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2023

• 8 SeptemberIDLENESS AND POVERTY FORCES US TO RAID, KARAMOJA YOUTH REVEAL.
• 24 AugustBRIG GEN BUSIZOORI URGES PIAN KARACUNAS IN NABILATUK TO EMBRACE VOLUNTARY APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT
• 23 AugustKaramoja youths asked to embrace government programs to get out of the poverty.
• 17 JulyFirst Delay affecting service delivery at Nakapiripirit HCIII.
• 17 JulyRelief as PDM rolls out to South Karamoja.
• 6 JulyUGANDA SECURES MALARIA VACCINE ALLOCATION FROM GAVI
• 3 JulyTHE QUEST FOR THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE WHITE RHINOS IN AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE
• 29 JuneOver 400 small and medium business operators equipped with Digital trading skills, Moroto
• 29 JuneENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS IN CONGO BASIN CHALLENGED ON INVESTIGATIVE, DATA JOURNALISM TO HALT DEGRADATION
• 29 JuneMoroto Regional Hospital to Support lower units, Kaabong School of nursing with beds
• 28 JuneSouth Karamoja medics receive capacity building on obstetric management.
• 27 JuneRaids, its effects on girls and women in Karamoja
• 15 JuneNEMA Launches Access to Benefits Sharing-ABS project in Karamoja
• 12 JuneMORE KIDNEY PATIENTS FLOCK TO LIRA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR DIALYSIS
• 10 JuneExtension services boost service delivery at Lotirir HC II
• 9 JuneCooperate with Security Forces for your safety, police urge boda boda riders
• 5 JuneKaabong Hospital’s neonatal unit to undergo facelift
• 4 JuneOver 500 Obstetric Fistula patients treated at TEREWODE Women’s Community Hospital last quarter
• 1 JuneNapak registers 72% access to maternal health services in 2022.
• 31 MayADJUMANI GETS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WORTH SHS1.6 BILLION
• 16 MayGov’t vehicle impounded carrying illicit waragi
• 8 MayTwo widowed, 9 fatherless as man dies in a road crash
• 17 AprilGOV’T EARMARKS SH1B PER DISTRICT FOR ROAD REHABILITATION – GEN KATUMBA WAMALA
• 14 AprilNFA official arrested for assaulting an Indian investor in Kikuube district.
• 13 AprilMUSEVENI OUTLINES PDM OPTIONS FOR URBAN RESIDENTS, FAMILIES WITH LESS THAN FOUR ACRES LAND
• 5 AprilMAAIF Launches Mechanized Tractor Scheme in Karamoja
• 5 AprilInformation gap, alcoholism, staffing levels key to low family planning intake in Karamoja, Health workers.
• 24 MarchDoctor dies, two injured in Katakwi road crash
• 21 MarchAIRTEL, UNICEF LAUNCHED FIVE-YEAR DIGITAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN UGANDA
• 21 MarchADJUMANI DISTRICT STARTS IMPLEMENTATION OF 27 PROJECTS UNDER DRDIP WORTH SH14B
• 17 MarchMglsd, WFP carry out verification of the elderly to benefit from SAGE in Karamoja.
• 17 MarchUse Computers to change your lives –Moroto Leaders
• 16 MarchMP DEMANDS FOR BANK STATEMENT ON PDM MONEY.
• 16 MarchShine a Torch on the Judiciary, Karamoja Journalists urged.
• 15 MarchRESEARCHER CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF CHARISMATIC NUBIAN FLAPSHELL TURTLES
• 15 MarchADJUMANI DISTRICT BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF SH1.6 BILLION INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
• 14 MarchWOMEN PARTICIPATION IN LEADERDSHIP KEY FOR RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT
• 10 MarchTEREGO TO SUBSTITUTE TOBACCO WITH CHIA, 5000 METRIC TONS NEEDED FOR JUNE 2023 HARVEST
• 8 MarchUNBS CERTIFIES EIGHT NILE NATURAL FRUIT PRODUCTS, ARUA JUICE FACTORY TO PROPEL PDM
• 6 March6 Turkana suspects handed diplomatic pardon
• 1 MarchSoroti University to host Nuclear Research
• 28 FebruaryLACROSSE AS A POTENTIAL TOURISM GOLD MINE, LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA
• 21 FebruaryLIVELIHOOD PROJECTS FOR EX-POACHERS HELPING TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY IN QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
• 17 FebruaryCLIMATIC CHANGE IN KARAMOJA (MOROTO), ITS EFFECTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION
• 16 FebruaryBotched Iron Sheets Deal Lands Karamoja Minister in Trouble
• 12 February3600 HEALTH WORKERS FINALLY LEAVE MUBENDE AND KASSANDA DISTRICTS, TWO MONTHS AFTER LOCKDOWN
• 12 FebruaryHOW EBOLA LOCKDOWN AFFECTED STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS
• 11 FebruaryACCOUNTABILITY BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH SATISFACTORY – US AMBASSADOR 
• 11 FebruaryMUBENDE RESIDENTS SHARE EXPERIENCE AFTER UGANDA WAS DECLARED FREE OF SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS
• 10 FebruaryUK pleased with the support it gave Uganda to manage the Ebola outbreak
• 10 FebruaryTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTRIBUTED $34 MILLION, AND UGANDA CANOLONGER SHIP SAMPLES OF EBOLA 
• 9 FebruaryUse our locals during construction, Karamoja leaders task contractor
• 9 FebruaryMINISTRY OF HEALTH MEETS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO DISCUSS POST-EBOLA RECOVERY PLAN
• 8 FebruaryConstruction of Security roads launched
• 8 FebruaryEbola Outbreak in Uganda Is Over: Here’s What Went Right 
• 7 FebruaryUS lifts screening of Ugandan arrivals after Ebola outbreak declared over
• 7 FebruaryEBOLA FIGHT IN UGANDA – BONNY NATUKUNDA
• 5 FebruarySURVIVING SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS IN KASSANDA, HOW HEALTH WORKERS KEPT ALERT
• 3 FebruaryNakapelimen FC confident of frustrating UPL side Soltilo in the round of 64 Uganda Cup fixture, Moroto
• 1 FebruaryHOW UGANDA DEPLOYED ITS BEST EBOLA EXPERTS, WE DONT FEAR DEPLOYMENT
• 31 JanuaryMulalu donates 54 modern electric beds to Katakwi General Hospital
• 30 JanuaryKITGUM UNITED BODA BODA ASSOCIATION ELECT NEW LEADERS
• 29 JanuaryNakapelimen FC, first ever Karamoja team in Stanbic Bank Uganda Cup
• 29 JanuaryNapak, Moroto lead in PLE performance in Karamoja
• 15 JanuaryUrgent call for better prevention and surveillance: After Ebola outbreak in Uganda
• 12 JanuaryWHO STATEMENT ON THE DAY UGANDA DEFEATED THE SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS
• 11 JanuaryUGANDA DECLARES END TO LATEST EBOLA OUTBREAK-DR JANE RUTH ACENG
• 10 JanuaryCDF Mbadi Praises UPDF Medics For Role in Fighting Ebola
• 9 JanuaryUGANDA ENDS EBOLA 42 DAY COUNTDOWN WITHOUT ANY NEW CASE
• 9 JanuaryCDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreads
• 7 JanuaryA great day for the country’: Uganda declares an end to Ebola outbreak
• 7 JanuaryTreatment of Ebola patients and vaccinations
• 7 JanuaryPrevention and Vaccine Against Ebola In Uganda-CDC
• 7 JanuaryUganda declares end of Ebola after 4-month outbreak
• 7 JanuaryUNDP SUPPORTS KCCA EFFORTS TO FIGHT EBOLA
• 5 JanuaryAFRICA CDC OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UGANDA’S EBOLA OUTBREAK- AHMED OGWELL OUMA
• 4 JanuaryUganda edges closer to being declared Ebola-free
• 2 JanuaryEbola in Uganda: Red Cross and community members fight the virus’s spread
• 1 JanuaryPRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI COMMENDED OVER HIS SUCCESSFUL FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA AT US-AFRICA LEADERS’ SUMMIT

2022

• 20 DecemberLeaders, Security agencies turn to Inter-District security coordination meetings between Karamoja districts with neighbours
• 17 DecemberWILL THE US-AFRICA SUMMIT HELP AFRICA AND AFRICANS OR ITS FOR COUNTERING CHINA AND RUSSIA’S INFLUENCE?
• 14 DecemberEUROPEAN NGOs IN SOLIDARITY WITH IRANIAN PROTESTORS
• 12 DecemberWEST NILE LEADERS FORM EBOLA TASK FORCE COMMITTEES
• 11 DecemberEBOLA OUTBREAK: ADJUMANI DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT, ASKS FOR PPE FOR HEALTH WORKERS
• 10 DecemberMULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL ISOLATION UNIT: ONLY THREE PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE WHICH SHOWED CONTACT TRACING SAVES
• 9 DecemberSHS3.6 BILLION ($1 MILLION) USED TO EQUIP EBOLA TREAMENT/ISOLATION CENTERS AT MULAGO, MASAKA AND JINJA RUN BY Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
• 9 December7th EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT OPENED AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, ITS TREATMENT AND TRAINING CENTER FOR KAMPALA CITY
• 8 DecemberDR TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS COMMENDS WHO PARTNERS FOR SWIFT COLLABORATION OVER VACCINES AGAINST THE SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS
• 8 DecemberPallisa DHO calls on hepatitis B vigilance
• 8 DecemberParents blamed, youths cry out at Karamoja youth camp
• 7 DecemberDEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE MAJ GEN KATSINGAZI CAMPED IN MUBENDE,KASSANDA TO OVERSEE ENFORCEMENT OF EBOLA LOCKDOWN
• 6 DecemberDR JANE RUTH ACENG CONTINUED COMMUNITY AWARENESS ON EBOLA IN KASSANDA DISTRICT
• 5 December4th PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ON EBOLA WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MUBENDE DISTRICT HAD MADE PROGRESS WHILE KASSANDA WAS SLOW
• 4 DecemberMINISTRY OF HEALTH SUPPORTS KASSANDA DISTRICT WITH FUNDS TO FACILITATE FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA
• 3 DecemberMOBILIZING KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AGAINST EBOLA-SUDAN STRAIN
• 2 DecemberHundreds get free eye care treatment in Katakwi
• 2 DecemberLAST EBOLA PATIENT DISCHARGED IN UGANDA, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONTINUES TO MONITOR CONTACTS
• 1 DecemberFALSE ALARM: AMURU RESIDENT DIED OF CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER NOT EBOLA
• 30 NovemberIRAN PROTESTS: IS IT THE BEGINNING IN FALL OF IRANIAN REGIME?.
• 30 NovemberEBOLA FIGHT: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DEPLOYS MORE HEALTH WORKERS AND AMBULANCES IN MUBENDE AND KASSANDA AS THE LOCKDOWN STARTS
• 30 NovemberWHO JOINS THE EBOLA FIGHT IN UGANDA
• 29 NovemberBe very vigilant about Ebola: Napak leaders urge the community
• 29 NovemberUGANDA ANNOUNCES RECOVERY OF FOURTH EBOLA PATIENT
• 28 NovemberMityana District Leaders Ready to Fight Ebola
• 28 NovemberEBOLA OUTBREAK IN UGANDA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH RULES OUT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
• 27 NovemberDR JANE RUTH ACENG RETURNS TO MUBENDE AND KASSANDA DISTRICTS AFTER PRESIDENT MUSEVENI ANNOUNCED A LOCKDOWN
• 26 NovemberEBOLA CAN NOT BE TREATED BY TRADITIONAL HEALERS, STOP YOUR ACTIVITIES FOR NOW-PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI
• 26 NovemberPAKWACH VILLAGE CHAIRPERSONS TOLD TO USE NEW BICYCLES FOR EBOLA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
• 25 NovemberBishop calls for vigilance from Ugandans in fight against Ebola.
• 24 NovemberTHE RISK OF SPREADING EBOLA IS HIGH, MUBENDE AND KASANDA DISTRICTS LOCKDOWN FOR 21 DAYS
• 24 November“LINK BUS TO BE SURRENDERED TO GOVERNMENT FOR CONTRAVENING EBOLA GUIDELINES”- PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNED TRANSPORTERS
• 24 NovemberFIRST EBOLA LOCKDOWN IN UGANDA INTENDED TO STOP SICK PEOPLE FROM TRAVELLING TO POPULATED AREAS
• 24 NovemberDR JANE RUTH ACENG LEADS STRATEGIC COMMITTEE/RESPONSE PARTNERS ON EBOLA TO KASSANDA
• 20 NovemberMTN MARATHON TO SUPPORT KAABONG HOSPITAL IN KARAMOJA REGION, 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN BORN IN 2021- DR DIANA ATWINE
• 16 NovemberMinistry of health delivers on the promise of CT scanners to regional referral hospitals.
• 11 NovemberMoroto leaders have vow to take action against the NRM government if they are not given city status come 2023.
• 6 NovemberMinisters and Ambassadors adopt the Wuhan Declaration
• 4 NovemberCOP14 to take place in Wuhan China, Geneva
• 1 NovemberAddress causes of child trafficking, Nakapiripirit leaders plead
• 29 OctoberWETLAND ENCROACHMENT AND DEFORESTATION HAVE BEEN CRIMINALIZED IN UGANDA, UPDF AMPLIFIES GREENING UGANDA CAMPAIGN IN ELGON REGION
• 29 OctoberUGANDA AMONG FIVE COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST TB TREATMENT COVERAGE-WHO
• 29 OctoberFOOD PRICES FALL IN PADER DISTRICT AS HARVEST PEAKS
• 27 OctoberOver 2000 Locals to benefit from free eye screening, surgery camp in serere
• 27 OctoberKaramoja leaders pleased with the malaria control program, thank PS & MoH.
• 26 OctoberPs, Minister launch Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention program in Karamoja.
• 26 OctoberSave the Children donates PPEs, detergents to Kanungu district
• 26 OctoberKisoro landslide kills 17 year old boy
• 25 OctoberHealth Minister, PS in Karamoja over Malaria cases.
• 25 OctoberAirtel Africa launches The Voice Africa with a call to audition in Uganda
• 25 OctoberGovernment medical stores worth over 700million impounded in private clinic, Kitgum
• 24 OctoberUpgrade of Arwotcek Health Center 11 Begins
• 24 OctoberPAKWACH RESIDENTS TURNING TO SOLAR AS ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY DESPITE SUPPLY, QUALITY CONCERNS
• 23 OctoberCREATING A NEW FOREST IN MBALE, UPDF AND GREENING UGANDA CAMPAIGN TARGET 5000 FRUIT AND INDIGENOUS TREES
• 22 October98% of school girls aged between 10 to 12 years get vaccinated in Pallisa.
• 22 OctoberBe very vigilant about Ebola: Napak leaders urge the community.
• 20 OctoberKinkiizi Diocese donates over 40,000 tree seedlings to Kanungu district.
• 19 OctoberMINISTRY OF HEALTH INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL VACCINE DOSES FOR INFANTS
• 19 OctoberMoroto Ebola taskforce intensifies community policing.
• 17 OctoberNakatunya Residents Decry over garbage dumping.
• 17 OctoberOn Alert: Moroto Covid-19 Task Force Reactivated
• 17 OctoberSecurity Recover 100m From Pallisa
• 16 OctoberWazalendo SACCO to support Emyooga &PDM SACCOs in Karamoja
• 14 OctoberSebei girls to face Karamoja’s, Moroto Boma grounds in fight against FGM
• 14 OctoberCOMMUNITY POLICING HAILED FOR TICKLING ARUA MEN TO REPORT SEXUAL, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
• 13 OctoberUNDERSTANDING THE LAND DISPUTE AFFECTING THE WADELAI IRRIGATION SCHEME IN PAKWACH
• 13 OctoberPallisa Leaders Resolve to Regulate Labour Export to the Middle East
• 11 OctoberMINISTRY OF HEALTH TO START INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING IN WEST NILE
• 10 OctoberREFUGEES IN ADJUMANI GIVEN TRACTOR TO INCREASE MAIZE, CASSAVA PRODUCTION
• 5 OctoberINFORMATION SHARING KEY TO FIGHTING MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN ADJUMANI-HENRY LULU
• 5 OctoberPARENTS, GOV’T URGED TO BUILD MORE CLASSROOMS, LATRINES IN ADJUMANI GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL
• 5 OctoberMedical interns, new facilities boost response to emergency services at MRRH.
• 4 OctoberUGANDA ANNOUNCES RECOVERY OF FOURTH EBOLA PATIENT
• 1 OctoberMEMPRO TIPS ARUA JOURNALISTS ON REPORTING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
• 1 OctoberEBOLA OUTBREAK: ADJUMANI DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT, ASKS FOR PPE FOR HEALTH WORKERS
• 30 SeptemberURA Donates Relief food, Clothing to Vulnerable Families in Moroto
• 30 SeptemberAmudat leaders pleased by local NGO value addition initiative to women groups
• 30 SeptemberStop misusing COVID19 surveillance vehicles, Min. Aceng warns district leaders.
• 29 SeptemberLC1 chairperson blue corner South, Lira City West Division commits aggravated defilement
• 29 SeptemberCommunity in Napak District Embraces COVID Vaccines.
• 27 SeptemberJUDICIARY TO STRENGTHEN INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE-PRINCIPAL JUDGE FLAVIAN ZEIJA
• 27 SeptemberKaberamaido set to host Miss Kumam Pageant
• 26 SeptemberVHTs delayed in relaying information about Ebola, Minister Aceng
• 26 SeptemberTaking stock, a tribute to Hon. Gen Elly Tuhirirwe Tumwine.
• 26 SeptemberINTER-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF UGANDA BEGINS POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY
• 25 SeptemberLC5 KITGUM URGES PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT OVER EBOLA OUTBREAK
• 23 SeptemberConstruction of Kitgum-Kidepo road to commence in 2023/24 FY
• 23 SeptemberMTN, Enabel handover ICT lab in Hoima
• 23 SeptemberDHO Katakwi directs Residents to go for Covid-19 Vaccination.
• 23 SeptemberKibaale District Health Department Reactivates The Disease Control Taskforce
• 22 SeptemberACHOLI PROVINCE SUSPENDS HEAD COACH, CAPTAIN.
• 21 SeptemberMAKERERE UNIVERSITY WELCOMES MWANGAZA AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY STUDY GROUP LAUNCH: WILL IT END IDEOLOGICAL DISORIENTATION?
• 21 SeptemberARUA POLICE IMPOUND 74 MORE CARTONS OF KILLER GIN
• 21 SeptemberWHO JOINS THE EBOLA FIGHT IN UGANDA
• 21 SeptemberARCHBISHOP JOHN BAPTIST ODAMA CARE CENTER FOR NODDING SYNDROME OPENS IN OCTOBER
• 21 SeptemberOPM Donates Food Relief to Households Affected by Elephant Invasion in Kitgum
• 20 SeptemberEBOLA OUTBREAK IN UGANDA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH RULES OUT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
• 20 SeptemberCONTRACTOR ASKS FOR 18 MONTHS EXTENSION OF ATIAK-LAROPI ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
• 19 SeptemberKOBOKO DISTRICT CLOSES CHARCOAL MARKETS FOLLOWING RJF SUPPORTED STORY ON MOUNT KEI FOREST RESERVE
• 18 September7 senior secretaries on spot for misappropriation of over 139million

2021

• 24 NovemberCovid-19 vaccine: Ray of hope for refugees in northern Uganda
• 24 NovemberOulanyah Blames Poverty in Northern Uganda On Leaders
• 24 NovemberLira, Mbarara City embrace MTN at town halls to boost Ugandan participation in IPO
• 24 NovemberSanctuary Mandela, ex-president’s home turned into boutique hotel
• 24 NovemberSilverbacks pull out of World Cup qualifiers
• 24 NovemberMukwala bags quadruple
• 24 NovemberFruit canker disease ravages mango trees in Gulu, Nwoya district
• 23 NovemberWill Uganda finally be able to tax online multinationals?
• 23 NovemberGovt needs to make online shopping affordable – Jumia
• 23 NovemberStop creating excuses to spend whatever you earn
• 23 NovemberMPS INSPECT BUNDIBUGYO, KABAROLE HEALTH CENTRES
• 23 NovemberACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS CHALLENGED TO PREACH AGAINST TEENAGE PREGNANCY