The UK on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, and former Ministers, Gorreti Kituti and Agnes Nandutu. The trio is accused of stealing from the poor communities of Karamoja in the infamous iron sheets scandal. Anita Among was among the government officials who had been accused of diverting iron sheets […]
A section of local leaders, churches, and elders in the Karamoja sub-region have expressed mixed reactions over the appointment of the Cabinet Minister for Karamoja Affairs. Simon Peter Lokeris, the former State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Chekwii County in Nakapiripirit district, was appointed as the […]