Agencies were found to be big spenders on allowances (sh362b), gratuity and NSSF (sh211b), travel (sh180b), fuel (sh59b), workshops (sh47b), consultancy services (sh75b), etc. On most of these items, agencies outspent ministries, yet the latter employed more people.
The Minister of Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Peter Lokeris, has urged the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) and other security agencies to engage closely with local communities to ensure lasting peace in the Karamoja sub-region.
The Ateker museum is not only home of cultural nights but also museum tours, oral and intangible heritage, cultural classes for students, cultural photoshoots, cultural shops, and research at a pocket-friendly cost.
Much as the residents have voiced their concerns about the ongoing destruction of wetlands, highlighting the inconsistency between what leaders advocate and their actual practices, the would-be role models for environmental stewardship have instead become symbols of hypocrisy, who preach about the importance of conserving wetlands while simultaneously engaging in activities that exacerbate their degradation.
The Ministry of Water and Environment, with support from WelthungerHilfe, a non-government, has organized a bench-marking visit for the Lokere Catchment Management Committee (CMC) to Albert Water management zone.
The delay in the disbursement of funds is attributed to many beneficiaries who have kept forgetting their passwords and banks' failure to activate SACCO accounts on time.
After months of battling for the Miss Tourism Teso 2024/2025 crown, Ngora district-born Betty Acham Okello was declared the winner at Cloud 9 Gardens in Soroti City.
The Ministry of Water and Environment officers have tasked local government authorities to report contractors who jeopardize planned works in a financial year to relevant authorities.
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Kapelebyong District, Tom Olinga Otukol, has warned the district agricultural extension workers against mismanaging government motorcycles.