All posts tagged "Gulu"

Poor facilities hindering tourism growth at Gulu’s Fort Patiko

Despite its rich history as a former slave trade site, Fort Patiko is struggling to attract tourists due to poor sanitation, lack...

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Gulu district prioritises mortuary project over health centre fencing

Security plans for health centres in Gulu have been halted after Shs56 million was diverted to build a mortuary. Officials say the...

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Acholi Paramount Chief to celebrate 60th birthday with Education Fundraiser

Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II. Ker Kwaro Acholi will celebrate his 60th birthday with a charity fundraiser to support...

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Acholi HIV focal persons raise alarm over funding shortfalls

HIV focal persons in Acholi sub-region warn that funding gaps are crippling prevention and sensitisation programmes despite government allocating 0.1% of district...

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Finland commits UGX 1.7bn to Ongwen victims, challenges world to back reparations

Finland has committed €400,000 (UGX 1.7bn) to support ICC-ordered reparations for victims of former LRA commander Dominic Ongwen, becoming the first country...

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‘He wants to eat alone,’ Mao accused of ‘political greed’ as Laroo–Pece race turns personal

Gulu, Uganda: Former Gulu District LC5 Vice Chairman Oola Simon has accused Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, of political...

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ICC begins war crimes hearing against fugitive Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony

Gulu, Uganda: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has commenced a three-day confirmation of charges hearing against Joseph Kony, the elusive Lord’s Resistance...

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Uganda’s Ambassadors tasked with bold mandate to drive $500B GDP goal

Gulu, Uganda: Uganda’s ambassadors have been handed an unprecedented economic assignment, becoming the country’s chief “salespeople” under a new framework dubbed MUSEVENOMICS,...

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Museveni gives 30-day ultimatum to clean up Acholi cattle compensation mess

Gulu, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has ordered a one-month audit and verification of all cattle compensation beneficiaries in Northern Uganda, warning that...

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UPDF to deploy aircraft in hunting down defiant Balaalo as evictions intensify

Gulu, Uganda: The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have announced plans to deploy aircraft to track and flush out errant migrant cattle...

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GULU: 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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Police recover SMG rifle, arrest prime suspect behind livestock theft racket

Nwoya, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Nwoya District have recovered a Sub-Machine Gun (SMG) rifle that had allegedly been used to terrorize...

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CDF Muhoozi in Gulu to assess ongoing UPDF operations in DRC, South Sudan

Gulu, Uganda: The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has arrived in Gulu to assess ongoing Uganda People’s Defence Forces...

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CDF Muhoozi in Gulu but silent on Balaalo evictions as Acholi frustrations deepen

Gulu, Uganda: Hope is rapidly fading in the Acholi sub-region as the continued silence of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen....

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Acholi leaders reject Museveni’s Balaalo eviction order, demand verification first

Gulu, Uganda: Local leaders in the Acholi sub-region have strongly criticized President Yoweri Museveni’s recent directive ordering the eviction of balaalo herdsmen...

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Lukodi Massacre survivors appeal for vocational training to tackle unemployment, poverty

Gulu, Uganda: Survivors of the 2004 Lukodi Massacre have renewed calls for the government to introduce vocational training programs to combat rising...

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Acholi urged to shun poverty mindset to create wealth

Guly, Uganda: The Minister for Northern Uganda in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Dr. Kenneth Omona and the Acholi Paramount...

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Balaalo Eviction: Non-compliant Balaalo move cattle to neighbouring districts

Gulu, (UG): Several non-compliant cattle owners in northern Uganda are relocating their animals to neighbouring districts to evade eviction. The eviction is...

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Over 400 youth equipped with solar installation and maintenance skills

Gulu, (UG): At least 441 youths from Acholi, Lango and West Nile sub-regions have been equipped with entrepreneurial, solar technical and installation...

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Balaalo 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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ACODE 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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Policeman thrown behind bars for defiling two girls aged 12, 13

Gulu, (UG): A ruthless police officer in Gulu City, Northern Uganda is currently under detention on allegations of defiling two underage girls...

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