Tag Archives: Gulu

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former street child in Gulu, Patrick Ochen has pleaded with the government and authorities when dealing with the Aguu question in the City and Northern Uganda. He believes the issue is too complex and that those young people who were victims or survivors of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A former street child in Gulu, Patrick Ocen has pleaded with the government and authorities to handle with caution the Aguu (street children) question in Northern Uganda. He believes the issue is complex and that those young people who were victims or survivors of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has secured a facility in Gulu City to host 150 former Lord’s Resistance Army rebels for rehabilitation. This comes months after the Ministry of Defence conducted an assessment of various facilities within Gulu City suitable for rehabilitating ex-LRA fighters who were repatriated from …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) has fixed a date for passing a ruling on a no-case to answer submission made by former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni’s defence lawyers. In a notice issued by the ICD …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has suggested that impounded cattle belonging to defiant migrant cattle keepers commonly referred to as Balaalo be auctioned, and the money generated be used for constructing schools in Northern Uganda. Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy said on Friday that he received a letter …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The army has arrested ten people for unlawful entry into a farm owned by a cattle keeper in Gulu District. The suspects were picked up from Lugore Village in Owalo Sub-County on Thursday by heavily armed soldiers and driven to Lugore Barracks. Some of …

Gulu , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu district is facing financial challenges due to a significant drop in local revenue following a presidential directive against the sale of forest products, severely impacting its economy. The District Speaker Phoebe Ayoo highlighted the directive’s adverse effects on the economy, coupled with …

Gulu, Uganda | JULIUS OCUNGI  | On a bright Sunday morning in Rwot Obilo village, Owor Sub-County in Gulu district, Justine Nantume, a small-scale farmer is busy weeding her one-acre rice garden, some 18 km outside the bustling Gulu city. Adjacent to this rice garden is Nantume’s maize farm sitting …

Regional cancer center in Gulu starts surgeries, gets boost from Cincinnati University Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cincinnati University surgeons have helped officially launch the state-of-the-art theaters at the Northern Regional Cancer Center in Gulu City. The centre has started conducting delicate surgeries on cancer patients in the region. Two of …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu City Council authorities have scaled up the fight to save a portion of a wetland under degradation by an investor for the establishment of a fuel station. The investor identified as Lawrence Okello started developing the wetland, part of Pece Stream in …