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Maracha District. 29-5-2025. 📸: Maracha District Headquarter. Courtesy Photo. Councilors in Maracha District have debated and supported a motion seeking to award themselves 2M shs in the guise of acquiring T-shirts as service awards for Councilors serving in the 2021 - 2026 term of office. During the 4th ordinary council sitting of the 4th session of the 3rd council on Thursday, 29-5-2025, Maracha District Council presented and debated the financial year 2025 / 2026 financial year budget to the tune of Shs 36 billion. With the District Executive Committee (DEC) report recommending the Shs 2M to buy T-shirts as service awards for the Councilors, the Councilor representing the people of Oluffe Sub-county, Hon Paul Drasiku, ridiculed the idea of buying T-shirts rather proposed to the council agree and buy for them cooperative wears. Unlike few other Councilors who spoke in affirmative for buying “Clothes” as service awards, the Male Youth Councilor for Maracha District, Hon A...

Source: Daily Monitor. Monday, May 26, 2025 President Museveni and Janet Museveni at Kololo Independence Grounds on May 25, 2025. PHOTO/PPU  What you need to know: Despite the rare show of contrition, the couple offered no clear reforms or accountability measures, leaving critics skeptical of their introspection. Notably absent from the event was their controversial son and military forces chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, whose divisive image has triggered claims of eroding legitimacy.  President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni have issued a rare joint public apology, acknowledging failures in governance, corruption, and alienation of citizens, especially in Buganda, as political tensions mount ahead of the 2026 general elections. In a carefully choreographed moment at a national evangelical convention organised by their daughter, Pastor Patience Rwabwogo, the couple stood side by side and ...

28-5-2025 Story by Martin Okudi. *West Nile Caucus Chair Pledges Loyalty to Museveni Ahead of Political Season* The Chairperson of the West Nile Parliamentary Caucus, Geoffrey Feta, has reaffirmed the group's political allegiance to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the country approaches the next political season. “As we are going towards the political season, we promised His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during his recent Yumbe District visit that we shall not give our votes to anybody else,” said Feta, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ayivu East County.  He made the remarks while addressing a gathering in Yumbe Town Council on Tuesday. Feta also directed local leaders to take charge of mobilization at the district level. “I have seen LCVs and RDCs here— we are taking that task to you. Whereas we own the regional responsibility, the district one is yours,” he added.

Story By Martin Okudi. 27-5-2025. 🎥: Statement of State Minister for Education and Sports, Hon Moriku Kaducu who doubles as the woman MP for Moyo District. Video by Martin Okudi. *Dr Kaducu Disheartened by Absence of West Nile Students in Muni University Merit Admissions* The Minister of State for Education and Sports (Primary), Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, has expressed disappointment over the complete absence of students from the West Nile sub-region in the latest national merit-based government scholarship intake at Muni University. “We need to do more in improving learners’ performance,” she stressed. “Let us encourage both girls and boys in West Nile to strive for excellence and secure opportunities at institutions like Muni University instead of waiting to be taken on government merit". Dr. Kaducu, who also serves as the Woman Member of Parliament for Moyo District, revealed that none of the districts in West Nile had a student selected on merit for government sponsorship at th...

27-5-2025. Very humbled to spend part of today with thousands of elders from Teso Sub-region, the vast majority of them being war-claimants. Most of these were very rich people in the past, who lost their loved ones, cows and several other properties in the late 1980s. Every successive year, Museveni’s regime has been promising to compensate these people in vain.  Many of the claimants have since died while others are very old and dealing with various ailments without medical care. With all the money the criminal regime steals and what they put to waste, they have spent 40 years lying to these senior citizens! Whenever some little money has been released in the past, it goes to a few selected NRM apologists. Some regime-leaning leaders have turned their plight into a business!  We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with these elders, proclaiming our commitment to their plight. We shall work tooth and nail now and in future to ...

Story by Osuta Yusuf. Maracha District. 27-5-2025. 📸: The late Dr. Andi Charles. Courtesy Photo. Born on 7-September-1945 in Adibania Cell, Lamila Ward in Okokoro Town, Maracha Constituency in Maracha District, Dr Andi Charles died onThursday 17-April-2025 in the United Kingdom after suffering from Cancer disease. According to an official communication published in a WhatsApp group created for discussing and planning the funeral of Dr. Andi Charles, his body is set to be flown into Uganda on Friday, 30-5-2025, by around midday, and thereafter, the body will be transported to Royal Funeral Home Kampala for further management. The body will be transported from Kampala to Arua on Saturday 31-5-2025 and upon arrival, a requiem mass will be held by midday in Christ the King Arua and later in the evening, it will be taken to his home in Anyafio East Cell, Mvara Ward, Arua Central Division, Arua city for the official overnight vigil, according to the statement released. Monday, 2...

📸: Nyakuezaibo Ezra, Courtesy Photo. 26-5-2025. Written by Nyakuezaibo Ezra, Ayivu East Constituency MP Aspirant 2026-2031 on NRM Party Ticket. "This campaign is not about me Nyakuezaibo Ezra. It's about the poor mother who walks miles to reach a health center, only to find there is no medicine! It's about the women who die giving life because our healthcare system has failed them! It's about the young people who are educated, skilled, and full of potential but have no employment opportunities! It's about empowering our youths and women with the tools and skills they need to build a better future! It's about the broken education system, the impassable roads, and the corruption that steals from the people and the farmers who struggle to survive! It's about the elders who are ignored and sidelined when they should be respected and cared for! It's about ensuring that, every homestead has some form of economic activity so that every family can ...

📸: Hon Afidra Ronald Olema, the MP for Lower Madi Okollo Constituency, Madi Okollo District. Courtesy Photo. Debrief about the Friday 23-5-2025 NRM Party Structure Elections. Compiled by #Information_is_Power.  25-5-2025. So far, below here are the lists of politicians which we have been able to compile from the recently concluded NRM Party structure elections at District levels. An LC3 Chairperson, Hon Agbara David has defeated the Lower Madi Okollo Constituency MP Hon Afidra Ronald during the 23-5-2025 District NRM Party Chairperson Election of Madi Okollo. He was defeated alongside his colleague, the Upper Madi Okollo County MP Hon Etuka Isaac who was contesting for the position of NRM Vice Chairperson for Madi Okollo District. In Terego District, Minister and MP for Terego East Constituency, Hon Obiga Mario Kania defeated Terego District Woman MP Hon Obigah Rose in the District NRM Party Chairperson election.. In Maracha District, Ofeku Gabriel whom some people in ...

📸: The Campaign Poster of Mr Obeta Moses Drakua. Story by Osuta Yusuf. Maracha District. 25-5-2025. Businessman Mr Obeta Moses Drakua has finally designed and released his campaign poster for the Maracha Constituency MP election 2026 - 2031. Mr. Obeta who doubles as the Arua Community Business Chairperson, has been on the ground doing consultation and task force meetings in the 8 Sub-counties (Awiziru, Okokoro, Kijomoro, Ovujo, Oluffe, Oluvu, Agaii, and Obiba) of Maracha Constituency in Maracha District after he announced his Parliamentary bid weeks after the 14-1-2021 Presidential and Parliamentary general elections. In the Maracha Constituency MP race on the NRM Party ticket, three candidates (Uhuru Nelson, Obeta Moses Drakua, and Drasiga Ivan) have shown interest in contesting in the upcoming National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primary election for Parliamentary positions scheduled to take place on 16-July-2025, and thereafter, any of the three MP Aspirants who win...

©️ 24-5-2025. Husbands, in your turn show wisdom in your relations with your wives, as with a weaker sex; honor them, as also to inherit with you the grace of life. So be it, so that nothing gets in the way of your prayers 1. Never Shout, Do not raise your voice on your Partner or your Wife for any reason. A true Man leads by Love not by force. 2. Never compare your partner to other women, not even to your Mother. Each person is unique 3.Don't ignore your wife all day, no communication, no texting, no calls. A "I love you darling" Can brighten her day. 4. Don't Condemn your wife when she makes mistakes. On the contrary, encourage it, motivate it, correct it. 5. Training your partner to earn money doesn't make them 100% financially dependent on you. Sponsor her as needed to open a business. 6. Know that a sexual "good night" is prepared during the day with little attentions. Sex is not just a duty but a moment of pleasure and communion...

24-5-2025. Ever since we introduced Online Live talkshows on #Information_is_Power Online News broadcasting channel, we are making good strides as several individuals and associations are showing interest in the program. Tomorrow, Sunday, 25-5-2025, at 4pm, we shall be hosting Mr. Ezama Ham Mizamil on the #Information_is_Power Online News broadcasting channel. The talkshow will be shedding light on the Arua Aringa Community Association, who they are, what they have been able to do ever since the election of their new leadership last year July 2024, and the plans they have for the Aringa people in Arua City and around the world. Stay tuned. #iip_updates  #Information_is_Power  #we_inform_the_uninformed 

📸: The Recovered Gun. Photo by Uganda Police Force. 23-5-2025. The joint security forces of ASTU and UPDF in Karenga have recovered two guns in a series of operations. The first gun, an SMG rifle  with 03 live rounds of ammunition, was recovered from Lomeritum Lobwol Simon Peter, a 30-year-old resident of Lokorio village. The suspect was arrested on May 21, 2025, and led the security forces to his house where the gun was recovered. The second gun, an SMG was handed over to the security forces by the wife of Lokuda Gabriel, a 70-year-old resident of Komem Village. The suspect was arrested on May 4, 2025, and is currently in custody. Our security agencies remain committed to maintaining peace and security in the region and urge the community to continue cooperating with them. IP LONGOLE MIKE  PRO MT MOROTO/ASTU

As the Maracha District National Resistance Movement (NRM) party structure election is slated to take place tomorrow, Friday, 23-5-2025, at Bura Primary School playground, at #Information_is_Power online news publication channel, we are volunteering to broadcast Live the entire party structure election. The key positions whose elections will be held tomorrow in the party structure election include District NRM Chairperson, District NRM Vice Chairperson, Secretary for Finance, Publicity, Women's League, and ElderLeague, gue, among other positions. Following the series of controversies surrounding the incumbent District NRM Party Chairperson Hon Ofekua Gabriel whose leadership in 10 years (2014 - 2024) has been marred with complaints of biases and allegations of collecting bribes to favor and mobilize party members to support and vote for particular candidates of his interests in Parliamentary and Local Government positions,...

Opinion Written by Alitia Elia, Presidential Aspirant – Democratic Party (DP). 21-5-2025. I have wrestled with this question more times than I can count: What kind of Democratic Party does Uganda deserve? Because the truth is, Uganda does not just need another party. Uganda needs restoration. Not the restoration promised in slogans, but the kind that begins with institutions regaining their soul. And none is more in need of that restoration than the Democratic Party itself. We, the DP were once the moral compass of this nation. Founded on values, built by men who envisioned a republic governed by law, justice, and shared destiny.  Our founders did not speak in anger. They reasoned with clarity. They did not mobilize through fear; they organized through conviction. But if we are being sincere, and I believe leadership begins with brutal honesty; somewhere along the way, we became shadows of that great tradition.  We became too quiet when the country needed us to spe...

Story by Osuta Yusuf.  Maracha District. 21-5-2025. 📸: Ongoing Construction works at Oluodri Primary School classroom block funded by Uhuru Nelson. Photo by Our News Reporter, Osuta Yusuf. The Maracha Constituency MP Aspirant  Uhuru Nelson has on Tuesday, 20-5-2025, delivered another 15 bags of cement to continue the construction of a four-classroom block at Olua school, which is a community-based school with classes from P.1 to Primary 5, has over 600 pupils enrollment and 10 teachers. 📸: Workers at the Site offloading the additional 15 bags of cement bought by Uhuru Nelson. Tuesday's donation comes on top of an earlier donation of 50 bags of cement to start the foundation for the construction of the classroom block and 2m shs, which he gave in 2024 for the payment of salaries for teachers at the school. The nearest Schools are Alivu Primary, which is 4Km away, and Esemayi Primary, which is inaccessible for the children due to the lack of a bridge on...