Ageing Soroti Hospital needs urgent replacement
Soroti, Uganda | URN | The ageing Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is struggling to cope with increasing patient numbers because of dilapidated infrastructure, severe understaffing, inadequate equipment and limited space, prompting calls for construction of a new regional referral and teaching hospital. The concerns emerged on Wednesday, September 9, when the Parliamentary Health Committee inspected … The post Agein
The Independent Uganda · 12 Sept 2026Dokolo DPC Baganzi Transferred to Soroti
The Dokolo District Police Commander (DPC), SP Baganzi Patience, has been transferred to Soroti Central Police Station, where she will take up a new assignment as DPC. The transfer was…
Dokolo Post · 10 Sept 2026Soroti diocese calls 3-day prayer, fast over rising road carnage - Daily Monitor
Soroti diocese calls 3-day prayer, fast over rising road carnage Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 9 Sept 2026Court of Appeal sits in Soroti for first time, takes on 35 cases - Daily Monitor
Court of Appeal sits in Soroti for first time, takes on 35 cases Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 1 Sept 2026Today in History: LRA Massacre Gateway Bus Passengers at Atirir
At about 9:30am, a Gateway Mercedes-Benz bus, registration number UPL 402, was travelling from Namasale towards Soroti Town when it drove into an LRA ambush approximately 12 miles north of Soroti. The attackers, dressed in military-style attire, opened fire on the approaching bus, shooting at its tyres and forcing the vehicle to stop. What followed was a massacre.
Nile Post · 1 Sept 2026Five Killed as Overloaded Truck Carrying Cattle and Passengers Overturns
Five people have been killed and several others seriously injured after an overloaded truck carrying cattle and passengers overturned along the Moroto-Soroti highway in Napak District.
Nile Post · 30 Aug 2026Soroti farmers faulted for failure to utilise aflatoxin removal machine
The minister said this as she was responded Bukedea County Member of Parliament, Hon. David Okwere who said that 80 per cent of cereals being purchased by PELA commodities factory in Soroti contain aflatoxin. Okwere said that the discovery was made during a recent visit to Soroti Industrial Park which houses PELA commodities, a factory […] The post Soroti farmers faulted for failure to utilise aflatoxin removal machi
Watchdog Uganda · 29 Aug 2026Adeke: Government Should Not Be Thanked for Doing Its Duty
Soroti District Woman Representative Anna Adeke Ebaju has criticised Parliament’s motion to thank President Yoweri Museveni, arguing that government should not receive praise for fulfilling its basic constitutional responsibilities.
Nile Post · 28 Aug 2026Over 12,000 Soroti residents rely on open defecation - Daily Monitor
Over 12,000 Soroti residents rely on open defecation Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 28 Aug 2026More than 600 Soroti pupils fail mock exams - Daily Monitor
More than 600 Soroti pupils fail mock exams Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 26 Aug 202672 Soroti City local leaders sworn in, warned against corruption - Daily Monitor
72 Soroti City local leaders sworn in, warned against corruption Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 25 Aug 2026Soroti school proprietor Ariokot jailed for life over ritual murder of 5-year-old pupil
The proprietor of Jozan Nursery and Primary School, Suzan Vivian Ariokot, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the ritual murder of a 5-year-old pupil, Joan Faith Apio, in February 2025. Ariokot’s husband, Joseph Okedi, and police officer John Bosco Obotol were also convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 and 45 years in prison […] The post Soroti school proprietor Ariokot jailed for life over ritual murder of
The Observer · 25 Aug 2026Soroti Hospital Power Crisis Puts Patients at Risk as Ageing Infrastructure Struggles
Frequent power failures at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital are disrupting critical services, raising fears of medical emergencies, equipment damage and a possible fire.
Nile Post · 21 Aug 2026A Child, a School Latrine and a Murder Trial: Inside the Jozan Case
Soroti High Court on Thursday sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms and acquitted three others over the murder of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio at Jozan Nursery and Primary School in February 2025.
Nile Post · 21 Aug 2026Soroti High Court Sentences Ariokot to Life Over Murder of Five-year-old Pupil
The High Court in Soroti has sentenced Suzan Vivian Ariokot to life imprisonment for the murder of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio, a pupil of Jozan Nursery and Primary School in…
Dokolo Post · 21 Aug 2026Jozan Ritual Murder: Woman Jailed for Life as Two Co-Convicts Get 35, 30 Years
Soroti High Court has sentenced Susan Vivian Ariokot, the wife of the director of Jozan Nursery and Primary School, to life in prison for the ritual murder of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio, while her husband Joseph Okedi has been handed 30 years in jail and his brother Detective Corporal John Bosco Obotol was handed a 35-year sentence.
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Soroti school directors found guilty in 6-year-old pupil’s murder as court acquits headteacher, matron
The High court in Soroti has convicted two directors of Jozan Nursery and Primary School, Suzan Vivian Ariokot and Joseph Okedi, and police officer John Bosco Obotol for the murder of six-year-old pupil Joan Faith Apio. Apio was found dead with her throat slit in the school latrine on February 5, 2025. Six people were […] The post Soroti school directors found guilty in 6-year-old pupil’s murder as court acquits head
The Observer · 20 Aug 2026Soroti High Court Convicts Four in Jozan Murder Case, Acquits Two
The High Court in Soroti has convicted four of the six people accused of murdering five-year-old Joan Faith Apio at Jozan Nursery and Primary School, while two others were acquitted.
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Soroti High Court to Rule Thursday in Jozan School Ritual Murder Case
The Soroti High Court is set to deliver its ruling on Thursday in the closely watched murder trial over the death of five-year-old Jozan pupil Joan Faith Apio.
Nile Post · 19 Aug 2026Sowers Of Love Charities Gifts Amolatar District Schools Water and Sanitation Facilities
By Emma Decox Nyalo Amolatar, Ugandda | Sowers of Love Charities, a non-governmental organization operating in Amolatar, Kaberamaido, kalaki and Soroti District on Thursday 13th August 2026 officially commissioned and…
Dokolo Post · 14 Aug 2026Soroti Authorities Ordered to Vacate Classrooms Used as Teachers’ Quarters
SOROTI CITY — Soroti City authorities have been directed to immediately stop the use of classrooms as teachers’ accommodation following a monitoring exercise that uncovered a serious shortage of learning space at Moruapesur Primary School. The directive was issued by the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Secretariat under the Office of the President after it emerged […] The post Soroti Authorities Ordered to Vacat
Watchdog Uganda · 14 Aug 2026Soroti SS halts admissions as enrollment hits 6,100, overwhelming facilities - Daily Monitor
Soroti SS halts admissions as enrollment hits 6,100, overwhelming facilities Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 13 Aug 2026Karamoja communities step up to fix health care
Health workers may know where the gaps are in Karamoja’s healthcare system, but those who live with those gaps every day often understand them best. That idea was at the heart of a regional dialogue held in Soroti last week, where more than 160 representatives from government, civil society organizations, health facilities and community groups […] The post Karamoja communities step up to fix health care appeared firs
The Observer · 8 Aug 2026RDC Secretariat’s Sr. Grace Akiror Issues Stern Warning Over Poor Service Delivery in Soroti
SOROTI — The Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) Secretariat under the Office of the President has issued a stern warning to government officials in Soroti District over poor service delivery, cautioning that officials found responsible for mismanagement of government projects could face arrest. The warning was issued on Friday, August 7, 2026, during a monitoring visit […] The post RDC Secretariat’s Sr. Grace Aki
Watchdog Uganda · 8 Aug 2026