Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The increasing murder cases in Lango sub-region have drawn the attention of the local and cultural leaders. Statistics from the police show that 84 people have been killed in Lango in the last six months. This implies that more than 10 people are killed in …
Read More »Lango MPs call for speedy investigation into Bukwo CAO’s shooting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from Lango sub-region have called for a thorough and expeditious investigation into the killing of the acting Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Bukwo district, Charles Robert Ogwang. According to the police report, Ogwang was waylaid on July 8, 2022 in Kiryowa village, Bombo along …
Read More »Schools in Lango struggle to implement new curriculum
Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inadequate funding and lack of learning materials are affecting the implementation of the new secondary school curriculum in Lango sub-region. In 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports rolled out the new lower secondary school curriculum that is competence-based. The new curriculum is aimed at …
Read More »Secrets of Okere city
Otuke’s sustainable green enterprise built on dreams SPECIAL FEATURE | RONALD MUSOKE | When Ojok Okello visited Okere Mom-Kok, his ancestral village in Otuke District three years ago, he hardly knew that would start one of the most ambitious social enterprise projects in Uganda. On a recent visit to Okere, …
Read More »Mixed reactions over gov’t plan to compensate Karimojong
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed reactions from leaders in Teso and Lango sub-regions over the government plan to compensate the people of Karamoja for the loss of property and lives caused by some wrong elements within the region. Last weekend, President Yoweri Museveni revealed that the government …
Read More »Lango religious leaders call for peaceful mourning of Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Lango have called for peaceful mourning of the fallen Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah died on Sunday morning from Seattle in the United States of America. The leaders under their Religious Forum have asked the people of Uganda, Acholi sub-region, and …
Read More »Over 700 road signs vandalized in Acholi and Lango sub regions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 796 road signs have been vandalized along the 952 kilometres national road network in Acholi and Lango sub regions by suspected scrap dealers. The vandalism estimated to cost Shillings 650 million occurred between 2020 to date. Henry Komakech, the manager Uganda National Roads …
Read More »Drug resistant TB on the rise in Lango
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical personnel in Lango are concerned about the increasing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MDR-TB is a strain of TB that can only be treated with a combination of four different drugs because they are resistant to the two most powerful first-line medicines. According to …
Read More »Kabuleta accuses government of intentionally suppressing Lango
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta has accused the ruling National Resistance Movement government of deliberately suppressing the Lango sub-region. Kabuleta, who scored 0.44 percent of the total votes cast in the 2021 presidential elections, says that the ruling government is intentionally suppressing Lango politically …
Read More »Government takes over reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini Road
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has taken over the funding for the reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini. The directive was issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while in Oyam District during a meeting with the Members of Parliament and other leaders from the Lango sub-region, on Saturday. …
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