Telling the story with passion

Karamoja a region rich with minerals and beautiful sceneries. The beautiful sceneries of Karamoja sub-region. Photo By Godfrey Ojore.   BY GODFREY OJORE      Its 11:25am on a cloudy Sunday, I set off to Karamoja region aboard a commercial Noah vehicle from Soroti town. Transport on public means to Moroto is 20,000 from Soroti town. My first destination in Karamoja is Moroto town which is more of the city for the region due to availability of many amenities such as the banks and the referral hospital. The journey would take us about four hours and thirty minutes drive. Throughout our journey, the driver would play old music of 1980s, few tracks from Buganda and Karamojong music probably to initiate us into the land of herdsmen. Soon after living Katakwi a district that boards with Karamoja, Aleklek is the first place to usher you to the home of the uncles of Iteso. The driver has to be extra careful of cattle, goats and sheep being grazed on the road sides. A

Picture of the day A business woman of cattle hooks and cattle heads on a boda boda bike from the abattoir to her restaurant in Soroti town found in Eastern part of Uganda. Cattle hooks (imolokonyo) are a delicacy for many people in Uganda. Photo by Godfrey Ojore

Tribute to 239 passengers of Malaysian Airline that went missing a year ago The Writer and a colleague Damalie Nabbosa after arriving   BY GODFREY OJORE         On Sunday 08.03.2015 marked exactly one painful year among the relatives of the 239 people who perished in a Malaysian MH370 plane that went missing after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Boeing 777-200ER did not make it to Beijing in China as planned and to date neither the plane nor the passengers have been found. The relatives who had perhaps been waiting with flowers to receive their beloved ones were left in total confusion and disbelieve of what befell their relatives. This will remain a permanent dark day to the world, especially to the hundreds of families who could not get a chance to pay their last respects to their dear ones, let alone organize a decent send off.   On the fateful day, 29 African journalists were also traveling to the same continent that the Malaysian MH370