Tag Archives: Acholi

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoi has blamed the cases of famine and poverty among households in the Acholi Sub-region on extreme alcoholism coupled with laziness among abled men and women. Justice Owiny-Dollo notes that the majority of the abled-bodied Acholi community members have resorted …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The over two decades of war in Northern Uganda has left a big question of belonging to hundreds of children in Acholi. They were born to local mothers and fathered by either the LRA rebel fighters or UPDF during the war. Some grew up on …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several non-compliant cattle owners in northern Uganda are relocating their animals to neighboring districts to evade eviction. The eviction is in line with Executive Order No. 3 of 2023 issued by President Yoweri that migrant cattle leave Northern Uganda for being indisciplined and leaving …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  World Vision Uganda has unveiled a multi-billion project aimed at the restoration of degraded landscapes in Acholi, and Lango Sub-regions in Northern Uganda to mitigate climate change effects. The project worth 11.2 billion Shillings dubbed “Regreening Uganda Communities-Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) catalyst project …

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 …

Why the president and chief justice are making a mistake of trying to resolve commercial disputes using ethnic lenses  THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Chief Justice, Owiny Dollo, was quoted in Daily Monitor raising alarm bells on the problem of “land grabbing” in Acholi region. “I told him,” Dollo …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has demanded the unconditional release of four civilians who were arrested by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for rallying residents to evict Balaalo herdsmen. The four, all residents of Palaro Sub-County in Gulu District were reportedly arrested on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region are proposing a policy that would prevent any Ministry of Education official, regardless of their position, from actively participating in the management of an educational institution while still serving in the civil service. The MPs observed that …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II has tasked the government to provide clear information on mineral deposits in the Sub-region to avoid speculations by the locals and leaders. Rwot Acana claimed that while there have been ongoing debates about the Sub-region having …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has identified exit routes that will be used by noncompliant migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaalo while leaving North and Northeastern Uganda. This comes just a week after President Museveni ordered the cattle keepers mainly from …