Posts By David Okema
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636NationalCSOs renew call for ban on hazardous pesticides to protect food society
Amuru, Uganda: Civil society actors in Uganda’s agriculture sector have renewed calls for the government to ban the importation and circulation of...
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728CrimeFour arrested over theft of ARV drugs in Gulu
The 20 boxes of PrEP, an antiretroviral drug used to prevent HIV infection, have since been secured as exhibits while investigations continue....
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776NationalParents Urged to Maintain Contact with Children Remanded at Gulu Juvenile Home
Gulu, Uganda:– Authorities at Gulu Remand Home have called on parents and guardians to maintain regular contact with their children in custody,...
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6.1KCampus LinkOver 500 conferred Diplomas, Certificates as St. Mary’s Lacor holds 6th graduation in Gulu
Gulu City, Uganda: A total of 579 students Friday graduated in various medical disciplines from St. Mary’s Lacor Hospital Health Training Institute...
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952NewsEverlyn Apio: Gulu mother seeks Shs2.3m to undergo lifesaving heart surgery
Gulu, Uganda: Everlyn Apio, a 39-year-old mother of two, is appealing to the public to help her raise the remaining Shs. 2.3...
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1.1KCrimeFive arrested, as security forces destroy 4 marijuana acres in Nwoya
Nwoya, Uganda: A joint operation by the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has led to the arrest...
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1.8KNewsFormer FDC Stalwart Martin Ojara defeats Bosmic Otim to win NRM Flag in Bardege-Layibi
Gulu City, Uganda: Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) stalwart turned National Resistance Movement (NRM) loyalist Martin Ojara Mapenduzi has been declared...
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1.6KNationalGULU: NRM candidates warned against gang violence, criminality ahead of party primaries
Gulu City, Uganda: Security agencies in Northern Uganda’s Gulu City have issued a stern warning to National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary aspirants...
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2.0KBig StoryBalaalo ordered to vacate in 65 days as Museveni issues new Executive Order after CDF’s Gulu visit
Gulu City, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued a second Executive Order directing the immediate and indiscriminate eviction of all cattle...
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1.5KNewsWorld Environment Day: How ESAFF is championing plastic fight in Amuru
Amuru, Uganda: In commemoration of World Environment Day, ESAFF Uganda Thursday, 5th June, spearheaded a grassroots campaign to tackle plastic pollution in...
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924CourtCourt-led outreach in LRA’s Kwoyelo case locations starts in Amuru district
Amuru (UG): The International Crime Division of the High Court has started moving to update the communities in Amuru district where former...
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475SportsDozen of Gulu Youth Soccer teams compete for the Christmas cup
Gulu, UG: A total of 24 football teams, comprising 12 male and 12 female clubs, are now battling it out with each...
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1.4KCourtBalaalo Eviction: DP loyalist Okello Onguti, 11 others granted bail in criminal trespass case
GULU, (UG): The Chief Magistrate of Gulu has today, November 28th, bailed out twelve (12) people grappling charges of criminal trespass and conspiracy...
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884NationalNwoya CAO applauds ACODE for brokering peace between Councillors and RDC
Nwoya, Uganda: The Chief Administrative Officer for Nwoya district has expressed gratitude to the team of Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment...
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3.5KCrimeBalaalo Eviction: Former MP Candidate, 9 others arrested for raiding cattle farm in Gulu
Gulu, (UG): The former Parliamentary candidate for Aswa County in the 2021 general elections, Patrick Okello Onguti alongside nine (9) other people...
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992NewsACODE retools Gulu district leaders to understand their roles and responsibilities
Gulu, (UG): The Uganda policy think tank, the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), has retooled the local government leaders of...
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810Latest NewsJournalists cautioned on professionalism, research and fact-checking
Lira City, (UG): The North Kyoga Regional Police Commander Commissioner of Police (CP) Deo Obura has cautioned journalists in the Lango Sub-region...
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1.0KLatest NewsOMORO: Mother arrested over alleged murder of own child
Omoro, (UG): The police in Omoro district have arrested a 21-year-old mother over the death of her own 3-day-old baby. Apiyo Collin,...
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1.2KNewsEnvironmental activists take part in 700km walk to save River Nile
Gulu City, (UG): A total of seven (7) environmental activists under their umbrella; the Walkers Association of Uganda (WAU) took part in...
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811NationalGulu City stakeholders trained on implementation of new Physical Development Plan
Gulu City, (UG): The Global Green Growth Institute has started training politicians, technocrats, private sector players, and civil society organisations in regional...
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2.5KBig StoryThe Green Gold of Acholi: Locals form cooperatives to conserve the “Wonder Shea Tree”
Northern Uganda: A long time ago, nut collectors from Northern Uganda searched the dark forests for a wonder tree which could satisfy...
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1.2KNewsGulu City launches first green physical development plan in Uganda
Gulu, (UG): The Gulu City Council has officially launched its new Physical Development plan with emphasis on Greening Uganda’s Urbanisation and Industrialisation,...
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2.3KNationalAcholi Chief walks 90km in protest over gruesome killing of Apaa residents
Gulu, (UG): Members of Acholi Parliamentary Group, clan chiefs and hundreds of protestors this morning (Saturday 9th) joined the Paramount Chief Rwot...
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1.2KFootballbetPawa, FUFA sign sh1.2bn partnership to bolster local talent
Kampala, (UG): In a move to boost the game of football in Uganda, betPawa has entered into a monumental partnership worth 1.18...