Over the past year, 839 children aged between 3 and 15, who had previously been living and begging on the streets of Kampala, were returned to Karamoja and enrolled in Lokodiokodio, Loodoi, and Lotome Girls Primary Schools.
Speaking to our reporter on Monday afternoon at Warr Islamic Health Centre II, Dr. Nyathirombo revealed that he had diagnosed 10 patients with total blindness, who were set to undergo surgery.
In Masaka, residents at some registration centres report being asked to pay bribes of at least 5,000 shillings to enrollment officers in exchange for quicker service.
“We see children displaced or migrating through irregular channels due to multiple factors including conflict, poverty environmental causes but also in search of better opportunities” she Emnet Berhanu, IGAD Migrant Protection Specialist, IGAD Health and Social Division.
The suspects, currently detained at Terego Central Police Station (CPS), have been identified only as Muse and Ayikobua, both male adults. Other suspects involved in the incident are still on the run and have not yet been identified.
Hadijja Aliku, the senior clinical officer in charge of Alwi Health Centre III, said the facility is overwhelmed by the high number of expectant mothers seeking maternity care. With only one functional delivery bed, they are unable to meet the growing demand, leaving women to endure unsafe childbirth.
According to Fadhil Lemeriga, a resident of Arua City, the burden of external and internal debt, coupled with corrupt tendencies in the government circles, drastically reduces the expected impact of the budget.
Bakoko, in a surprise move on Saturday, declared her candidature for Ayivu East, ending earlier speculation that she would be waiting for a Presidential appointment after the next elections.
Collins Asea the Police Spokesperson for North Nile and West Nile confirmed the recovery of the Pistol and said that while the police were actively pursuing the suspect, he fled his residence and relocated to an unknown location and concerned family members, alarmed by his disappearance, reported the matter to the LCII Chairman, who later informed the police.
Kaps Hassan Fungaroo is currently the acting President of the FDC party after Engineer Patrick Oboi handed over the Presidency a month ago to allow him to traverse the Country in a bid for re-election to the party Presidency.
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Trade and Tourism secured funds to pay the farmers, many of whom were advised to open accounts with Post Bank to receive the money.
The crash occurred on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at approximately 4:30 PM, according to a police report filed under reference TAR: 18/2025 and TSD: 06/01/06/2025 at Pakwach Central Police Station.
Dr. Nyathirombo is part of an elite group of 19 African scientists whose landmark research led to the approval of Moxidectin, a drug more effective than Ivermectin in treating Onchocerciasis (River Blindness).
The fishing community lost their fishing gear to the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) while conducting operations on both the Lake and the River Nile, which resulted in the loss of lives.
According to the communities, a high rate of teenage pregnancy is attributed to a lack of positive parenting and a failure to control and monitor the movement of their children.
Lillian Eyotaru Boka, the team leader of Palma Memorial Hope Centre, the main organiser of the walk to end Fistula, said their main aim is to raise awareness on Fistula, encourage social reintegration for survivors and advocate for the establishment of a rehabilitation centre.