Author: Evans Kalyango

By Mike Rwothomio A catastrophic multi-vehicle collision on the Kampala-Gulu Highway at Kitaleba Village, near Asili Farm, has resulted in 63 fatalities and multiple injuries, marking one of the deadliest road accidents in Uganda’s history. The incident, which occurred at 12:15 AM today, was confirmed by SP Kananura Michael, CLO/PRO Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety. The crash involved four vehicles: an Isuzu bus (UBF 614X, Nile Star Coaches), a Toyota Surf (CGO 5132AB 07), a Tata Lorry (UBK 647C), and another Isuzu bus (UAM 045V, Planet Company). According to preliminary investigations, the driver of the Nile Star Coaches bus,…

The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has suspended the nation-wide teachers strike which had been on-going since the 3rd term officially began and with majority UPE schools spending over a month without pupils attending classes. The suspension follows several engagements which with the Ministry of Public Service, Labor, and another engagement with the speaker of parliament Anita Among and the education committee. “The National Executive Council (NEC) of UNATU and the Branch Chairpersons in a special sitting today, 16th October 2025, have carefully studied the current status of the industrial Action. Having received documented communication from the speaker of parliament…

In the news this morning, Kenya’s long serving opposition leader and former prime Raila Amolo Odinga has died in India where he had gone for treatment. His death follows speculation over his absence from the public for days. The opposition titan  died at an Ayurvedic eye hospital-cum-research centre at Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district of Kerala in India on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). He was 80. He suffered a cardiac failure during his morning walk on the hospital. The death occurred around 9 a.m, according to the authorities of Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre. He had been under treatment…

Paying teachers in the same profession differently is an abuse and bastardization of the profession. It can kill and destroy civilization and the nation at large. Creating classes within the same profession is like driving a wedge deliberately into the profession by intentionally creating a disparity in their salary which to me is a bad and sinister motive. This can only be done by someone who is not mentally sound, someone of a medieval mind, an outdated mind. It demotivates the good patriotic mind of a civil servant but it can also erode the moral being of a teacher and discourage…

BY MIKE RWOTHOMIO The Greater Nebbi Elders Council, comprising representatives from Zombo, Nebbi, and Pakwach districts, has called on farmers to scale up agricultural production to capitalize on the imminent completion of a multi-billion agro-industrial processing facility in Nebbi District. The state-of-the-art plant, located in Parombo Town Council, is designed to process cassava, maize, and sweet potatoes, offering a robust market for these locally grown commodities. Spanning 50 acres, with plans for expansion to 100 acres, the facility is slated for commissioning in early 2026 and is projected to generate over 5,000 direct and indirect jobs. On October 10, 2025,…

By Mike Rwothomio Hundreds of vegetable vendors at Paidha Central Market in Paidha Town Council, Zombo District, are experiencing renewed operational confidence following the Paidha Town Council’s initiative for the construction of a permanent protective shade structures. These structures will shelter the vendors operating in the local marketplace. The initiative represents a strategic response to the vendors’ long-standing exposure to adverse climatic conditions, including intense solar radiation and recurrent heavy downpours. Leaders are optimistic that it will safeguard the vendors’ revenue-generating activities, which collectively provide substantial fiscal inflows to the council through daily tax remittances. Pascal Kumakech, Chairperson of the…

By Mike Rwothomio Zombo district’s political leadership has issued a clear call to National Resistance Movement (NRM) cadres and the broader electorate to uphold peace and unity during President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign rally, scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Zombo Upper Primary School playground in Zombo Town Council. The President’s visit is a pivotal moment for this District of over 300,000 residents, where more than 100,000 are projected staunch NRM loyalists, as he seeks to consolidate support ahead of the general elections. Festus Ayikobua, Zombo’s Resident District Commissioner (RDC), emphasized that preparations are advancing seamlessly across political, security, and…

On 21st August 2025, the Electoral Commission confirmed that 207 Ugandans had picked nomination papers to vie for the country’s top job in the general elections which will take place in January 2026. The incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was also among those who picked nomination papers saying he had some unfinished business and needs more five years. This would bring his grip to power to 45 years. Out of the 207 who showed interest to end Museveni’s 4-decade rule, only 38 returned the nomination papers with atleast 100 signatures collected across the entire country from atleast 98 districts as…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this evening appointed a new Inspectorate of Government (IGG) after declining to renew the contract of outgoing IGG Betty Olive Namisango Kamya (BONK). Kamya was appointed IGG in November 2021 replacing Justice Irene Mulyagonja who moved to the Constitutional Court. During her reign, Kamya has tried her level best to fight corruption but seems the big man was not impressed and it could be the reason he declined to extent her contract. The contract of outgoing IGG Betty Kamya and for her deputies all ended on 22nd September and after days of not hearing of…

By Mike Rwothomio Sarah Adong, Chairperson of the Democratic Party (DP) Women’s League, has officially declared her candidacy for the Zombo District Woman Member of Parliament seat in the 2026-2031 term by collecting nomination forms. Known affectionately as “Mama Zombo, Yoo Leng,” the seasoned media figure and DP stalwart, accompanied by supporters, obtained the forms from the Zombo District Electoral Commission offices on Ofaka Road, Paidha Town Council, on the morning of Thursday, October 2, 2025. The forms were handed to Adong by Zombo District Returning Officer Emmanuel Ogwang, marking the start of an intensive mobilization campaign ahead of the…