Tag Archives: Kaabong

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kaabong District is experiencing a surge in malaria cases due to the return of rains in the region. The number of malaria cases increased rapidly in March and reached its peak in May when the rains gained momentum. Dr. Sharif Nalibe, the Kaabong District …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kaabong district officials want the government to compensate 55,000 heads of cattle lost to rustling between 2019 and 2022. Jino Meri, the LCV chairperson says that many residents have lost their lives and animals to rustlers, which has affected the community economically and socially. According to …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 800 people in Locheker East village, Kurao Parish, Kalapata Sub-county in Kaabong district are currently homeless after their homes were burnt to ashes by suspected armed Turkana warrior. The incident took place on Sunday morning by around 7am. Peter Chegem, secretary …

Kaabong is facing acute food shortage Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least eight people have been reported dead over hunger in three sub counties of Kaabong district in the past three months. Jino Meri, the district chairperson said the eight people died in the three most affected sub-counties. He …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Karimojong cattle rustlers have killed a Local Defence Unit-LDU personnel in Kaabong town. Capt. Edrin Mawanda, the UPDF 3rd Division Spokesperson says that Jimmy Lori was killed on Thursday by unknown rustlers 3 kilometres away from his detach in Kaabong. “He left the detach …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forcesoldiers have shot dead a suspected Jie Karimojong warrior in a gunfire exchange in Kaabong town. The 15 minutes gunfire exchange broke out when the Jie warriors from Kotido raided a protected Kraal in Kabaong town on Wednesday night. Moses Korobe, one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of people living with HIV/AIDs in Kaabong and Kotido districts in Karamoja region have appealed to the government and development partners to come up with income-generating projects to support their livelihood. Some of the affected people living with HIV/AIDs told URN at Kotido …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspected Turkana warriors were killed and another injured during a cattle raid at Lochom in Kaabong West in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The injured also succumbed to the gunshot wounds hours later. Kaabong Resident District Commissioner, John Rex Achilla says the two …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries has lifted the ban on the sale of animals and their products in Kotido, Kaabong and Abim districts. In November 2019, the Ministry imposed a quarantine in the three districts following an outbreak of foot and …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several members of the Ik community, a minority group in Kaabong district have been blocked from contesting for political positions due to low levels of education. The Ik people, currently settled in Kamion sub-county, in Kaabong district are regarded as the most marginalized of …