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Nov 13, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
The name ‘Salia Musala’ holds significance among the Kakwa who live in parts of West Nile in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan. ‘Salia’ means cooking stones while ‘Musala’ means three. Salia Musala, therefore, means three stones used to support an outdoor fire stove.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Felix Warom Okello |Rashul Adidi
Members of Parliament from Northern Uganda have intensified their push for the government to grant free access to Murchison Falls National Park. They argue that the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) should not be charging the current park fees of Shs25,000, because travellers to West Nile, Lango and Acholi have been forced to use the park by the ongoing rehabilitation of Karuma Bridge.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
ntv.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
A diverse group of dignitaries, including Evelyn Anite, Minister of State for Finance in Charge of Investment and Privatization, Dr. Kenneth Omona, Minister for Northern Uganda, and local government leaders from the 15 administrative units in West Nile, have convened at Hotel Le-Confidentiel in Arua for the Local Government Regional Budget Consultative Workshop for FY 2025/2026.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
What you need to know:The project’s impact extended beyond livelihoods. By June 2024,it had contributed to building 924 fully furnished primary school classrooms, equipped with rainwater tanks and other amenities. For nearly 20 years, 54-year-old Patrick Aluma Waigo lived a modest life as a subsistence farmer in Aluru Sub-county, Lea Parish, Moyo District in northern Uganda.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
ntv.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
Koboko District's Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Emmy Mitala, has issued a stern warning to politicians who undermine government initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty nationwide. He emphasized that despite extensive government efforts to eradicate poverty, some Ugandans continue to choose to remain in impoverished conditions.
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May 22, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
What you need to know:Dr Muwanika, who faced significant adversity after losing both of his parents at a young age, graduated from Oklahoma State University in the United States on May 10. r Jdiobe Muwanika has entered the annals of Uganda’s academic history by becoming one of the first individuals to obtain a Master’s degree and PhD in Aerospace Engineering at a very young age.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
Rising water levels of Lake Victoria have submerged markets, homes, roads, borehole, and washing bays among others at Masese Landing Site in Jinja City, leaving at least 1,600 vendors and families stranded. Area LC1 chairperson Asad Magumba says the water levels have risen, resulting in an overflow that has affected about 1,600 people. According to Magumba, most of this water comes from the lake and flows over roads towards the river.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
htsyndication.com | Rashul Adidi
Uganda, April 28 -- Rising water levels of Lake Victoria have submerged markets, homes, roads, borehole, and washing bays among others at Masese Landing Site in Jinja City, leaving at least 1,600 vendors and families stranded. Area LC1 chairperson Asad Magumba says the water levels have risen, resulting in an overflow that has affected about 1,600 people. According to Magumba, most of this water comes from the lake and flows over roads towards the river.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
ntv.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
In Koboko, police have taken action following the disappearance of a newborn twin from Koboko Hospital. On March 29, 2024, the baby was reportedly stolen by an unidentified woman who disguised herself as a hospital attendant. Despite efforts to trace the suspect, hindered by unclear CCTV footage due to the nighttime incident, three hospital staff members, including two security guards and a midwife, were arrested.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rashul Adidi
What you need to know:The accident, which occurred at about 7:30 pm on Sunday, involved a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Harrier motor vehicles Two people have died and four others sustained injuries following a head-on collision at Manibe Ward, Ayivu Division, Arua City, along the Arua-Koboko road. The accident, which occurred at about 7:30 pm on Sunday, involved a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Harrier motor vehicles.
