Mike Longole, the Mt Moroto regional police spokesperson said that all the recovered animals are currently being held at the barracks pending official handover to their rightful owners.
The exercise follows the concerns raised by the local community about the poor health service delivery at the facilities. The exercise that commenced on the 18th Jan 2024 and was supposed to end on the 23rd Jan has been extended to allow more feedback from communities.
Julius Cedrick Ogwang, the KAKOKA Gold Miner’s Association Executive Director says during their meeting held at state house Nakasero, attended by officials from the state house and the energy ministry, they were directed to organize all artisanal miners in one association within one week.
On Wednesday, December 4th, the local leaders from the Karamoja who met with President Museveni at Naitakwae ground in Moroto district asked the government to consider compensating the people who lost their crops to wild animals.
The matter came to light after Alice Awilli, the senior woman teacher, conducted routine medical checks on female students. While initial reports suggested two girls were pregnant one allegedly having undergone an abortion it was later confirmed that only one Senior Five student was seven months pregnant.
The issue of inadequate furniture poses a major challenge in schools where learners are forced to sit on bare floor while others on the mats, meal sacks and blocks during lessons.
Gideon Omara, the head teacher of Orwamuge primary school told Uganda Radio Network that the school is in dire need of furniture to make learning easy for the pupils.
Since its inception in 2018, the sub-county which had been claimed by both Kotido and Abim districts has had no single school, or health unit, with only a few water sources sometimes shared with animals.
Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional Police spokesperson, says security measures have been tightened on all the routes leading to Abim district and its bordering districts following the unpredictable security in the region.