Tag Archives: Moroto

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Moroto Municipality have accused the security forces of extorting money and torture during the night cordon and search operations. On Wednesday, the forces comprising police and UPDF conducted a cordon and search operation within the municipality following complaints from residents about the resurgence …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district officials are accusing parents of conniving with suspects to kill defilement cases in exchange for bride price. The officials are concerned that many girls have been forced to marry while others are being defiled but most of the cases go unreported as parents …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district councilors want the Resident District Commissioner, George William Wopuwa transferred for alleged interference in council business. The angry councilors resolved unanimously on Wednesday to recommend Wopuwa’s immediate transfer from the district. They accused him of among others overstepping his mandate, witch-hunting and harassing …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto municipality has received waste management equipment worth Shillings 10 million thanks to Welthunger, an implementing partner on a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene- WASH project. The equipment consisting of ten wheelbarrows, gumboots, rakes, hand gloves, and spades among others were delivered to the municipal council …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 inmates in Moroto prisons have sat for the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE.  The inmates sat for the exams at Nakapelimen primary school, 500 meters away from the prisons. Frank Baine, the spokesperson for Uganda Prison Services said that they paid the registration fees of the …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto health officials have embarked on community engagements to mobilise and educate mothers about the importance of vaccinating their children against diseases. According to statistics obtained from Moroto district health department, between 60 to 70 percent of children aged between 0 to five years old …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10,000 pastoralists at Kobebe grazing area in Lotisan sub-county, Moroto district are going for days without any meal as the hunger crisis sweeps through the region. Three different communities which comprise the Jie from Kotido district, Matheniko from Moroto and Turkana from …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected cattle rustler has been shot dead by UPDF soldiers during a cordon and search operation in Lokitimo village, Lotisan sub-county, Moroto district. Lokeris Loyep, 52, was killed on Thursday at the entrance of his gate while going to a nearby bush to answer …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district is experiencing acute shortage of teacher accommodation facilities, forcing schools to convert some classrooms into housing units for staff. When our reporter visited both primary and secondary schools, the situation was so bad because most of the classrooms converted are either dilapidated or have …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces have gunned down a suspected Karamojong warrior and recovered his firearm. The incident took place at around 3am on Thursday in Nakapelimen village, Nadunget town council, Moroto district. Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto Region police spokesperson says that the warrior was shot …