Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected African swine fever has killed over 30 pigs in Gulu district. The most affected are the farmers of Pagik parish in Paicho sub–county. Geoffrey Okot, a piggery farmer at Pagik parish says that the disease was first detected in late February but has since …
Read More »UPDF to accord former Gulu RDC Lapolo gun salute
The army will accord the deceased RDC a gun salute at his memorial service on March 13, 2021 at his ancestral home Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF is to accord the former Gulu Resident District Commissioner, Major Santos Okot Lapolo a gun salute almost two months …
Read More »Schools in Gulu struggle to operate as parents fail to pay fees
Schools are struggling to operate effectively with pending fees arrears from students and parents Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in Gulu city have decried financial difficulties due to uncollected fees from students sitting the Uganda Certificate of Education – UCE exams. In 2019, the First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni …
Read More »Mentally impaired man kills mother in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mentally impaired man has killed his mother in Gulu district. Michael Tolit, a resident of Bardege Parish, Bardege –Layibi division in Gulu city reportedly stubbed Roselyn Acan, 48, three times using a knife on Thursday night at around 11:30 pm. Patrick Lumumba Oola, the …
Read More »Five arrested for protesting operations of a road construction firm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people are in police custody in Amuru district for staging a protest against the operations of Zongmei Construction Company, which is undertaking road works in Gulu city. The suspects are residents of Pakiri hill in Lamogi sub county where the Chinese firm operates a …
Read More »38 motorcycles stolen in Gulu city in two months
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-eight motorcycles have been stolen in Gulu city in the last two months according to Gulu City Boda Boda Motorcycle Association. George Teka-kwo, the Head of Enforcement under Gulu City Boda Boda Motorcycle Association says some of the riders lost the motorcycles to robbers …
Read More »UCE candidates in Gulu bothered by failure to complete syllabus
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) candidates in Gulu district are bothered by the failure to complete the O’level syllabus before the start of their final examinations this week. The learners were disrupted when schools were closed in March 2020, as coronavirus disease paralysed the world …
Read More »Gulu city gets 41 billion shillings for road works
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has allocated 41 billion shillings to Gulu city for road construction under the Uganda Support for Municipal Infrastructural Development- USMID project. Edward Kiwanuka, the Gulu city town clerk says that the fund will construct more than 7 roads in the city totaling 7.788 …
Read More »Silverfish prices high in Gulu despite increased supply
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of silverfish has remained high in Gulu markets despite the increased supply from major sources in central Uganda. Last week, a sack of silverfish was selling for between Shillings 1 million and 1.1 million, while a basin was going for Shillings 50,000 from …
Read More »NFA impounds 600 bags of charcoal in Gulu and Amuru
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority- NFA has impounded 600 bags of charcoal in Gulu and Amuru districts. 300 bags were impounded from the charcoal dealers camp in Patiko sub county in Gulu district on Tuesday evening. Another 300 bags were impounded on Monday evening from …
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