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Kumam Cultural Institution signs MoU with Reh Vocational institution to boost vocational education

In a bid to boost and expand access to vocational education in Kumam land, Reh Vocational institution located in Opyai A, has on Tuesday 31st 2026 entered into a strategic...

Won Ateker Intensifies Education Drive with Key Visits

His Royal Highness Raphael Otaya has stepped up efforts to transform education in Kumam land following high-level visits to Kaberamaido, Amolatar, Dokolo, Soroti, and Soroti City aimed at promoting education...

Kumam Mbuzi House Ltd offers support to Okile Community Secondary school

Kumam Mbuzi House Limited has donated Shs One Million financial support to Okile Community Secondary school in Kaberamaido district, as part of its Corporate Social responsibility initiative aimed at promoting...

Hunger, Domestic violence blamed  for mental health in education

The persistence of hunger and Domestic violence in families have been blamed for the existence of Mental health that has affected the education system in Kaberamaido district. This is according to...

Kumam Clan Leaders Push for Communal Child Upbringing to Curb Rising Teenage Pregnancies

The Kumam community and clan leaders are calling for the restoration of communal responsibility in raising children, arguing that the decline of collective upbringing has contributed to rising cases of...

LEMU reaffirms its commitment on land issues in Kumam land

Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU) has reinstated its engagement with the Kumam cultural heritage aimed at addressing critical land issues in the Kumam land. This was confirmed by...

Government reviews the construction plans for KUCH palace

The government has reaffirmed plans for the construction of Kumam Cultural Heritage Palace in Soroti City after a fact finding visit to the authority on Wednesday 10th/ December/ 2025. The...

Karamoja gets the first University, as Peace and Technology University is unvailed

Story by Evelyne Adwoko It was Sunday November 23rd, 2025. The rising sun begins to shine over Karamoja plains with a brilliance that seemed to bless the day. From a ...

Kumam Cultural Institution Vets and Swears in 13 New Ministers

The Kumam Cultural Institution today, 18th November 2025, conducted the official vetting and swearing-in of 13 new ministers during a ceremony held at Tedwills Guest House in Soroti. The function...

His Royal Highness Papa Raphael Otaya Won Ateker with Capt. Chief Dion Haynes Paade after having a fruitful engagement in soroti city.

Chief Dion is a Kumam friend from Canada under the Ateker International Development Organization (AIDO). This week, he visited Okile Ranch in Kaberamaido District together with His Royal Highness Dr....