Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister (Jago) of the Padhola Cultural Institution (TACI) has hailed President Yoweri Museveni for the elevation of Tororo Municipality to city status and the creation of more districts but warned that the success of these plans depends on electing leaders who “are progressive …
Read More »Several pilgrims injured in Tororo accident after bus overturns
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 55 pilgrims narrowly escaped death on Tuesday, 4th June 2025, when the bus they were traveling in overturned at Opedede Corner in Osukuru Town Council, Tororo District. The victims, who were returning from the annual Martyrs Day celebrations in Namugongo, sustained varying …
Read More »Centurion Owor arrested for defrauding youth in Tororo with fake UPDF recruitment
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo police is holding Centurion Owor, who has been accused of deceiving many young people in the district with a promise to have them recruited into the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). Owor allegedly promised to help them join the army but instead took their …
Read More »TORORO: Fundamental questions remain
COMMENT | DR OPIO PHILLIP | I chose to remain silent on the Tororo split issue initially to allow due process to unfold. However, fundamental questions persist—particularly regarding the selection criteria for the delegates who met with the Vice President last week and later with His Excellency the President. While …
Read More »COMMENT: Why we are crying for Tororo
COMMENT | Olowo Jerome Stowell Jasilwanyi | For a long time, the smell of the death of Tororo has been bothering my spirit, only for me to receive news this week that a meeting of our elders with the president at the State House, Entebbe had confirmed my worst fears. …
Read More »COMMENT: Tororo people should stop lamenting over district and get down to work
COMMENT | JOHNSON OMOLO | After President Yoweri Museveni resolved the decades-long Tororo district acrimony by partitioning the area into four separate units this week, I urge the citizens and local leaders to settle down to work, and avoid lamenting on new boundaries. Their political leaders and cultural leaders …
Read More »COMMENT: Has President Museveni failed the ‘King Solomon test’ on Tororo?
Tororo City: A neutral ground or a new battleground in disguise? COMMENT | REGINA ASINDE | President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal this week to resolve the decades-long dispute between the Jopadhola and Iteso communities in current Tororo district, might seem like a long-awaited compromise. The plan is to elevate Tororo …
Read More »🟨TORORO: President Museveni agrees to 2 new districts, City
✳ Tororo city ( Neutral city retains name Tororo) ✳ Mukuju district (Formed from Tororo Counties North & South – former East Budama) ✳ Mulanda district ✳ West Budama North & North East to form new district, name pending ✳ Nagongera to be elevated to a municipality Entebbe, Uganda | THE …
Read More »Reimagining Tororo: A bold call for new districts as engines of economic development
COMMENT | Okumu Kadoketch | In the heart of Eastern Uganda lies Tororo District; a region historically rich, culturally diverse, and strategically positioned. Tororo is not just a border district; it is a gateway of opportunity. Yet, despite its potential, it remains administratively stretched and developmentally uneven. As Uganda continues …
Read More »Mary Goretti Kitutu launches Butiru–Tororo Road rehabilitation
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rehabilitation of the 10.7-kilometre Butiru–Makenya–Tororo road has officially been launched at a function held on Wednesday in Bukhadala Sub County, Manafwa District. The project, being implemented by KAMS Contractors Limited, is valued at 1.5 billion shillings. It is being executed under the National …
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