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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Christians on Thursday thronged St Joseph’s Cathedral in Gulu City to welcome Archbishop Raphael Wokorach p’Mony, as he set foot for the first time since his appointment as the Gulu Metropolitan Archbishop. Archbishop Wokorach, 63 was appointed by His Holiness Pope Francis on …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested in Gulu city after presenting fake academic documents to join the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The trio was arrested Tuesday morning from Pece War Memorial Stadium in Pece-Laroo Division during a screening exercise for shortlisted applicants from Gulu City, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation is investigating the Circumstances under which officials at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Gulu city allegedly disaggregated its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The probe comes after a visit by members of the Committee chaired by Abed Bwanika …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from the Acholi Sub-region have asked entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda to tap business opportunities ahead of the regional Parliamentary sitting in Gulu City. Parliament is set to hold outreach sittings covering the four traditional regions of Uganda which include; the North, Eastern, Western, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Implementation of Executive Order Number 3 is set to resume in Northern Uganda once the government lifts animal quarantine in some parts of the country, State Minister for Northern Uganda, Dr. Kenneth Omona has revealed. Executive Order No.3 was issued by President Museveni in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has rolled out a fundraising drive for a total of 108.3 million shillings to facilitate the installation ceremony of the new metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu, the Most Rev. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach. Archbishop Wokorach 63 will be installed on July 12 this year at …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has encouraged farmers in the Acholi Sub-region to tap into the vegetable oil market as the country grapples to sustain edible oil production. The government is currently implementing the National Oil Seeds Project, a seven-year …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Population and Housing census exercise faced major challenges on Friday in several villages in Patiko Sub-County in Gulu district following technical glitches encountered on tablets used by enumerators. Geoffrey Otim, an enumerator at Teladwong C village in Patiko Sub- County told Uganda Radio …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute -UCI is seeking additional land from Gulu City Council authorities to facilitate the completion of the Northern Regional Cancer Center project. The Center, built by the government at an estimated 30 billion shillings, currently sits on a 4.5-acre out of the proposed …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The army has advised residents within Gulu City not to panic as Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers take part in a day-long arms training drill on Friday. Maj. Nicholas Abiribale, the Civil-Military Coordination officer at the Fourth Infantry Division told URN on Thursday that …