Feb 15, 2021Ex-LRA abductees turn to dogs to fight PSTDHundreds of young men and women who were abducted during the peak of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels’ led insurgency in northern Uganda and spent years in the bush with the rebel group are using Kabake Community Radio Programme to share their experiences of dealing with trauma. The lack…Kabake Community Radio5 min read
Feb 9, 2021Kabake Programme amplifies Voices of War Victims as ICC finds Ongwen GuiltyAfter the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Dominic Ongwen, the former Commander of the Ugandan rebel’s group Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, war victims in northern Uganda turned to Kabake Community Radio Programme to give their views on the judges’ decisions. …Ongwentrial6 min read
Jan 26, 2021Voters in Acholi attribute High Turnout to Kabake Radio ProgrammeThe high voters’ turnout in Acholi and Lango sub regions in the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government elections has been attributed to the Kabake Community Radio Programme. According to some of the voters, the programme took up the role of the Electoral Commission (EC), the national electoral body in conducting…Kabake Community Radio3 min read
Nov 27, 2020Lobbying for support for street kids in Gulu City through Kabake Radio ProgrammeBy Tolit Ivan 08.11.2020 The end of the over two decades of violence in northern Uganda perpetuated by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, has seen influx of street children in the region. Between 2016 and 2020, the number of number of children living on the streets in Gulu City…Hashtag Gulu5 min read
Apr 22, 2020Security Forces and Local Leaders using Kabake Radio Programme to Sensitize Communities in Acholi sub-region about Covid-19JAMES OWICH Security forces and leaders in Acholi sub region have turned to Kabake Community Radio Programme to sensitize communities on the danger of the Coronavirus and its impact on their livelihoods. After government announced lockdown close to a month ago, communities in Acholi sub region have turned to radio…Covid 194 min read
Dec 2, 2019Dependency Syndrome and Corruption Stifling Development Interventions in Northern UgandaAfter over a decade since guns were silenced in Northern Uganda, the majority of rural communities are still struggling to recover from the effects of the protracted conflict that engulfed the region for over three decades. In most remote locations across the region like in Omoro Town Council where we…Northern Uganda6 min read
Nov 5, 2019Kabake: How a radio program in northern Uganda is giving hope and forstering a sense of communityThe inhabitants of Paomo Lawange-Kwar, a village near Gulu in northern Uganda, gather around a large tree. They bring chairs and benches made of wood, a large plastic tarpaulin. The seating arrangement is clearly defined: the women on the right of the tree on the tarpaulin, the men on the…Kabake4 min read
Nov 5, 2019Celebrating 15years of Kabake Community Radio Programme: Reflections on Recovery in Northern UgandaFollow the link below to read the article by Ojok OkelloKabake Community Radio3 min read
Nov 4, 2019In Rural Northern Uganda, UPE is failing to deliver on its Promise of Providing Quality Education.A section of locals in Amuru district have said Universal Primary Education (UPE) has failed to fulfil its promise of providing quality education in the district.They were speaking a week before the commencement of the UPE 2019 Examinations during a Kabake community dialogued that airs weekly on 102 Mega FM…Upe3 min read
Aug 21, 2019Will the Multi-Million Dollar Atiak Sugarcane Projects Benefit the People of Amuru?Despite several talks by both investors and senior government officials that the multi-million-dollar sugar factory in Amuru District will spur development in northern Uganda, communities who are living in the area are however pessimistic. They are skeptical whether the sugar factory will have positive impact on their lives. One of…Agriculture4 min read