Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in the Acholi Sub Region have asked parents to support pregnant teenage girls to attend all cycles of antenatal care to avoid deaths and birth complications. According to records obtained from the different health facilities across the region; 2,006 maternal deaths …
Read More »New cotton price excites farmers in Acholi sub region
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cotton farmers in the Acholi sub-region are excited with the new price of cotton that has hit 2,000 Shillings. Recently, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO announced an indicative price of shillings 2,000 for a kilogram of cotton. The indicative price helps to regulate the price at …
Read More »Two killed as Acholi fight Madi over land in Apaa
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed in renewed tribal clashes between the Acholi community in Apaa township and Madi people from neighboring Adjumani district. Local authorities say an unspecified number of Madi assailants armed with machetes crossed Juka river into Goro B on Sunday with an …
Read More »Inadequate staff affecting IGG investigations in Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The regional office of the Inspectorate of Government in Gulu is struggling to investigate corruption cases in the Acholi sub-region due to inadequate staff. Geoffrey Matovu, the IGG Gulu regional inspectorate officer says currently, they have over 300 case files of corruption at the office …
Read More »NDA closes drug outlets in Acholi over non compliance
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has closed 110 drug outlets in the Acholi sub-region. The outlets were closed in the districts of Gulu, Omoro, Amuru, Nwoya, Kitgum and Lamwo. During the operation, 248 drug outlets were inspected including pharmacies, 225 drug shops and seven veterinary drug …
Read More »Acholi Paramount Chief asked to intervene in Apaa Township violence
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Acholi Sub Region have asked the Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot Onen David Acana II to intervene in the Apaa Township unrest. The MPs say that the subjects of the Paramount Chief living in the Apaa Township are being brutalized …
Read More »Fear of confession hindering survivors
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For fear of delayed justice and reproach from tormentors, several torture victims in Acholi are silently enduring painful life experiences that resulted from encounters with cruel security personnel. Many of them are victims of the high rate of crime, land evictions that involve …
Read More »Police registers 1,253 cases of violence against children and women in Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi sub region registered 1,253 cases of violence against children and women in the first half of this year. Records from the Aswa River police show that there was a sharp rise in cases of violence in Amuru, Gulu, Pader, Agago, Kitgum, Nwoya, Omoro and …
Read More »Experts predict bumper cotton harvest in Acholi
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cotton experts are predicting the favourable weather conditions in the Acholi sub region could see a higher production of cotton lint this farming season. Heavy rainfalls that triggered flooding last year affected cotton production in the region, leaving thousands of farmers with heavy losses. The …
Read More »Teenage pregnancies: Acholi cultural leaders fault parents over negligence
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and guardians in Acholi region are responsible for the high number of teenage pregnancies according to a section of cultural leaders. They particularly accuse parents and guardians of failure to monitor their children’s lifestyles. Cases of teenage pregnancies have skyrocketed in the region ever …
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