The associations have been established in the sub-counties of Loputuk, Nadunget, and Tapac in Moroto District, as well as Moruita Sub-county in Nakapiripirit District.
The associations have been established in the sub-counties of Loputuk, Nadunget, and Tapac in the Moroto district and the Moruita sub-county in Nakapiripirit.
Nabilatuk district alone has 111 accumulative cases registered between August 2024 and to date with most of them recovering while at least two succumbed to the disease. While Amudat confirmed 10 cases positive and Nakapiripirit 15 cases of infants with clinical symptoms.
Paul Alex Angiro, Chairperson of the Loregae Farmers Association, discussed the challenges faced by their members due to poor food storage practices. He emphasized that with 40 farmer groups in the association, the lack of modern storage facilities has forced farmers to sell grains immediately after harvest and later purchase them back at higher prices.
On February 2, the State Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Esther Davinia Anyakun, inaugurated the iron sheet distribution exercise at the district headquarters in the presence of local leaders, district officials, and security forces, among others.
Michael Ayepa, the Karamoja regional coordinator for the Parish Development Model revealed that the district has managed to disburse money to only two parishes since the program's inception in July 2023.
The fire-destroyed files, office furniture, and 8000 doses of veterinary vaccines. Prasede Aleper, the Namalu Sub County female councilor, told URN that everything inside the administrative block was reduced to ashes.
Michael Okurut, the Nakapiripirit Resident District Commissioner, informed reporters that the truck was impounded as part of the ongoing operations against the commercial charcoal business.
The three families comprising three mothers and twelve children who are between the age 6 months and 16 years old have been living in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement Camp in Kikuube district before reallocating to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya in search for better services.
The councilors on Thursday stormed the CAO's office continuing up to Friday demanding accountability for assets which were disposed of by the district, but the district speaker says they are just angry over their delayed sitting allowances.
