BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU OBONGI: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025 Zumura Maneno, the Obongi district Woman Member of Parliament is rallying the residents to improve their housing as promises to connect the district with electricity begin to pick momentum. “We are tired of grass thatched houses,” she said. “This is why I …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025 President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to begin engaging the local community around Lake Albert and river Nile in order to protect the fishing areas from depletion. This follows reports that unscrupulous fishers suspected to be coming from …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025 President Yoweri Museveni has warned the Ugandan electorate against the politics of sectarianism as the country drifts deeper into the campaigns ahead of the February 2026 elections. Museveni faces seven challengers in the presidential race that if he wins will extend his …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025 The Equity Bank has identified structural barriers as a major hindrance to the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda’s West Nile Sub-region. To eliminate those barriers and unlock the potential of the SME’s the bank is emphasizing record keeping and …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 The activities under the Operation Wealth Creation, a nascent government poverty eradication program in West Nile are expected to receive new impetus following the appointment of Rt Maj Gen Michael Ondoga, a distinguished army officer to oversee the program in Uganda’s North-Western …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025 The Ushindi primary and secondary school has staged an elegant road walk as part of publicity activities to celebrate 25 years of academic excellence. The main event is slated for July 12, 2025 at the secondary school campus. It is expected to …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA CITY: FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025 Tuberculosis and leprosy are two diseases which when left to advance to later stages are often confused with witchcraft, leading to further spread of infections and deaths due to poor handling. As a result, Dr Alex Odama Alidria, the regional head …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU & MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 Given the challenge of high rate of morbidity and mortality due to malaria, a health official has appealed to the public to stick to the schedule for vaccination. “The vaccine does not completely prevent malaria but it can prevent severe …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU NEBBI: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025 Tucked away in the gorgeous serenity of the Western Rift Valley in Goli, a border sub county in Uganda’s Nebbi district is Biku prayer mountain, a magnificent symbol of faith. This fascinating landscape of impressive outlay is variously remembered for hosting the …
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BY DOREEN BAZIO ADJUMANI: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024 In West Nile, a sub-region of Uganda that is prone to drought and adverse vagaries of weather, the food security situation is worsened by the hosting of a large number of refugees in the country. Many households receive only 30% of food …
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