By Mike Rwothomio
Parents of learners at the government-aided Padea Primary School in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, are urgently appealing to district leadership and local authorities to address a severe sanitation crisis after both pupils’ latrine blocks became completely full.
The situation has left more than 1,800 learners without functional sanitary facilities, exposing them...
By Yikpamungu Teddy Kakura
The leadership of Paidha Town Council in Zombo District has launched a market ground leveling programme aimed at restoring usable trading space and enforcing the principle that every trader must occupy one designated space, thereby creating room for more community members to participate in local commerce.
LC3 Chairperson Amos Jacan announced that the initiative...
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...
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 Mike Rwothomio
Life Concern (LICO), a non-governmental organization, has launched the Stand for Climate Justice (SCJ-11) project in Zombo District, a two-year climate resilience and environmental conservation initiative targeting wetland protection, water-source conservation and indigenous seed preservation.
The project, running from May 2026 to May 2028, will be implemented in Nyapea...
By Mike Rwothomio
Police in Zombo District have arrested Patrick Odongo, a resident of Aciro village, Pakia Parish, Warr Sub-County, for allegedly growing and selling marijuana over a long period.
The Friday, 14 August operation was led by officers from Zombo District Police Commander SP Job Mutegeki, alongside local leaders and area residents.
Public anger peaked on August 10, when Odongo...
By Mike Rwothomio
A rapidly advancing deep gully is posing an imminent threat of structural collapse to a major southern section of the multimillion-shilling Paidha Central Market in Paidha Town Council, Zombo District.
Continuous head-cut erosion is progressively undermining the rear boundaries of the market, destabilizing retaining walls, storage sheds, and main trading structures near the...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Jadipu (Prime Minister) of the Alur Kingdom, Prince Lawrence Opar Angala, together with the Atyak Royal Council, on Saturday, 18 July 2026, formally initiated a mediated dialogue using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms to address a longstanding customary land conflict between two neighbouring families of the Palei clan in Jang Okoro Sub-county, Zombo...
By Mike Rwothomio
Kyambogo University organised a combined staff tour and sports competition at its Paidha Campus on Monday, 13 July 2026, as preparations intensify for the August 2026 intake scheduled to commence on 6 August.
The activities aim to rally the West Nile community to embrace the university and register for full-time programmes to advance their professional development.
The...
By Mike Rwothomio
Zombo Rural Development Network Association (ZORUDENA) has officially launched its Promic Micro-Credit Programme in Alangi Sub-County, extending structured financial solutions to underserved rural populations.
The initiative, formally known as the Promotion of Micro-Enterprises (Promic) programme, provides affordable micro-loans with competitive and revised interest...
By Mike Rwothomio
On June 4, 2026, Alur Kingdom Prime Minister (Jadipu) Prince Lawrence Opar received Oryeda Ibrahim, Jago Kaal of Pakia Jupa Yonju kwai Keeno, in Zombo Town Council, who accompanied Okello Michael, a party in a long-standing land dispute with his neighbour Fabiano Wathum.
According to Prime Minister Prince Lawrence Opar Angala, the dispute had been successfully mediated over...
By Mike Rwothomio
The technical department of Paidha Town Council in Zombo District has issued a detailed roadmap for the implementation of the long-awaited Trade Order, a Ministry of Local Government directive designed to formalize commercial activities across urban centers.
The policy mandates the relocation of informal street vendors, hawkers, and unauthorized operators to designated...