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Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kotido Reverend Father Dominic Eibu was on Saturday installed. The new Bishop who is now the third Bishop of Kotido was consecrated and installed on 14th January, 2023 in an event held at the St Daniel Comboni Primary …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop-elect, Dominic Eibu has started his journey to Kotido Diocese ahead of his consecration on Saturday January 14, 2023 in Kotido Municipality. The new bishop conducted mass at Immaculate Conception in Soroti on Thursday before starting a journey with hundreds of Christians including security …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one hundred people in Kotido district are homeless following a fire that gutted their grass-thatched houses. The fire, which started on Sunday in Potongor village, Panyangara sub county, razed down over 40 houses and properties. John Moru, a resident of the area said …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Kotido district have called for a ban on short skirts, tight clothing and trousers among women employed in the public service. They say that the dress code is disrespectful and immoral. John Bosco Akore, the secretary of Kotido Elders Council told URN that skirts …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in Kotido district have recovered 22 animals that Karamojong rustlers stole from Agago district. Col. Wilberforce Sserunkuma, the 405 Brigade Commander said the recovery of the animals was part of the efforts in the ongoing cordon and search operations. He said the …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mothers in Kotido district have been warned against starving their children so as to benefit from food and cash relief from well-wishers. Development partners like the World Food Programme-WFP recently started giving 50 kilograms of food, 3 liters of cooking oil, and cash vouchers of …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four LC3 chairpersons of Kotido district local government are currently undergoing treatment in Matany Hospital after getting involved in an accident on Saturday. The accident happened at around 4pm on the Moroto, Kotido highway when the politicians were on their way back to Kotido …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mother of seven children in Loteerei village, Longaroe sub county, Kotido district has committed suicide over starvation due to prevalent drought and biting hunger in the region. The deceased identified as Mariana Lokwii, aged 28 has been the sole breadwinner for her family after her …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fourteen sub counties in Kotido district have missed out on the first batch of relief food dispatched to Karamoja as hunger deepens. Kotido district comprises 19 sub-counties. Early last week, the government kicked off relief food distribution in Karamoja sub-region following the dire food insecurity …

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Otuke district leaders have sent back hungry Karamojong to Kotido district. Last week, 47 Karamojong women and children from Kotido entered Otuke district in search of food. They were offered food and shelter at Okwongo Church of Uganda and Okwongo Primary School. In a meeting …