The seven-year project (2021-2027) is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government. It will provide beneficiary households with training and foundation oil seeds such as simsim, sunflower, groundnuts, and soybeans.
The 2 to 21-kilometer run, held within Arua City, was organized by the West Nile Education Trust Fund to mobilize funds for supporting students from the region to join universities on private sponsorship.
“Our legendry Artists fought for this peace we have, they have produced songs advocating for peace and unity using their own resources. Today, the government is thinking about us and we think the support is necessary at the time we need to change approach for healing the region” Aboda observed.
Charles Dra'ecabo, the Chairperson of the West Nile Education Trust Fund, explained that the goal is to increase the number of beneficiaries by supporting more students in the coming years.
Since the shift from Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) in 2003 to West Nile Rural Electrification Company (WENRECo) and Electromax up until June 2024 and subsequent production and distribution on the National Grid, Obongi District remains unconnected to any single electricity pole.
Speaking during a tour of the UNBS regional office in Gulu on Monday, Mbadi reaffirmed the ministry's support for strengthening the agency to fulfill its mandate.
The restored wetland is along the Nvete River stream in Joyia village, part of the 40 hectares of Otuambari Forest Reserve, which locals had converted into farmland.
Dan Ssekiboobo, the senior presidential advisor in charge of research, challenged the RDCs to collaborate with district leaders regardless of their political affiliations to effectively serve the people.
Addressing 45 shortlisted candidates during interviews at Maracha School of Nursing and Midwifery, Francis Manana Nabudere, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), advised female candidates against conceiving before their scheduled training.
The suspects, identified as Annet Ajikia and Brian Nyakuta, both residents of Nyio Village, Nyio Parish, Vurra Sub County in Arua District, were arrested on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
The latest Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) report for 2022 reveals that the infant mortality rate in the West Nile region is 54.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the highest in the country.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the Toyota Harrier, which was traveling from the Koboko side to Arua City, lost control and collided with the Toyota Corolla coming from Arua City and headed towards the Koboko side.
The mass business registration campaign, branded "kiri easy, formalize today," aims to enroll 873,546 businesses by the end of the 2026/27 financial year.
Yumbe Woman MP Driwaru Zaitun says that with continued fighting and skyrocketing COVID-19 cases in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the illegal entry of refugees is a timebomb for Uganda since many of them have found their way into the communities without being tested for COVID-19.
According to Sheikh Mubaje, Muslims have long been undermined because of bad leadership, but this is bound to change with the appointment of competent people in positions of authority.
The clinics are aimed at sensitizing secondary school students on opportunities available in the sport. The Embassy has contributed uniforms, baseball bats, balls and moemy to facilitate both local and foreign coaches to operate these clinics in the districts of Arua, Jinja and Luwero.
