Posts By David Okema
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913Latest 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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1.1KNewsEnvironmental 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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852NationalGulu 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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1.1KNewsGulu 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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1.0KFootballbetPawa, 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...
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1.1KFeaturesGulu City bodybuilders using sport to curb crimes in northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda: In a bid to professionalise the sport of bodybuilding in northern Uganda, a focused-group of young bodybuilders formed a club...
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722NationalMP Wokorach embarks on building churches to restore hope in Aswa communities
Gulu, (UG): The Member of Parliament for Aswa County in Gulu District, Hon Wokorach Simon Peter has embarked on building churches in...
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886NationalTayebwa urges Mao to keep his word in the DP-NRM pact
GULU, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Democratic Party President General Mr Nobert Mao to follow...
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4.9KBig StoryEXCLUSIVE: Is Museveni’s Executive Order No. 3 a ‘Blanket Order’?
GULU, UGANDA: Authorities in Uganda’s government are now gripped in fear over a looming energy fuel catastrophe as President’s ban against charcoal...
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979NationalGulu taxpayers win prizes in URA’s ‘Mpa e-Receipt Yange’ campaign
It was all excitement in Gulu city, northern Uganda on Friday as taxpayers won prizes in the Uganda Revenue Authority mpa e-Receipts...
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985NationalNorthern Uganda Journalists tipped on fact-checking to debunk fake news
A total of 20 journalists from across Northern Uganda are undertaking two days of intensive theoretical and practical training on fact-checking to...
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1.0KHealthUganda among 12 African countries to receive 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine
Uganda has been listed among the twelve countries across different regions in Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of...
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1.1KNationalLukodi Massacre Monument relocated after landowner repossess property
The monument was built about 17 kilometres north of Gulu City Business Centre along Gulu-Patiko road.
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1.6KNewsWatoto breaks silence on alleged staff poisoning, demands independent postmortem
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Watoto Church has finally spoken out on the ‘alleged poisoning’ of a staff member at one of their Children’s Villages...
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2.6KBig StoryWatoto Church on the spot over alleged poisoning of staff at Children’s Village
The aggrieved family of the former Watoto Children's Village worker accuses the Christian organization of concealing the circumstance under which their relative...
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840NewsSHONA, Biovision Foundation unveil scheme to fund Agroecological Enterprises in East Africa
The Nyecha Accelerator & Fund will help to identify and partner with growth-oriented Agroecological Enterprises (AEEs) in Uganda and Kenya, providing them...
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2.0KNationalBrig Gen Kabango takes over as UPDF 4th Division Commander
Brig Gen Kabango replaces Brig Gen Bonny Bamwiseki who heads to South Sudan in a diplomatic role according to a recent reshuffle...
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2.1KNewsGulu City Principal Commercial Officer Remanded over sh8m PDM Cash
Atemo is accused of forging documents for meeting and training members of the Parish Development Module (PDM) Saving and Credit Cooperative Organizations...
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4.5KOpinionHow Ugandan Engineers are choosing to light candles instead of cursing the darkness
In 2021, the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) Kampala Branch launched a scholarship program to support innovations and research by engineering...
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1.1KNewsLet’s be guided by Agroecology principles for sustainable transformation of food system – FAO
The United Nations- Food and Agricultural Organization official in charge of Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), Dr Emma Siliprandi has called...
