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Written by Hon Oguzu Lee Denis, Maracha Constituency MP. 📸: Courtesy Photo.  📸: Courtesy Photo.  *Re: Maracha landlords to get titles* Through Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP), a projected supported by the World Bank,  Residents or applicants from Maracha, the only District in West Nile to receive free titles will soon start to receiving their titles.  "Following a call a to the Ministry of Lands and MZO Arua, I was able to confirm the arrival and readiness of the Arua MZO to start distributing more the 55, 000 r titles. Stakeholders are informed that tentatively, the distribution and collection will start on: 25th August 2025 at Okokoro TC HQTRS for Kijomoro, Awiziru and Okokoro TC 26/8/2025 at Oluffe S/C HQTRS for Ovujo TC & Oluffe 27/8/2025 at Obiba S/C HQTRS  for Obiba S/C 28/8/2028 at Agii TC for Oluvu S/C and Agii TC Beneficiaries are advised to to laise with their respective sub counties to pay the 20...

9-August-2025. All You Need to Know About Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) If you ignore that burning feeling when you pee, the infection could travel to your kidneys… and in severe cases, it can even lead to permanent damage. Scary, right? The truth is, what starts as a tiny irritation can turn into a serious health problem if left untreated. What's the Urinary Tract? Don’t let the word “urinary” intimidate you—it’s just the system your body uses to make and remove urine. Think of it like a home plumbing system: Kidneys → The water machine that produces urine Ureters → The pipes that carry urine to storage Bladder → The container that stores urine Urethra → The tap where urine comes out In women, the urethra (tap) is just below the clitoris. In men, it’s the same opening where sperm comes out. What Is a UTI? A urinary tract infection (UTI) happens when bacteria sneak into this system, usually starting in the urethra and bladder. If untreated, the infection can climb up ...

8-8-2025. Compiled from the News Archives from 2020 to 2025. Click on these links for some of the Key Stories you need to read as a background about this project which has been inavded by scandals: 1- Maracha  District Officials Summoned Over the Stalled 2.8 Billion Shs Kololo Seed Secondary Project , Published on 6-August-2025. 2-  Contentious: 3 Weeks to  End of Financial Year, Maracha Changes Another Contractor to Complete Kololo Seed SS Project , Published on 6-June-2025. 3-  More Than  100 Angry Youths Chased Maracha District Officials Out of Site Meeting Over Corruption , Published on 3-Feb-2025. 4-  New Contractor  Takes Over Stalled 1.9 billion Shs Kololo Seed School Construction Project Which Caused Physical Fight in 2022 , Published on 31-10-2024. 5- State House  Anti-Corruption Intensifies Investigation Into Shs 1.9 Billion Kololo Seed SS Construction Project Corruption Scandal , Published on 25-8-2023.  6- Inadequate  Infrast...

Story by Our News Reporter. Kampala City. 📸: Hon Alioni Yorke Odria Exits Out of the Gate Together with His Lawyer After Attending the Petition Filed Against Him. Dramatic scenes unfolded on Sunday afternoon 12pm 3-August-2025 at the NRM Disputes Tribunal on plot 30 Kyadondo road, Kampala after some politicians (Name withheld for security reasons) from Aringa South Constituency who had turned up for hearing of petition number PT 330/2025 (Musema Mudasir Bruce and 5 Others 🆚️ Hon Alioni York Odria and NRM EC), started to quarrel on the Journalists covering various politicians at the petition hearing at the NRM  Tribunal, for refusing to interview them. Unlike the incumbent MP Hon Alioni Yorke Odria who left the Tribunal premises some minutes after concluding hearing of the petition filed against him, some of the politicians who remained behind and insisted to be interviewed by the Journalists while quarreling on them, got their embarrassment of the year when the police...

Click here https://youtu.be/e1vpeTBfF4Y to watch the video.  Story by Our Reporter. Maracha District 7-August-2025, 12AM. 📸: Residents and Boda Boda Riders Stranded as They Wait for the Flooding on Obio Bridge to Reduce. Photo by Our News Reporter. Residents of Obio village and the neighboring villages across river Obio in Drambu Sub-county who had gone to Nyadri market in Nyadri Town, Maracha District have remained stuck from 7pm upto now 1AM as the flood at Obio Bridge has blocked them from croasing to go back to their home. By the time of our reporter filing this story right now 1AM, the helpless Residents who include women,  men, children and also  Boda Boda riders were waiting for water levels to reduce such that the temporary bridge constructed with woods can become visible for them to cross over. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSoFKsDC/ It remains unclear whether the water levels will reduce soon as trapped Residents are likely to sleep at the river Bank. It...

📸: Kololo Public Seed Secondary School. Photo by Our News Reporter. Story by Osuta Yusuf. Kampala Capital City. 6-August-2025. Leaked information reaching our news desk indicates that the Office of the Auditor General has summoned some of the key Maracha District officials to appear before them for an inquiry on 7-August-2025 in Hoima City. The construction project of this Seed Secondary School located in Vurra Parish, Tara Sub-county in Maracha East Constituency, Maracha District was launched in the 2018 / 2019 financial year, funded under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UGIFT) project, and it was expected to be constructed in one year and commissioned in 2020. The Kololo Public Seed Secondary School whose construction project totaling to 2.8 Billion Shs ( 760,476 USD) which has so far taken 7 years, has again stalled near its completion after the financial year 2024 / 2025 did not only come to an end and the remaining money in the accounts of the district ...

Story by Osuta Yusuf. NRM Secretariat, Kampala. 3-August-2025. 📸: Hon Alioni Yorke Odria together with his Lawyer, exits NRM Tribunal office at plot 30 Kyadondo road after they presented their defense against the petition filed against his victory. Photo by Osuta Yusuf, Our News Reporter. The NRM Tribunal which is a committee of Lawyers constituted to hear and rule on petitions filed before it by various aggrieved Parliamentary, Mayoral, and LC5 Candidates, has on Sunday morning 11am 3-August-2025, heard the petition stemming from the 17-7-2025 NRM party primary election for the Aringa South Constituency MP position in Yumbe District, WestNile region. The race in Aringa South Constituency which attracted 6 candidates, leveraged the incumbent MP Hon Alioni Yorke Odria to emerge the winner with 17,671 votes in the 17-7-2025 NRM parliamentary primary election, defeating his 5 competitors, namely; Matua Mike who garnered 5,056 votes, Mawa John Okole who got 3,008 votes, Musema...

Story by Osuta Yusuf. Maracha District. 1-August-2025. Click here to watch the special council sitting we broadcasted Live. 📸: Hon Ndera Irene lays a flag on the casket after the Speaker and District councilors received the body of the late Ambassador Angualia Richard.  There was grief and a somber mood on Thursday, 31-7-2025, at Maracha District headquarters when the Ambulance arrived with the body of the late Ambassador Angualia Richard, for the district council to pay its tribute. 📸: Portrait of the late Ambassador Angualia Laus Richard. Born on 13-7-1972 to Mr Adabo Silas as his father and Mrs Sarah Omuiru as his mother, Angualia Richard who graduated from Makerere University, rose through the positions of Assistant Town Clerk for Arua Municipal, to being appointed an Ambassador, died on Tuesday 29-7-2025 after he was involved in a head-on collision motorcycle accident with another motorist near Abi Zhadi farm in Ayivu East, Arua City. Th...

By Drazu Mbaga Madira. Kampala. 📸: The casket containing the body of the late Priscilla Abiria. Courtesy Photo. Hundreds of mourners gathered on Thursday 31-7-2025 at St Paul's Church of Uganda Okuvu, Mbuya, to pay their last respects to Late Priscilla Abiria, the mother of Hon Atima Jackson Lee Buti, who succumbed to cancer on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Kampala. The service was attended by government officials, including Hon Obiga Mario Kania, Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Members of Parliament such as Hon Ababiku Jesca of Adjumani District and Hon Lematia Ruth, MP Maracha East Mavengina, the business community, and the Lugbara community in Kampala. During the service, Hon Ababiku Jesca thanked Hon Atima Jackson for his devotion to his mother, saying, "Atima, thank you for being a mother-loving son. You've done all within your means to save your mother. God knows why He decided to call her back to His Kingdom." Hon Obiga Mario Kania ...

Written by Collins Dramani, Assistant RDC for Maracha District. 29-7-2025. As Uganda approaches a significant generational political transition, it is essential to acknowledge the critical role of seasoned and visionary leadership in facilitating a smooth, inclusive, and stable transfer of power. This pivotal moment in our nation’s history demands a careful and thoughtful approach to ensure that we do not compromise our collective future.  In this context, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni stands as a guiding figure whose extensive experience in nation-building and conflict resolution can provide the stability needed during this transition. His leadership from 2026 to 2031 can pave the way for the next generation, providing mentorship and laying a strong ideological and institutional groundwork for Uganda’s future. Throughout his tenure, President Museveni has demonstrated a strong commitment to youth empowerment, political education, and national development through ini...

Written by Mawa J Collines, Maracha East Constituency MP Aspirant 2026 - 2031 on Independent ticket. 📸: The body of late Ambassador Angualia Richard lying in a pool of blood after he got involved in a head-on collision accident with another motorcycle rider near Abi Zonal Farm, Ayivu East - Arua City at 5pm 29-7-2025. Courtesy Photo. 📸: The portrait of the late Ambassador Angualia Richard. The news of the gruesome death of Amb. Angualia has shocked me and many others who knew, even from a distance, the kind of man he was.  I received the message with disbelief. For a moment, I stared blankly, hoping perhaps someone had gotten it wrong. That maybe there had been a mistake. But there was no mistake. He was gone. Just like that. Amb. Angualia was not just another name in the political or diplomatic world. For me, and I believe for many young people in Maracha, he represented something rare: boldness without arrogance, service without selfishness, and a dream ...

📸: The portrait of the late Ambassador Angualia Richard.  📸: The body of late Ambassador Angualia Richard lying in a pool of blood after he got involved in a head-on collision accident with another motorcycle rider near Abi Zonal Farm, Ayivu East - Arua City at 5pm 29-7-2025. Courtesy Photo. CONDOLENCE MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF H.E. AMBASSADOR ANGUALIA LAUS. It is with deep sadness that I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the Late Ambassador Angualia Laus, who tragically lost his life in a road accident near Abi ZARDI in Arua City as he journeyed to Maracha. Ambassador Angualia was more than a statesman he was a pillar of wisdom, humility, and patriotism. His contribution to Uganda as a seasoned diplomat and a senior figure in public service left an indelible mark on the hearts of many. As a son of Maracha, his unwavering commitment to community development and unity will forever be remembered. Though we belonged to ...

📸: The body of late Ambassador Angualia Richard lying in a pool of blood after he got involved in a head-on collision accident with another motorcycle rider near Abi Zonal Farm, Ayivu East - Arua City at 5pm 29-7-2025. Courtesy Photo. *OFFICIAL CONDOLENCE MESSAGE*  On behalf of the Office of the President in Maracha District and the NRM Fraternity It is with profound sorrow and deep sympathy that we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives, and friends of the Late His Excellency Ambassador Angualia Laus, who tragically lost his life in a fatal motor accident near Abi ZARDI in Arua City while on his way to Maracha. Ambassador Angualia was a highly respected and patriotic son of Uganda. As a former diplomat and senior cadre of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), he dedicated his life to the service of this nation and to the growth and transformation of our party, particularly in Maracha District. He was a man of great wisdom, humility, an...

Written by Edema John Bosco, Former MP Aspirant for Maracha East Constituency in the 17-7-2025 NRM Primary Election. 📸: Edema John Bosco, Courtesy Photo.  I have observed with deep concern the current political trend in Maracha, especially Maracha East, which is increasingly taking an ugly and dangerous turn. Disturbing allegations have surfaced—claims of life-threatening plots and elimination schemes,which, if true, mark a serious degeneration of our politics. If false, they are equally dangerous tools of propaganda meant to discredit opponents and destabilize the community. One camp, during past electoral processes, raised alarm over plans to eliminate their candidate. Though such claims never reached public debate, the concern has lingered. Today, similar allegations are emerging, with fingers pointed at former contestants now seeking positions such as Member of Parliament and LCV Chairperson. These accusations are toxic, divisive, and threaten the very fabric of pe...

Story by Osuta Yusuf. Arua City. 29-7-2025. 📸: Portrait of Ambassador Angualia Richard. Courtesy Photo. Former Uganda's Ambassador to Egypt, Ambassador Angualia Louis Richard has been reported dead this evening 5pm 28-7-2025 after he was involved in a head-on collision accident with another motorcycle rider near Abi Farm, Ayivu East Constituency in Arua City. 📸: Photos from the scene of the Accident. Courtesy Photos. He met his death this evening while riding on a Bajaj Motorcycle. Amb. Angualia, who contested in 2011 for Maracha County but lost to Hon Alex Onzima Adrooa. In 2016 when two Constituencies were created in Maracha District, carving Maracha Constituency and Maracha East constituency, Ambassador Angualia contested for Maracha Constituency MP position in 2016 but lost to Hon Oguzu Lee Denis. Ambassador Angualia later shifted to contest in Maracha East Constituency but again lost to Hon Ruth Lematia Molly Ondoru during the 4-September-2020...

Click here https://www.youtube.com/live/BamTbdEa-Sc on the link to watch the Live broadcast during the prayer session at the Thanksgiving Ceremony. Story by Osuta Yusuf. Terego District. 28-7-2025. The incumbent Woman MP for Terego District, Hon Obigah Rose has been blessed and given a go-ahead by the residents for her to go and contest and serve for another term in the Parliament of Uganda after her achievements both in the district and in the plenary during the 11th Parliament, set a remarkable record in the political history of the District. 📸: Hon Obigah Rose in white gomasi knelt down as the clergy prayed over her. Photo by Osuta Yusuf, Our News Reporter. Her blessing took place on Sunday, 27-7-2025, during a Thanksgiving Ceremony she organized in Aiivu Sub-county, Terego District, to thank the Almighty God and the Voters for turning up in large numbers to vote for her during the recently concluded 17-7-2025 NRM Party primary elections for Parliamentary p...

28-7-2025 📸: Hon David Bahati, State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives. Courtesy Photo.   *Kabale* – In a dramatic turn of events following the just-concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries, State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives, Hon. David Bahati, has evicted the NRM party offices in Kabale Municipality from a building he owns. Bahati, who has served as the NRM party Chairman for Kabale District for two decades, lost the party flag to newcomer Eliab Naturinda Mporera in the recently held primaries. The defeat is being described by insiders as a "miserable loss" for the long-serving minister. Sources close to Bahati say the eviction was effected shortly after the announcement of results, with the NRM office staff given notice to vacate the premises. The office has operated from the building in Kabale town for years, rent-free under Bahati’s patronage. In a further blow to the ruling party’s cohesion in the district, Bahati has tendered h...

📸: Hon Ayikobua Cosmas winner of the Arua District LC5 Chairperson flag bearer for NRM Party. Old Photo.  Just as a monsoon wind that sweeps sway everything it gets on ground, a similar situation has befallen the incumbent Arua District LC5 Chairperson Hon Alfred Okuonzi after his entire Council members lost in Thursday's 24-7-2025 NRM Party Primary Elections held in Arua District. The LC5 Chairperson Hon Alfred Okuonzi who got 6,000 votes, was defeated by Ajia Sub-county Councilor Hon Ayikobua Cosmos who garnered 9000 votes, Jerry Abejua came in the second position after he garnered 8,000 votes, meanwhile Eyokia Hope who is the Female Councilor for Vurra Sub-county to Arua District council but decided to run for LC5 Chairperson position also lost after she got 6,000 votes in the NRM party primary election for Arua District LC5 Chairperson position held on Thursday 24-7-2025. Meanwhile, the DLC Councilors in Arua District are also reported to have been defeated by new entrants. St...

Friday 25-7-2025. 📸: Copy of the stamped acknowledgment, seen by this online news publication.  The Lawyers of Dr Aliti Tom Candia acknowledge receiving the petition from Aduma Yeero Justus, arising from 17-7-2025 NRM Party primary election for Maracha East Constituency that was marred with allegations of voter bribery, intimidation among other irregularities. Dr Aliti Tom Candia was declared winner after he polled 10,454 votes, followed by Aduma who came second after he polled 8,310 votes. From reliable sources, the four other candidates are still dissatisfied over how the entire NRM  primary election was conducted in Maracha East Constituency. Below here are the final results released by the NRM Party Registrar for Maracha District, from the NRM Party primary election held on Thursday 17-7-2025 for MP Seat; ● Amandu Tahiri Karim garnered 4,060 votes ● Aduma Yeero Justus garnered 8,310 votes ● Candia Tom Aliti garnered 10,454 votes ● Adima Patrick garnered 4,244 ...

Story by our reporter.  📸: Hon Aliociri Museali Luka supervising one of the road works in Nyadri Sub-county. Photo by Our Reporter.  The Incumbent district councilor representing Nyadri subcounty in maracha district council aliociri museali Luka has on Thursday 24-7-2025 won DLC primary elections for Nyadri subcounty with landslide vote difference of 2,667. The race that had  attracted two candidates has seen aliociri museali securing 3,203 votes against handful 534 votes obtained by his opponent Raphel Voro AK kabaka, who was a market tenderer. Aliociri swept votes through out the five parishes of nyoroo, pabura, baria , kimiru and pabura west.

Story by Osuta Yusuf. Maracha District. 25-7-2025, 2:08AM. Click here to watch the tallying and declaration of results we broadcasted Live.  📸: The poster of Rt Hon Wanni Emmanuel. The district speaker, Rt Hon Wanni Emmanuel has defeated the incumbent LC5 Chairperson Hon Obitre Stephen in Thursday's 24-7-2025 NRM Party Primary Elections held for the position of LC5 Chairperson. Rt Hon Wanni, who has served for over 15 years as a District Councilor, polled 20,298 votes, followed by the incumbent LC5 Hon Obitre Stephen who polled 10,221 votes, Hon Adripiyo Emmanuel who polled 11,192 votes and Hon Adiga Lawrence Wilfred Ozubia who got 4,623 votes. While reading out the final tallied results and declaring the winner this night 2:04am, the NRM party district Registrar, Letia Jimmy urged the flag bearer winners in all the elective positions in Maracha District not to over celebrate but rather focus on uniting with their opponents who have lost so that they don't give a ...

23-7-2025. Copied from his CV shared on WhatsApp. Jadribo Victor for Member of Parliament Terego (East) Constituency WHO JADRIBO VICTOR IS! It is a great honour to introduce to you Jadribo Victor, a distinguished, principled and people centred leader with a strong educational and ethical foundation. Born and raised in our great nation, Jadribo has dedicated his life to serving others and empowering his community. A Strong Educational Background Jadribo's academic journey began at Omugo Primary School, followed by St. Charles Lwanga College, Koboko, and Masindi Secondary School. He then pursued his A-Level education and seminary formation at St. John Bosco Minor Seminary in Hoima Catholic Diocese. Higher Education and International Experience Jadribo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Queen of Apostles Philosophy Centre, Jinja, awarded by Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi. He furthered his education in Sweden, where he acquired:  Po...

Click here to watch the press conference. Story. By Opio Johnpaul. Incumbent Ayivu East MP Feta Geoffrey has rejected the NRM primary results, citing violence, arrest of his agents, voter bribery, and underage voting. He claims many villages voted without registrars and blames security for failing to act despite prior alerts. Feta, who lost to Eng. Tiyo William Odaa, says he’s petitioning the results and is ready for further political steps depending on the outcome. Final Results: Tiyo William Odaa – 8,669 Zoe Bakoko – 6,425 Feta Geoffrey – 6,222 Anguyo Musa – 386 Ezra – 75 #AyivuEast #NRMPrimaries #AruaPolitics #2025Elections #FetaPetitions

What You Need to Know; ● In June 2025, the NRM Party nominated 6 candidates, Aduma Yeero Justus, Aliti Tom Candia, Hon Ruth Lematia Molly Ondoru (Incumbent MP), Edema John Bosco, Amandu Tahiri Karim and Adima Patrick to contest in the NRM primary election for Maracha East Constituency MP seat. ● In the NRM Party primary election held on Thursday 17-7-2025, Dr Aliti Tom Candia was declared winner after he garnered 10,454 votes, Amandu Tahiri Karim garnered 4,060 votes, Aduma Yeero Justus garnered 8,310 votes, Adima Patrick garnered 4,244 votes, Edema John Bosco garnered 483 votes and Hon Ruth Molly Ondoru Lematia (Incumbent MP) garnered 2,377 votes. 📸: Aitasi Comfort Medina, courtesy photo. Article written by Aitasi Comfort Medina. To all candidates who felt stings of injustice,  We stand in solidarity with you, sharing the pain of irregularities that tainted the image of this election. Though we part ways in outcome, we unite in demanding transparency and accountabilit...

What You Need to Know; ● The NRM Party Secretariat Kampala in June 2025 duly nominated 4 candidates, Hon Driwaru Jennifer (Incumbent), Hon Ayaka Rose Atima (former woman MP), Aseru Sarah and Ajidiru Emilly to contest in the 17-7-2025 NRM Party primary election for the position of Maracha District Woman MP. ● Hon Driwaru Jennifer emerged victorious after she garnered 28,337 votes, Hon Ayaka Rose Atima garnered 11,322 votes, Aseru Sarah garnered 4,657 votes and Ajidiru Emilly garnered 2,782 votes. Copied from the Facebook page of Hon Driwaru Jennifer , Woman MP of Maracha District. APPRECIATION! I would like to take this opportunity to thank and appreciate God's power through my beloved people of Maracha District. With much humility, I am humbled to put before you, my people of Maracha District, my gratitude for giving me your unconditional support and love. Despite all the negative forces, propaganda, and blackmail generated towards me, you still continue to entrust me w...