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Daily Monitor Thursday April 22 2021 Children go about their routine chores at a home in Apac District on February 5, 2020. The family is headed by a 14-year-old boy after their mother was jailed for killing their father in a case of domestic violence. PHOTO | BILL OKETCH Summary 12-year-old boy killed. In Dokolo, a 12-year-old boy was killed in February in what is suspected to be domestic violence. The deceased identified as Oscar Omara, was a resident of Agulu Division, Apac Municipality in Apac District. Mr Fred Onyanga, the Aminteng Village vice chairperson, said the child had been living...

African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly fatal viral disease of domestic pigs and can cause mortality of up to 100 per cent of affected pigs

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 10 2021 Advertisement Residents of Labongo Akwang Sub-county in Kitgum District are counting losses after losing about 120 pigs to a disease they suspect to be African swine fever. Mr Charles Oyo Adot Labongo, the sub-county chairperson, said the affected pigs present symptoms such as coughing, difficulties in breathing, loss of appetite and difficulties in standing, all of which are associated with swine fever. He said the disease has been reported in the parishes of Lamit, Mura and Pajimo. The affected villages in Lamit Parish include Pem, Vitnam, Tet-Lagwer...

Daily Monitor Tuesday January 19 2021 Nine suspected Karimojong cattle rustlers have been shot dead in a span of three weeks in Otuke District,  authorities have said. Mr Robert Abak, the outgoing Resident District Commissioner (RDC), at the weekend said the suspects were killed in an operation against cattle rustling. He said since December last year, more than 120 animals had been recovered by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU).   “From then, we have not lost any animal to the Karimojong warriors.  They have been trying to steal but we catch t...

Daily Monitor Monday January 18 2021 Summary Daily Monitor has learnt that many factors played out in the background, leading to failure of the incumbents from retaining their seats. Advertisement At least 10 incumbent Members of Parliament from Lango Sub-region lost their seats in last Thursday’s General Election. Of these, four were National Resistance Movement (NRM) members, who were trounced during the party primaries and opted to run as independents; two were NRM official flag bearers, one belonged to the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party while one represented Uganda Peoples Cong...