Michael Obong, the head of the Child and Family Protection Unit at Kitgum Central Police Station, highlighted that most of these disappearances occurred when children were left unattended and traveled to town for public events such as gospel crusades and similar gatherings.
A joint investigation by Uganda’s electricity distribution company, UMEME, Police Fire and Rescue Service, and the Crime Investigations Directorate (CID) is underway to determine the exact cause of the fire that caused significant damage to Kalerwe Market.
Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture and Chairperson of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Commercialized Agriculture in Rural Areas, emphasized that despite the region’s abundant natural resources, food insecurity remains alarmingly high.
The report, which gathered data from at least one city or municipality in each of Uganda’s four regions, recorded a total of 11,154 consumer complaints. Of these, 7,112 were related to services, 2,085 to goods, and 1,947 to both. Among the service sectors, transportation emerged as the most frequent source of dissatisfaction.
Some of the former commanders attending the evaluation workshop at the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) in Singo, Nakaseke include Maj Gen Francis Takirwa currently serving as deputy Land Forces Commander, Maj Gen Don Nabasa, currently commanding UPDF Third Division and Brig Gen John Patrick Otong, currently commandant of IPSO-TC.
According to Dr Okello, annually, the city council buries over 80 unclaimed bodies and spends quarterly 4.4 million shillings on burial expenses alone.
