David Ochieng
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uganda Featured image for Call for rehabilitation grow as Tororo Health Center III remains in ruins

News Featured image for Applicants Flood Tororo CPS as Police Recruitment Nears Deadline
Thu 20 Mar, 2025 18:28
Applicants Flood Tororo CPS as Police Recruitment Nears Deadline
Featured image for Applicants Flood Tororo CPS as Police Recruitment Nears Deadline

Since the recruitment exercise began in the district on March 12, at least 668 hopefuls, mostly recent O-Level graduates, have submitted their applications, with numbers expected to rise even further...


police Featured image for Butaleja mob lynches suspected motorcycle thief

Sports Featured image for URA Opens New Malaba Bonded Warehouse to Ease Cargo Congestion
Mon 17 Mar, 2025 23:50
URA Opens New Malaba Bonded Warehouse to Ease Cargo Congestion
Featured image for URA Opens New Malaba Bonded Warehouse to Ease Cargo Congestion

Built by Tan Investments, the facility can accommodate up to 1,000 trucks and is expected to ease delays that have long plagued cargo transportation along the Malaba-Kampala highway.


Voice of America Featured image for UCC Tororo Students Demand Bursar’s Removal Over Mismanagement
Mon 17 Mar, 2025 15:37
UCC Tororo Students Demand Bursar’s Removal Over Mismanagement
Featured image for UCC Tororo Students Demand Bursar’s Removal Over Mismanagement

The students are demanding the immediate removal of the institution’s bursar, Robert Kayanja, over allegations of mismanaging college resources.


Health Featured image for Tororo grandmother appeals for help as granddaughter battles rare tongue condition
Sun 16 Mar, 2025 00:11
Tororo grandmother appeals for help as granddaughter battles rare tongue condition
Featured image for Tororo grandmother appeals for help as granddaughter battles rare tongue condition

For three years, she has watched the child struggle with a congenital tongue condition that has made feeding difficult and life painful.


Justice Law and Order Featured image for Female Security Guard Killed in Suspected Motorcycle Theft
Sat 15 Mar, 2025 14:27
Female Security Guard Killed in Suspected Motorcycle Theft
Featured image for Female Security Guard Killed in Suspected Motorcycle Theft

Authorities suspect the attackers were targeting motorcycles stored within the quarters, which were reportedly stolen during the incident.


uganda Featured image for Tororo RDC calls for enhanced monitoring for PDM implementation

Health Featured image for Bukedi Leaders Demand Urgent Action as Healthcare Crisis Worsens
Thu 13 Mar, 2025 23:47
Bukedi Leaders Demand Urgent Action as Healthcare Crisis Worsens
Featured image for Bukedi Leaders Demand Urgent Action as Healthcare Crisis Worsens

The region’s fertility rate of 6.5 children per woman, higher than the national average of 5.2, has put additional pressure on the already overstretched healthcare system.


News Featured image for Letter to VP Alupo Over Tororo District Split Sparks Controversy
Tue 11 Mar, 2025 23:12
Letter to VP Alupo Over Tororo District Split Sparks Controversy
Featured image for Letter to VP Alupo Over Tororo District Split Sparks Controversy

In a letter dated February 28, 2025, District Chairperson John Okea asked the vice-president to provide guidance, citing a council resolution to suspend discussions until after an engagement with her.


uganda Featured image for Eastern Uganda farmers urged to embrace climate-smart agriculture

Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Featured image for Tororo Muslims ask politicians to prioritise their interests or forget about votes

News Featured image for Tororo Muslim Community Receives Food Relief for Ramadan

News Featured image for Tororo Seeks Meeting with VP Alupo Over District Division Dispute

News Featured image for Tororo District Council Demands Review of Property Rate Paid by Tororo Cement
Wed 26 Feb, 2025 21:35
Tororo District Council Demands Review of Property Rate Paid by Tororo Cement
Featured image for Tororo District Council Demands Review of Property Rate Paid by Tororo Cement

Chairperson John Okea, defending the district’s previous stance, reminded the council that Tororo Cement had already agreed to increase the property rate from Shs250 million to Shs530 million.


NRM Featured image for NRM Bugiri District Office Launch Marred by Leadership Divisions

News Featured image for Former IGP Boniface Okoth Ogolla Laid to Rest in Tororo Amidst National Tribute

uganda Featured image for Former IGP  Okoth Ogolla’s body arrives in Tororo ahead of burial

uganda Featured image for Farmers in Eastern Uganda calls for loan waivers

Ugandan News Featured image for BoU in financial literacy drive in Tororo

uganda Featured image for Minister Oboth meets West Budama stakeholders over poor PLE results

uganda Featured image for Tororo Mourns Former IGP Okoth Ogola

Justice Law and Order Featured image for Two Lynched and Dumped in River Malaba Over Arson


Justice Law and Order Featured image for Decomposing Body of Elderly Woman Found in Bungoma Village
Thu 13 Feb, 2025 20:53
Decomposing Body of Elderly Woman Found in Bungoma Village
Featured image for Decomposing Body of Elderly Woman Found in Bungoma Village

The grisly discovery followed a strong, foul odor that prompted neighbors and passersby to investigate, leading to the finding of Bulage's lifeless body.


News Featured image for Govt Launches Shs 800M Solar-Powered Water Project in Tororo

uganda Featured image for Kiprop, Chelangat shine at this year's national athletics championships

uganda Featured image for Butebo, Pallisa, Bukedea cassava farmers demand govt action over drop in prices

News Featured image for West Budama Residents Take Matters into Their Own Hands as Roads Deteriorate
Sat 08 Feb, 2025 21:12
West Budama Residents Take Matters into Their Own Hands as Roads Deteriorate
Featured image for West Budama Residents Take Matters into Their Own Hands as Roads Deteriorate

With no government assistance forthcoming, residents have been using basic tools to improve the roads temporarily, knowing their efforts will not provide a lasting solution.


uganda Featured image for All set for national cross country championship in Tororo today

Health Featured image for Tororo District Authorities Refute Ebola Death Rumors
Wed 05 Feb, 2025 20:22
Tororo District Authorities Refute Ebola Death Rumors
Featured image for Tororo District Authorities Refute Ebola Death Rumors

The district’s health department confirmed the death of a patient who exhibited symptoms similar to those of the virus but clarified that test results came back negative.


News Featured image for Butaleja Councillors Threaten Protest Over Unpaid Allowances
Wed 05 Feb, 2025 18:34
Butaleja Councillors Threaten Protest Over Unpaid Allowances
Featured image for Butaleja Councillors Threaten Protest Over Unpaid Allowances

Led by Joseph Owor, the district councillor for Butaleja Sub County and former district vice chairman, the councillors are demanding immediate payment of Shs76.5 million.


News Featured image for Former Ambassador Otaala Launches Shs400m Fundraising Drive to Upgrade Tororo Rural Health Centre II

UPDF Featured image for Tororo Leaders Laud UPDF for Dedicated Service Ahead of Tarehe Sita Celebrations
Wed 05 Feb, 2025 18:15
Tororo Leaders Laud UPDF for Dedicated Service Ahead of Tarehe Sita Celebrations
Featured image for Tororo Leaders Laud UPDF for Dedicated Service Ahead of Tarehe Sita Celebrations

This year’s 44th Tarehe Sita Anniversary will be marked in the Greater Masaka region under the theme: "Celebrating Pan-African Solidarity and the People's Sacrifice in the Struggle for Freedom and Dem...


International Education Day Featured image for Parents, Pupils Protest School Relocation Over SGR Project
Tue 04 Feb, 2025 12:06
Parents, Pupils Protest School Relocation Over SGR Project
Featured image for Parents, Pupils Protest School Relocation Over SGR Project

The parents, accompanied by a large number of affected pupils, expressed frustration over the move, arguing that Amagoro Primary School is too far from their community.


Entertainment Featured image for NRM Has Achieve 95% Success in Voter Register Update - Tanga Odoi

uganda Featured image for NRM extends membership update for Tororo County

Ugandan News Featured image for NRM spokesperson for Tororo district laid to rest

Justice Law and Order Featured image for Prison Warden Arrested Over Assault of NRM Village Registrar
Sat 01 Feb, 2025 16:16
Prison Warden Arrested Over Assault of NRM Village Registrar
Featured image for Prison Warden Arrested Over Assault of NRM Village Registrar

Peter Musazizi was taken into custody today [Saturday] morning after reportedly attacking the registrar at a registration site, accusing him of working for "thieves."


News Featured image for Delays Hit Tororo-Gulu Railway Project as URC Cites Extreme Weather Challenges

tororo Featured image for Nine Out to Fox MP Odoi in West Budama North East
Mon 27 Jan, 2025 21:38
Nine Out to Fox MP Odoi in West Budama North East
Featured image for Nine Out to Fox MP Odoi in West Budama North East

Since its creation in 2020, the constituency has been under the leadership of Fox Odoi, but increasing frustration over his failure to address key issues has prompted nine new candidates to challenge...


uganda Featured image for Bukedi Diocese ordains 10 deacons in Tororo

News Featured image for Business Resumes at Malaba Border Following Release of Detained Kenyan Police Officer
Fri 24 Jan, 2025 12:19
Business Resumes at Malaba Border Following Release of Detained Kenyan Police Officer
Featured image for Business Resumes at Malaba Border Following Release of Detained Kenyan Police Officer

Philex Osamong, attached to the Malaba Kenya One-Stop Border Point, had been detained on allegations of aiding the smuggling of Uganda Revenue Authority uniforms into Uganda and was transferred to Kam...


News Featured image for Malaba Border Remains Tense After Kenyan Protesters Ground Business in Arrest Standoff
Thu 23 Jan, 2025 18:19
Malaba Border Remains Tense After Kenyan Protesters Ground Business in Arrest Standoff
Featured image for Malaba Border Remains Tense After Kenyan Protesters Ground Business in Arrest Standoff

The protesters said they will not reopen the border until the detained officer is released.


News Featured image for BREAKING: Kenyan Protesters Block Malaba Border Over Arrest of Police Officer

International Education Day Featured image for Tororo Parents Protest School Demolition, Demand Relocation Plan

News Featured image for NRM Tororo Publicist Passes On at 50

News Featured image for Rising Dog Bite Cases Raise Alarm in Butaleja

International Education Day Featured image for Butaleja education heads urge parents to prepare for school reopening
Tue 21 Jan, 2025 10:26
Butaleja education heads urge parents to prepare for school reopening
Featured image for Butaleja education heads urge parents to prepare for school reopening

The new academic year for pre-primary, primary and secondary schools starts on February 3.


News Featured image for Leaders from Busoga, Bukedi, and Bugisu Unite Behind Alcohol Regulation Bill

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