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  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has acknowledged that a lot has to be done to improve the living standards in Northern Uganda. Museveni today graced a first ever regional sitting of parliament at the Kaunda Grounds in Gulu City. “The things to do are many, and there …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A law that will regulate the operations of technologists and technicians, has been mooted for consideration by Parliament. The Bill was tabled by the State Minister for Works and Transport, Musa Ecweru during the first day of the regional plenary sittings in Gulu City on …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The first regional parliamentary sitting has today, 28 August 2024 kicked off in Gulu city, Northern Uganda. Speaker Anita Among who is chairing the sitting, emphasised that the decision to hold parliamentary sittings in Uganda’s four traditional regions is aimed at bridging the gap between …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The regional plenary sitting in Gulu city has kicked off with a large section of opposition members of Parliament boycotting the event. The plenary kicked off at 10 am with the proclamation of the speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among at Kaunda Playgrounds in Gulu …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City have asked Parliament to prioritise the completion of the regional cancer centre in the new financial year describing the rising cases of cancer patients in the region as distressing. According to the Laroo-Pece Member of Parliament, Hon. Charles Onen more than …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City is bustling with activity as Members of Parliament (MPs) and other stakeholders decent upon it for the inaugural regional parliament sitting to be held from 28 to 30 August, 2024. This historic event has sparked a wave of activity, from cleaning up the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) officials have cautioned sitting tenants on the corporation’s estate in Gulu City against subletting rental units. Mercy Ampaire, the Principal Property Management Officer at URC says the corporation has established that a number of the tenants have sublet their rentals …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament of Uganda has yet to decide on the plans to hold sittings of the August House across the four regions of the country, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has revealed. The Deputy Speaker equally did not confirm reports the Parliamentary Commission plans …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO) Col. Emmy Katabazi, has urged representatives of the President in the Acholi Sub-region to heighten monitoring of government projects to ensure resources don’t go to waste. Col. Katabazi notes that many Government Projects are being …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Najjanankumbi faction has turned to digital registration of membership cards for their party supporters to tackle stage-managed defections by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. The party launched the digital membership registration portal in June this year from …