Tag Archives: Ministry for Karamoja Affairs

By Edward Akaki – Karamoja A sigh of relief engulfed the faces of many as they witnessed the first beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model in Karamoja receiving their loaned cash from Post bank agents in Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit, Moroto, and Amudat.About 25 people from each of the above districts whose …

  By Edward Akaki Karamoja, a semi-arid pastoralist region found in the North Eastern part of the country, Uganda has over the years been faced with harsh climatic change effects, cattle rustling, coupled with the disarmament process, escalating insecurity and looming hunger. This has hit the region so hard most …

By Timothy Eodu – Nabilatuk The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries – MAAIF has launched the Tractor Mechanized Scheme in Karamoja region. The launch which was done on Saturday 1st April 2023 from Lokapel village in Lorengedwat Sub County, Nabilatuk district, flagged off 10 tractors that will be used …

By Edward Akaki – Moroto, Karamoja On a humanitarian ground, everyone deserves a right to life, health and clean water and sanitation, afact that thousands in Karamoja see as a myth due to changing climatic conditions. The suffering and pain in Uganda’s north-eastern pastoralist region, is visible in massive crop …

Wednesday 8, February 2023 By Timothy Eodu The construction of the long awaited security roads across Karamoja region have been launched today by the Minister of State for Works & Transport in charge Transport Hon. Fred Byamukama in Boma grounds Moroto. He said Government plans to open over 2000km of …

Thursday, 27 October 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Karamoja Leaders from Karamoja have plauded the permanent secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine and the Ministry of Health for it’s response towards eliminating Malaria from the region. The leaders who joined the ministry officials during the launch of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention said Malaria has …

By Edward Akaki – Abim The Karamoja Cultural Festival is an event of its kind in Uganda where the Ateker speaking group from Karamoja-Uganda, Turkana county-Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan come together for a common purpose; celebrating the culture and way of life of the Ateker origin. It is a …

By Kasline Gladys Lakareber The organizing committee for the 7 Edition of Karamoja cultural event which is scheduled to take place on the 30th August -3rd September 2022 is currently working like donkeys to make the event colorful. With just few hours to the start of the event which is …

By LAKAREBER GLADYS KASLINE After two years of absenteeism from the prestigious cultural gala of the karimojong due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the smiles are all back as women prepare to showcase the culture of the region in Abim come 30th August to 3rd September 2022. Elders in karamoja has …

By Timothy Eodu and Edward Akaki The state minister for Karamoja affairs, Nandutu Agnes is safe and in Parliament doing her duties. According to the Minister’s tweet yesterday evening, she urged everyone to disregard information circulating on social media that she has been ambushed by suspected Karimojong warriors. Nandutu said …