Current News
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Why Joshua is Called The Voice of Life and Peace
by Grace Akello Joshua FM, the Voice of Life and Peace, was founded in 2007 soon after three of the most violent decades in Teso’s history. This part of north-eastern Uganda had barely settled into a modicum of peace and security following the 1986 to 1995 violent armed cattle-rustling perpetrated against the region by Karamojong when…
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Teso Development Trust Visits Joshua FM
A visiting delegation from Teso Development Trust (TDT), a non-governmental organisation based in the United Kingdom and a great supporter and friend of Teso, called on Joshua FM during their four-week working visit to Teso in 2024. The team met with Joshua staff and shared many ideas on how to grow and develop this grassroots radio…
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Events Music Debates Competitions Football
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Teso Farmers Urged to Keep Poultry as Fallback
Farmers in the Katakwi and Teso sub-regions have been urged to embrace poultry as a means of improving household incomes, and ending reliance on land crop farming due to sharp failure in crop production as a result of unpredicted weather patterns that resulted in poor harvests in the two seasons.
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Three Brothers Lynched By Mob
Three brothers from the same family have been lynched by an angry mob in Pallisa District over allegations of stealing two sheep. The deceased have been identified as Girifasio Ojulong, Godfrey Adong and another only identified as Tukei, all residents of Otamirio Ward in Kibale Town Council.
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Vigilance Urged Ahead of Independence Day
The Deputy Resident District Commissioner for Kumi District, Chemutai James Small, has called for heightened vigilance and teamwork to ensure peaceful celebrations as Uganda marks 64 years of Independence on October 9th, 2026.
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Kumi Exceeds Measles-Rubella Vaccination Target
JOSHUA NEWSUPDATES KUMI-Kumi District Health Officer, Dr Emanuel Ongala, attributed the success to strong community mobilization, teamwork among health workers and local leaders, and the positive response from parents. “I want to thank the different stakeholders and the media for playing a very big role in ensuring that this vaccination campaign, which was for five days,…
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Men Urged to Report Gender Based Violence
Men Urged to Report Gender Based Violence Men have been urged to report cases of gender-based violence against and themselves to the relevant authorities instead of suffering in silence. The call follows concerns over the growing number of women reporting family disputes to the Community Development Offices, ActionAid’s gender-based violence shelter, and the Child and Family…
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Katakwi Authorities Urged Over Dangerous Otur Road
Communities in Ngariam and Omodoi sub-counties in Katakwi District are calling on district authorities to urgently repair the road connecting the two areas, saying its poor condition is making movement difficult and putting lives at risk.
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President Tasked With Teso-Karamoja Border Conflict
Toroma County Member of Parliament Solomon Ossiya has tasked President Yoweri Museveni to spearhead renewed cross-border mediation between the Iteso and Karamojong communities following continued cattle theft, killings and insecurity along the Teso-Karamoja border.
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Ateker Gem in The Tapestry of African People
The Ateker is one people among a grouping of African peoples found in the Eastern African countries of South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. These people are part of a broader classification of the Continent’s linguistic groups which have been classified into two main sets: the Eastern Nilotes, who also are linguistically referred to as the…
Shows, Presenters and Times
Start – End Time(s) | Programme name | Presenters | Programme Subject |
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5:00am to 6:00am | Morning Praise | Naomi Agemo | Gospel music and preachers |
6:00am to 10:00am | Morning Arrows | Benjamin Epeduno and David Oila | Features the wake-up calls, press review, English and Ateso news, |
10:00am to Midday | Mid Morning Show | Aeto Catherine | Programmes on health, education and hosting of police officers for community policing |
Midday to 2pm | Lunch Time Relax | Emmanuel Obwaletum | It has English and Ateso news, playing of nice and slow music, kichen tips |
2:00pm to 3:00pm | Family Show | Adeke Esinal | It involves radio discussions on family matters, discussions and how to overcome them |
3:00pm to 5:00pm | Meeting Point | Gilbert Omoding | It involves sports updates and local music, segments that encourage people to work, |
5:00pm to 7:00pm | Evening Drive | Eluluma Isaac | Features music, market research and English news round table for 15 minutes, the top 4 songs of the day andFgreetings. |
7:00pm to 8:00pm | Ejober Programme | David Oila | Hot topics on current affairs are introduced by the presenter and David Oila 7:00pm to 8:00pm listeners are encouraged to do phone in sessions to contribute, it also involves talk shows on government programmes on selected days. |
8:00pm to 9:00pm | News Hour | David Oila and Gilbert Omoding | The programme is locally named Epibiro lo Iyemuto, it has a package of news, local, national and international for 1 hour. It also involves announcements and Notices |
9:00pm to 10:00pm | Ore Nesi Ore | Naomi Agemo | Local tunes like Agogo is played in the programme so as to revive the culture, involving greetings as people relax for the evening |
10:00pm to Midnight | Time to Rest | Gilbert Omoding | Slow and nice music is played through out the show, good night greeting as the listeners prepare to sleep. |
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