Tag: Pokot

Ex-Umeme Boss Tips new Management on zero-tolerance to corruption

As Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) officially takes over electricity distribution from Umeme, outgoing board chairman Patrick Bitature has tasked the new management board to prioritize a zero-tolerance policy on corruption in ensuring the new...

Four people killed during Eid al-Fitr Celebrations —Police

National News

Police in Kampala have reported a number of fatal incidents that claimed the lives of four people during Eid celebrations. The Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) spokesperson, SSP Patrick Onyango, attributed these occurrences to a range of causes,...

Crime

Police Investigate Murder of Two Pokot Juveniles in Suspected...

Police in Nakapiripirit District have initiated investigations after armed karimojong warriors attacked and killed two juvenile pokot herders, and...

Religion

Pomp, Excitement as Cultural Devotees Gather in Soroti City...

On Wednesday, November 27th 2024, thousands of members of the Ateker group drawn from Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania,...

National News

Museveni Calls Upon Karamoja Region to Embrace Peace, Hold...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has implored the people of Karamoja to embrace peace and uphold a culture that is scientifically relevant for ideological enrichment and transformation.

Business

Reformed Warriors Ask Gov’t to Start-up SACCOs, Bring Socioeconomic...

The Karamoja Cultural Festival started eight years ago with this event making its ninth year, the reason it is called the 9th edition. The cultural event aims at preserving peace and unity among the Karamajong, Turkana, Pokot, Dodoth, Jie, Nyangatom, and other tribes as Ateker to promote cultural diversity.

Security