Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of students of Gulu University are set to stage a peaceful demonstration Friday in solidarity with their Makerere University counterparts against the 15% cumulative tuition increment. In July 2018, Makerere University Council approved endorsed a 15 percent increment on tuition and functional …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Passengers travelling from Juba in South Sudan to Gulu in Northern Uganda now have a faster option, thanks to the introduction of commercial flights between the two towns. The route will be operated by a privately owned airline; Sky Travel and Aviation, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu municipality have been earmarked for the installation of surveillance Close Circuit Television – CCTV security cameras to curb urban crimes. The CCTV cameras are expected to help police to capture and arrest street criminals; impersonators and motorcycle thieves who have been destabilizing Gulu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district officially launched the mass immunization against Measles, Rubella and Polio, ahead of the nationwide campaign that started today. The campaign, to be conducted in schools for the first three days and in communities for the last two days, targets all children younger …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district health department is seeking an additional 28 million shillings for the mass vaccination against measles and rubella diseases. The district last week received 152 million shillings from the Ministry of Health for the exercise that will start from 15th to 19th of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adherence to treatment among people living with HIV/AIDS in Gulu district is still low, according to reports from The Aids Supports Organisation-TASO Gulu Treatment Centre. HIV treatment adherence means starting treatment, keeping all medical appointments and taking medication as prescribed by medics. However at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The need for a holistic review of the 1995 constitution dominated a meeting organized by the coordinating team of the Uganda National Dialogue in Gulu district on Wednesday. Participants asked the team to root for a constitutional review noting that some of the articles give the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry residents of Bardege division in Gulu municipality forced the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan to trek for three kilometers in protest of bad roads. The LOP had paid an impromptu visit to hundreds of people who had gathered at Gulu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a growing level of frustration among maize farmers in Gulu district following the damage of their crop gardens by the invasive Fall Armyworm-FAW. The most affected are farmers in Unyama, Patiko, Bungatira, Awach, Palaro and Cwero Sub counties in Gulu district. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu municipal authorities are set to embark on mass sensitization of residents and public institutions to create awareness and embrace the anticipated city status. The awareness creation will include among others importance of community participation in urban planning, available investment opportunities, city structural plan, …
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