By Mike Rwothomio
Leaders, alumni, parents and education stakeholders have issued a strong collective appeal for a comprehensive mega-renovation of the aging and dilapidated infrastructure at Uringi Secondary School in Nebbi District.
The call was made during the school’s 58th anniversary celebrations held on Saturday, 10 October 2026.
The landmark event drew hundreds of former...
By Mike Rwothomio
A destructive hailstorm accompanied by torrential evening rains tore through Warr Town Council in Zombo District on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, deroofing classroom blocks and administrative offices at the government-aided Juloka Primary School and bringing learning to a halt.
The severe weather event struck around 7:30 p.m., ripping off roofs from classroom blocks and the...
Uganda is at a delicate turning point. Public debt, the demands of managing the economy, and the expectations of democratic practice now sit closer together than at any time in recent memory.
How we handle this moment will shape not only the health of our public finances, but also the character of our politics and the quality of justice available to the next generation.
This reflection is...
By Yikpamungu Teddy Kakura and Mike Rwothomio
Parents and guardians have been challenged to increase support for their children who complete skills training programmes so they can turn acquired competencies into sustainable livelihoods and self-employment.
The call came during a colourful pass-out ceremony at Life Concern Skills Development Centre in Aluka cell, Dwonga Ward, Paidha Town...
By Mike Rwothomio
A devastating hailstorm accompanied by driving rain and powerful winds tore through Jupangira Sub-County in Nebbi District on Tuesday evening, September 22, 2026, leaving a trail of destruction across several villages.
The intense storm ripped the iron-sheet roofing from the stone-walled Canatek Church of Uganda in Nyarwodho Parish, Goli Central...
By Mike Rwothomio
Caritas Nebbi Catholic Diocese urged smallholder farmers to apply acquired agronomic knowledge and skills to transform livelihoods and build resilient agricultural enterprises.
The appeal was made by Emmanuel Oyirwoth, Program Officer at Caritas Nebbi, on Friday during a Farmers’ Day and Exhibition for beneficiaries of 8 farmer groups under the Caritas project in Asina...
By Yikpamungu Teddy Kakura
ZOMBO: The Zombo District Farmers Association (ZODFA) elected new leaders on Friday, 18 September 2026, at the Zombo District headquarters.
Members who attended participated in the elections, marking a pivotal transition after a long period of unchanged leadership.
Opyem Jared was elected chairperson, with Phillip Rwothomio as vice chairperson, Cibi...
By Mike Rwothomio
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Works and Transport to ensure the 119-kilometre Nebbi-Paidha-Zombo-Zeu-Warr-Vurra road is completed before 2028.
Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama, speaking on 17 September Thursday evening at Paidha Town Council grounds before hundreds of residents from Zombo District, assured the gathering that full tarmacking...
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 Dr. Betty Udongo Pacutho, PhD
Nebbi, Uganda — “I thought my life had ended when I became pregnant.”
I have heard that sentence dozens of times from girls who come to our centre.
They are 15, 17, 19 years old. They had dreams of becoming nurses, teachers, businesswomen. Then pregnancy came, and with it, silence. Shame. Rejection. School doors closed.
But I have also seen...
By Mike Rwothomio
Yumbe District has taken a major step in Uganda’s mineral development journey with the launch of the Euro Gold Small-Scale Mining Project, strengthening efforts to formalise artisanal and small-scale mining and promote responsible exploitation of Uganda’s mineral resources.
According to the leaders, this launch reinforces Government’s commitment to a...
By Mike Rwothomio
Paidha is a bustling town council in Zombo District, West Nile, with a population of over 40,000 people, according to the 2024 statistics by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, and 45 villages or cells.
The town, which borders eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has experienced rapid population growth and urbanisation over the past 20 years, accompanied by...