I first visited Karamoja in 2000 just before the elections the following year. After Soroti town, we hit the 148 kms murram and potholed road for a journey of nearly 18 hours. What I saw on the way stunned me. In almost every trading centre, I …
Read More »Apologise over iron sheets, Elders tell Karamoja Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Kotido district have demanded that the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs tender an apology over alleged theft of Karamoja relief items. Mary Gorreti Kitutu is under investigations for allegedly diverting iron sheets that were procured to support the vulnerable groups and reformed …
Read More »IRON SHEETS: Karamoja elders demand Minister’s apology
Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Kotido district have demanded that the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs tender an apology over alleged theft of Karamoja relief items. Mary Gorreti Kitutu is under investigations for allegedly diverting iron sheets that were procured to support the vulnerable groups …
Read More »KARAMOJA: 284 civilians killed in six months
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 284 civilians have died in the Karamoja Region in the last six months during cattle raids and operations against illegal guns. The civilians were killed by both security forces and suspected cattle rustlers. Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson says that they have …
Read More »KARAMOJA: District chairpersons demand Minister’s resignation over iron sheets scandal
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District Chairpersons in Karamoja sub-region have joined their Members of Parliament in calling for the immediate arrest of the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs to aid the investigations into the alleged theft of iron sheets. Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu is on the spot for …
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