By Moses Akuma Odims
We have the fertile soil. We have the coffee, the cocoa, the energetic youth, the 180 megawatts of power waiting to be used, and five industrial parks already marked on the map in Moyo, Yumbe, Koboko, Madi-Okollo and Nebbi. We sit on the doorstep of Congo and South Sudan — two of the biggest markets on this continent.
With all this, West Nile has no excuse to be...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Muslim leadership under the Zombo Muslim District has commissioned the newly constructed Ebrahim Mosque in Solia Cell, Paidha Town Council, along Ubimu Road.
The facility aims to bring a place of worship closer to the local faithful.
The mosque, built with support from the Saliheen Foundation UK and the Muslim community in greater Nebbi and beyond between 2025...
By Zoomer Africa
Jesse Okweda, a well-known businessman from Paidha Town Council in Zombo District, has died.
Okweda, the proprietor and director of Paidha Model Nursery and Primary School, passed away at Mulago Hospital.
A close family member confirmed the death, stating: “Oh yes, we lost Muzee Jesse this morning in Mulago Hospital.”
In a statement released by the school, the...
By Mike Rwothomio
Officials representing various Luo cultural institutions, including Ker Alur, Ker Kwaro Acholi, Batooro Babiito, Banyoro Babiito, Babitokati and Mujwarakondo, have met at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City ahead of the burial of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
The pre-burial meeting brought together the Luo cultural groups as preparations intensified for the...
By Mike Rwothomio
Zombo District leadership has formally appealed to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance to resolve critical technical failures affecting approximately 50 percent of Parish Development Model (PDM) tablets.
The disruptions are constraining operational efficiency across half of the district’s 61 parishes.
According to the Zombo District Production Department, 31 of...
By Mike Rwothomio
ESAFF Uganda hosted the Agroecology Introductory Workshop for the sixth cohort of its Agroecology School for Journalists and Communicators in Kampala, bringing together media professionals and communicators from distinguished media houses across Uganda, to deepen their understanding of the complex systems that shape how food is produced, processed, marketed and...
By Mike Rwothomio
A woman and her husband were killed by lightning during a heavy downpour in Oguta Village, Mundhel Parish, Nyapea Sub-County, Zombo District, in the early hours of Thursday 10, September, 2026.
The deceased woman was identified as Adoku, while her husband was identified as Arua.
Eliot Odongo, the area councillor for Mundhel Parish, confirmed the incident, saying the...
By Mike Rwothomio
Paidha Black Angels SC and Paidha United SC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly use Bar Okoro Stadium as their home ground for the 2026/27 football season, marking a new chapter of cooperation between the two Paidha-based clubs.
The MOU, signed at Chill-Out Lounge in Paidha on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, aims to facilitate the smooth hosting of...
By Mike Rwothomio
A one -year-and-three-month-old sick baby girl died alone in a house after her mother left her unattended to attend a disco night, local leaders confirmed.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at Alisi Thungu Cell, Dwonga Ward, Paidha Town Council, Zombo District.
The child’s mother has been identified as 32-year-old...
Astrokahawa, a start up platform aimed at organizing the require traceability evidence for Ugandan coffee, this strikes an interesting business opportunity because the eu which is Uganda's biggest coffee buyers by volume have set a dateline for 30th December for full coffee traceability and compliance by all Ugandan coffee exporters, astrokahawa therefore presents it's self as a platform to...
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