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In a meeting of all political leaders, security agencies and pastoralists (Baraaro) in Northern Uganda Districts, chaired by the minister of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja at Gulu District headquarters on Friday, it was agreed that a two months ultimatum be given to all illegal pastoralists to vacate Northern Uganda. This followed several […]
President Yoweri Museveni has explained to the people of Northern Uganda and the country as a whole that the proposed Land Amendment Bill will quicken the time taken by government development projects to kick off and also ensure that government is not cheated in the exercise of land compensations. The President made the remarks last […]
The inetrnational Criminal Court (ICC) in partnership with the Danish Embassy in Uganda will provide residents of Acholi sub-region with TV sets and radios to enable them follow proceedings of the trial of the former LRA commander Dominic Ongwen at Hague in Netherlands. “We are providing live video screening in 24 places in Northern Uganda […]
Parliament has approved two motions authorizing government to borrow up to US$102.88million intended for rural electrification projects. Government is set to borrow US$91.5million from the International Development Association (IDA)of the World Bank to finance the Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project. The project is intended to increase availability and efficiency of bulk electricity supply in Gulu, […]
Members of Parliament on the Committee on National Economy have rejected a loan request from the Ministry of Finance where the government wants to borrow 100 million US dollars from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the power grid expansion in northern Uganda. The legislators accuse the Ministry of Finance for not following up […]
The World Bank poverty assessment report for (2006 to 2013) shows increasing poverty levels in Northern Uganda despite increased international and government investments in the region. According to the report released in Kampala on Tuesday morning, the number of Ugandans living below national poverty line has reduced from 56.3% in 1993 to 19.7% in 2013, […]
The Ministry of health said there is a malaria outbreak in 10 districts of northern Uganda that has killed a total of 162 people in the last three months. The Director General of health services, Ruth Aceng, says 22, 873 cases have been recorded in Lamwo, Gulu, Kitgum, Oyam and Agago among others. Addressing the […]
The hearing of a case in which the President of Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC) Dr. Olara Otunnu is charged with defaming President Museveni is scheduled for May 2nd, 2014. Otunnu, a former United Nations under secretary, appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court on Tuesday to answer charges of defamation and ignoring police […]
MPS from northern Uganda have demanded the Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi to resign over misusing the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) funds and bought him self expensive car. Addressing a press conference at parliament mps from northern Uganda who include Bernard Atiku, Gilbert Oulanya and Beatrice Anywar said that the money […]
MPs under their umbrella body of Greater North Parliamentary Forum have demanded that government expedites the process of having in place a policy on Pastoralism to enable communities benefit from cattle keeping. Speaking during their meeting with the civil society to discuss what they term as salient issues which should be in the policy, the […]