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Mt Moroto Police Attribute Drop in Crime to Crackdown on Illicit Waragi

18 Apr 2025 · According to regional police spokesperson Mike Longole, the excessive consumption of illegally brewed alcohol, especially crude waragi, has long been a major driver of crime in the area, fueling cattle rustling, violence, and deaths related to liver complications.

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18 Apr 2025

Mt Moroto Police Attribute Drop in Crime to Crackdown on Illicit Waragi Karamoja sub-region 1 1

Crime Karamoja
According to regional police spokesperson Mike Longole, the excessive consumption of illegally brewed alcohol, especially crude waragi, has long been a major driver of crime in the area, fueling cattle rustling, violence, and deaths related to liver complications.
18 Apr 2025
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18 Apr 2025

Joint Security Forces Intensify Operations to Curb Crime During Easter in Karamoja 2 1

Crime Karamoja Security
Mike Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson, said security operations are being reinforced through collaboration with sister forces, including the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).
16 Apr 2025
08:16
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16 Apr 2025

South Karamoja Leaders Want GROW Project Revised The World Bank 3 1

Business and finance Karamoja
Joseph Lobot, the LC5 chairperson of the Amudat district said that the Grow project was well thought out but miscalculated when the proponents thought that all women were equal in terms of entrepreneurship skills, capability, and legalization of enterprises.
15 Apr 2025
10:59
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15 Apr 2025

MAAIF, FAO Hand Over Walk-Behind Tractors to Karamoja Farmers in Drive to Boost Food Security 2

Agriculture Karamoja
The equipment distribution is part of the “Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in the Karamoja Sub-region” (F-SURE) project, a five-year initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and jointly implemented by FAO and UNDP.
15 Apr 2025
07:46
07:46
15 Apr 2025

Gov’t Tractor Hire Scheme Frustrates Farmers, Leaders in Karamoja 1 6

Agriculture Karamoja
In the last year's season, the project registered some progress where over 2,800 acres of land were plowed within the districts of Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit, and Napak while other districts missed out. Despite calls for more additional tractors, some tractors have broken down and parked at Nabuin Research Institute waiting for repairs.
14 Apr 2025
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14 Apr 2025

Ten Injured in Pastoralist Clash in Napak Napak district 1 1

Crime Karamoja Security
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at a grazing ground in Kautakou Village, where pastoralists from the Bokora community in Napak and the Matheniko of Moroto were grazing their livestock together.
13 Apr 2025
07:56
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13 Apr 2025

Alcohol Related Deaths Worry Elders in Kotido Kotido District 4 1

Lifestyle Karamoja Health
While other regions consume alcohol for pleasure and other reasons, in Karamoja, local brews like Ebutia in Kotido and Kwete in Moroto, Napak, and Nakapiripirit are taken as food by the local communities. Some people depend on the local brew for days without eating any solid food.

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