Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation is investigating the Circumstances under which officials at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Gulu city allegedly disaggregated its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The probe comes after a visit by members of the Committee chaired by Abed Bwanika …
Read More »Entrepreneurs asked to tap opportunities during regional parliamentary sitting
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from the Acholi Sub-region have asked entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda to tap business opportunities ahead of the regional Parliamentary sitting in Gulu City. Parliament is set to hold outreach sittings covering the four traditional regions of Uganda which include; the North, Eastern, Western, …
Read More »Gov’t waits for clearance on cattle movement to resume balaalo eviction
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Implementation of Executive Order Number 3 is set to resume in Northern Uganda once the government lifts animal quarantine in some parts of the country, State Minister for Northern Uganda, Dr. Kenneth Omona has revealed. Executive Order No.3 was issued by President Museveni in …
Read More »Gulu Archbishop installation to cost shs100 million
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese has rolled out a fundraising drive for a total of 108.3 million shillings to facilitate the installation ceremony of the new metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu, the Most Rev. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach. Archbishop Wokorach 63 will be installed on July 12 this year at …
Read More »Govt challengers farmers in Acholi to tap into vegetable oil market
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has encouraged farmers in the Acholi Sub-region to tap into the vegetable oil market as the country grapples to sustain edible oil production. The government is currently implementing the National Oil Seeds Project, a seven-year …
Read More »Technical glitches frustrate census exercise in Gulu district
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Population and Housing census exercise faced major challenges on Friday in several villages in Patiko Sub-County in Gulu district following technical glitches encountered on tablets used by enumerators. Geoffrey Otim, an enumerator at Teladwong C village in Patiko Sub- County told Uganda Radio …
Read More »UCI seeks more land to complete regional cancer center
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute -UCI is seeking additional land from Gulu City Council authorities to facilitate the completion of the Northern Regional Cancer Center project. The Center, built by the government at an estimated 30 billion shillings, currently sits on a 4.5-acre out of the proposed …
Read More »Army set to have shooting drills in Gulu today
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has advised residents within Gulu City not to panic as Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers take part in a day-long arms training drill on Friday. Maj. Nicholas Abiribale, the Civil-Military Coordination officer at the Fourth Infantry Division told URN on Thursday that …
Read More »MTN Uganda launch life-changing spring wells for Gulu City residents
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 8,000 residents across Gulu City are set to gain access to clean and safe drinking water following completion of four spring wells, thanks to a collaborative effort between MTN Uganda’s philanthropic arm, MTN Foundation and Safe Water Uganda, a community-based organisation. This initiative, …
Read More »Wokorach takes over from Odama as Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pope Francis has appointed Rt. Rev. Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese. The appointment was revealed on Friday by Luigi Bianco, the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda. Archbishop Wokorach, 63 a member of the Comboni Missionary until the appointment has been …
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