Tag Archives: ARLPI

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious and cultural leaders in the Acholi sub region have asked the government to review the Parish Development Model program. The program is aimed at increasing household incomes and improving the quality of life of Ugandans with a specific focus on total transformation of the subsistence …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative-ARLPI has asked the government to tighten security along the porous border points to prevent gun crimes. Sheikh Musa Khalil, the Vice-Chairperson of ARLPI, says that the recurrent armed violence is linked to Uganda’s porous border point with its neighbors …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative has called for reconciliation and forgiveness as the country ushers in 2022. The leaders say as a result of the two-year COVID-19 lockdown, the heated political period, many people were hurt by their colleagues and have built walls of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop Emeritus of Northern Uganda Diocese, Nelson Onono Onweng has resigned his position as chairman of the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative-ARLPI. In a leaked November 3rd, 2021 letter addressed to the vice chairperson, the Most Rev. Dr. John Baptist Odama, Onweng indicated that …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga has challenged cultural and religious leaders to speak up against human rights violations in the country. Mpuuga started off his outreach programme on Friday, 22 October 2021, with meetings with religious leaders under the Acholi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious and cultural leaders in Acholi sub region have expressed concerns over the alarming cases of murder in the region. Bishop Nelson Onono Ongweng, the chairperson of Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) says that they are saddened by the increasing cases of murders in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) plans to unite the winners and losers in last month’s parliamentary elections. The chairperson of ARLPI, retired Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Northern Uganda Nelson Onono Onweng made the offer following an appeal made by the Leader of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Acholi have petitioned the speaker of Gulu district council protesting the establishment of Gulu district headquarters in Cwero sub county. Led by their chairperson, Retired Bishop Nelson Onono Onweng, the clergies under their umbrella the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative-ARLPI say …