Browsing by Author "Okello, Felix Warom"

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    130 OWC animals die in two months.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-04) Okello, Felix Warom
    At least 13 heifers distributed to Arua district under the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programme have died within two months. This was revealed by the district veterinary officer Dr. Willy Nyuma on Monday. Mr. Ngaka said 10 of the heifers died in August,
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    Absence of registers delay voting in Arua.
    (Daily Monitor, 2016-02-25) Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Aligo, Peter; Iceta, Scovin
    Voting was suspended from morning to 1pm in Arua Hill and Oli Division in Arua District, which has more than 60 polling stations as the registers went missing. By 9am, some polling stations such as Arua Public Nursery School were empty as no one had voted in the local council elections.
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    Bishop promotes fish farming
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-03-10) Okello, Felix Warom
    Arua diocese has turned to promoting fish farming in an effort to out an end to malnutrition in families. Owing to he fact several families cannot afford to eat balanced diet food especially containing protein, the diocese through caritas has started training 45youths in aquaculture especially fish farming in Arivu sub county for the next four years.
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    Bumpy roads delay growth in West Nile.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-12) Okello, Felix Warom
    Good roads strengthen regional integration by increasing the movement of people and goods, expanding economic opportunities.
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    Candidates protest Upper Madi results.
    (Daily Monitor, 2016-02-22) Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Eyotaru, Peace
    The parliamentary candidates for Upper Madi Constituency have protested the inclusion of "a stranger" on the ballot paper. Mr Isaac Etuka's nomination had been annulled by the Electoral Commission (EC) but on polling day, voters and candidates were surprised to see the photo of the NRM contestant on the ballot paper.
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    Leaking tents, high pupil numbers strain teachers at refugee camp.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-20) Okello, Felix Warom
    Mr. Rasul Akule gets up at 6am daily to teach at Yangani Primary school at Bidi Bidi settlement camp for South Sudanese refugees in Yumbe district. Bidi Bidi, which has about 272,000 refugees, is the second largest refugee settlement camp in the world.
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    No one should go into exile over polls - Mbabazi
    (Daily monitor, 2016-02-11) Okello, Felix Warom
    Independent presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi has said no Ugandan should go into exile or become a refugee because of election results or bad governance. "I don't want a situation where some of our people feel they are not exactly Ugandans because other members of the community regard them differently," Mr Mbabazi told a rally in Koboko District.
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    Teachers stuck in debt trap.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Oketch, Bill; Edema, Denis; Wandera, Dan; Jjingo, Malik Fahad; Nakato, Tausi; Kirunda, Abubaker; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Elema, Robert; Okaba, Patrick; Kolyanga, Mudangha; Muhereza, Robert; Arineitwe, Emmanuel; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Today's economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of education. With salaries stretched thin, borrowing has become a survival tool.
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    Trade order leaves poultry dealers in misery
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-20) Oketch, Bill; Nakato, Tausi; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Ssenkabirwa, Al-Mahdi; Sabano, Jessica; Bategeka, Ismail
    Keeping unsold chickens means more money spent on feeds and care. Uganda's poultry industry facing a tough time following the ongoing implementation of the trade order.
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    Ugandans play cat and mouse games over online loans.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Oketch, Bill; Samilu, Busein; Nakato, Tausi; Ainebyoona, Felix; Byamukama, Julius; Kyarisiima, Jovita; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Edema, Denis; Emwamu, Simon Peter
    Ugandans are increasingly diverting mobile money transactions to other lines, or initiating withdrawals directly from accounts of senders, in order to evade or defer payment of loans picked from telecoms and other online creditors. Officials hail the onboarding of 51 million Ugandans—majority previously under-banked or unbanked—onto mobile money services, as evidence of deepening financial inclusion of the poor and the informal sector.
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    UNRA to replace wooden bridges in West Nile
    (Daily monitor, 2016-02-15) Okello, Felix Warom
    The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has identified 10 wooden bridges that are in a sorry state to be replaced with concrete decker. Speaking during the inspection of the roads and bridges last Friday, the executive director of UNRA, Ms Allen Kagina, said most of the wooden bridges have become dangerous to passengers.