Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from the Greater North Parliamentary Group have questioned the list of beneficiaries prepared by the Attorney General for compensation for lost cattle during the conflict in Northern Uganda. The MPs from Lango, Acholi and Teso sub-region held a meeting with the Attorney General and …
Read More »Northern Uganda gets UGX 5.1Bn from UK government for dairy, poultry farming
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The British government through the Council of British Agricultural Production has allocated Shillings 5.1 billion for dairy production and poultry farming in Northern Uganda. The 5 years project is being implemented by Countryside Harvester, a local organisation based in Gulu City. Felix Omara, the Operation Manager …
Read More »Huge investments to stabilise power supply in Northern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda has experienced unprecedented growth over the past years which has come along with increasing demand for electricity. Power distributor Umeme and other sector players including Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Rural Electrification Agency are undertaking critical projects …
Read More »Government partners with Gulu University to boost operation wealth creation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has entered into a partnership with Gulu University to help boost operation wealth creation in Northern Uganda. General Salim Saleh, the Operation Wealth Creation National Coordinator told Uganda Radio Network – URN in an interview on Friday that the partnership seeks to address ways …
Read More »Joseph Kabuleta promises affirmative action for Northern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has promised to implement an affirmative action to speed up the economic recovery of Northern Uganda after suffering the effects of the two-decade armed rebellion. Speaking in Gulu city, Kabuleta explained that while the rest of Uganda was largely peaceful and …
Read More »Former LRA abductees reap from making face masks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Northern Uganda are reaping big through the making of face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Up to 35 former child soldiers who attained vocational training in fashion design and garment technology have been contracted by …
Read More »Gulu Archdiocese launches commercial cassava growing in Northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese is set to launch a project aimed at mass commercialization and industrialization of cassava growing in Northern Uganda. The Acholibur Parish project headed by the Gulu Arch Diocese Archbishop Dr John Baptist Odama will officially be launched on Saturday in Acholi Bur sub-county …
Read More »Patients burdened by limited access to CT scan services in Northern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients seeking diagnostic treatment aided by Computerized Tomography (CT) Scans in Northern Uganda are unhappy due to limited access to radio technology services. CT scan machines are used in the diagnosis of illnesses like muscle and bone disorders, such as bone tumours and fractures. It …
Read More »Northern Uganda to endure unstable electricity supply until April
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power consumers in Northern Uganda will continue experiencing unreliable electricity supply until April when alternative power line from Achwa 2 hydroelectricity plant is switched on. Power consumers in the region currently rely on an erratic power line from Jinja which snakes to Tororo, Soroti and …
Read More »NDA impounds medicines worth UGX 75m in Northern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated over 200 boxes of assorted medicines during a five-day enforcement operation conducted in 16 districts in northern Uganda. The authority also issued closure notices to 164 drug outlets that have been operating without necessary requirements, across the …
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