By Onapa Jimmy / LANGO CORRESPONDENT. LIRA: Lango is mourning 2 of their leaders who died yesterday Hon Betty Nam a veteran politician who ones served as Kole LC5 died from her home in Lira junior quarters Lira city west by 11am. She was even fine in the morning according to the family source. then the mayor of Lira city west Mzee Micheal Ogwal Achonga who is also a clan head of Pedi Cung Kal has been battling cancer for almost 6months admitted in mulago also lost the fight last nite at Mulago Referral at 2315pm according to the family…
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Defeats in Courts, Bank, Parliament, Police COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Oct.11 dealt former FDC publicity honcho Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda another blow when it allowed his position as chief whip of the party to be filled by a leader of the opposing side in their fight for the party. The Wednesday plenary was chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, but the directive that sealed Ssemujju’s fate was drafted by the Speaker, Annet Anita Among. “The court ruled that FDC national delegates conference was free to appoint new office bearers. I therefore take the opportunity to congratulate Hon, Nsibambi…
Police have arrested two university students on allegations of sedating a woman and repeatedly raping her on Independence Day. The suspects identified as Innocent Wasande and Emmanuel Mwijukye are accused of raping a woman only identified as Cindy. According to records, Wasande is a student of Makerere University while Mwijukye is a student of Kampala International University (KIU) western campus. They allegedly raped Cindy after dragging her inside a bar in Nakulabye, Lubaga Division, in Kampala City. Cindy said that she left her home and business area in the Kabawo zone, Lubaga division at around 7 p.m. She then went…
Speaking at the National Youth Convention at Kololo independence ground, Uganda’s first lady said: “Family planning is for families who want to space their children. Why would any man who sent a child to school support that a child should go for family planning because they shouldn’t get pregnant?” She cited various reasons for her opposition, highlighting potential social and health implications that could arise from these measures. Meanwhile Janet’s remarks shed light on the ongoing debate surrounding family planning practices aimed specifically at adolescent girls. Her concerns reflect a desire to ensure that young girls receive appropriate guidance and support in…
Thousands of sacks of charcoal impounded by law enforcement officers in the Acholi Sub-region are exposed to rain and wasting away, three months after the Gulu Chief Magistrates Court ordered their disposal through public auctioning. On July 12, Gulu Chief Magistrate Said Barigye in a ruling ordered the auctioning of 1,877 bags of charcoal that were impounded by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) personnel and the Environmental Police Protection Unit (EPPU). The illegal forest products were impounded in June from eight businessmen at the checkpoints of Akurukwe in Amuru District, Layibi in Gulu City, and Bobi in Omoro District being…
By Balaza Milton / BUSOGA CORRESPONDENT. KAMULI: Police has confirmed the fire out break at Kamuli Girls Primary School which destroyed dormitory. Milton Balaza Reports. WhatsApp Audio 2023-10-14 at 09.06.37 The Busoga North Police Spokesperson Asp Michael Kasadha confirmed. Dormitory at Kamuli Girls Primary School in Kamuli Municipality, was gutted by a fire on Saturday morning, leaving numerous pupils devastated after losing their belongings. The incident occurred just a few minutes past midnight while pupils were asleep. The mysterious fire razed down Mbungu house, leaving nothing spared. Sources indicate that in Mbungu House the fire completely consumed pupils’ belongings, including…
Kampala, Uganda: The fight against illicit financial flows and money laundering is being limited by the lack of knowledge of the industry by the actors, according to the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA). According to FIA, the country has put in place most of the regulatory requirements to meet international standards since being put on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global initiative against money laundering. Fiona Nabagala, the FIA Manager, Training and Outreach, Anti Money Laundering Unit says, however, that there is still a lot needed for Uganda to be safe, especially as the main conduit…
The High court has remanded Moses Kakooza aka Aldo Mpanga to Luzira prison on charges of defiling four pupils of Step by Step primary school in Nansana, Wakiso district. Kakooza was remanded by justice Richard Wejuli Wabwire after reading for him 18 charges including aggravated trafficking, indecent assault, and aggravated defilement. Court heard that Kakooza between 2019 and 2020 at Step by Step P/S in Wakiso, being a person in authority over children aged 11 and 17 years performed s3xual acts with the girls and unlawfully and indecently assaulted them. The court further heard that Kakooza did this by means…
The LCV Chairperson Luwero Erastus Kibirango and the District National Resistance Movement Party leader Ronald Ndawula have disagreed over the redevelopment of the Kasana playground. Kasana Playground located in Luwero town council was started in the 1970s to promote sports activities. It is reported that President Idi Amin offered tractors that cleared the land for the playground after finding civil servants playing soccer on uneven surfaces. The playground which is under the management of the district is in a poor state to host district and national games over lack of basic facilities. Recently Ndawula announced plans to redevelop the playground…
By Okidi Patrick / LANGO CORRESPONDENT. LIRA, LANGO SUB REGION: Thousands of farmers from all parts of Northern Uganda are have began reporting for the Agricultural Trade Show at Lira,in Mayor’s garden on Friday. All is set by the management of Agriculture trade show Uganda for great Lango sub-region farmers’ Trade and Food expo ahead of advance world food Day celebration that will be celebrated in Lango. The trade show was opened by the deputy mayor ,Hon Alwedo Rebecca among several dignitaries who attended the opening ceremony at the Mayor’s garden. Mr Aroma Patrick, farmers’ representative at Uganda Agriculture show told…