Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, the former Gender Minister and MP for Ayivu, who recently returned from self-exile in the US after 20 years, has declared her intention to contest for Ayivu East Constituency in Arua City. During her grand return home and reception at Onduparaka …
Read More »Arua’s Political Identity Crisis: Shifting from clans and religion to merit-based leadership
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For over three decades, political affairs in the former greater Arua and now Arua City have largely been pigeonholed by two major factors: clannism—popularly referred to as tribalism—and religious affiliation. These factors, often coupled with the influence of money, have continued to play a …
Read More »Onduparak contests change in management of Arua Green Light Stadium
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A disagreement has emerged between Ayivu Division authorities and Onduparaka Football Club (FC) over the proposed takeover of the management of Green Light Stadium in Arua City. The development comes just two days after Emmanuel Angudubo, the City Division Town Clerk for Ayivu wrote …
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