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Entries from February 2008

Baby stolen from Gulu hospital

February 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

by Dominic Ochola – Radio King
GULU – Police in Gulu is investigating the disappearance of a one-day old baby from Gulu regional referral hospital. Everlyn Lakot (25) said her baby disappeared when she was accompanied by her sister in-law to the bath room.

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Tags: Going Back

‘Acholi kingdom is loosing credibility’

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

by Dominic Ochola – Radio King
GULU – Amuru district speaker Michael Lakony says the Acholi Kingdom is loosing credibility for aiding investors to Amuru land.
Lakony’s statement comes amidst the just concluded tour to Amuru district by the Madivani Group of Companies in the quest for land for sugar plantation. Lakony says Amuru district was dismayed [...]

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Tags: Land Disputes

Norbert Mao: “Districts that suffered fewer LRA atrocities should get less PRDP funds”

February 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

By Simon Peter Labeja – Radio King GULU
The Gulu district LCV Chairman Norbert Mao has called on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its donors to review the plan for implementation of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) for North and North Eastern Uganda. Speaking on Thursday 21st February during a live radio [...]

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Tags: News from Northern Uganda · PRDP

Lango MP’s raise funds for accused villagers

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments

By Samuel Okaka – Radio Apac
APAC – The Lango parliamentary group has begun a fundraising drive to facilitate the bail process of 27 suspects accused of terrorizing and robbing Ballalo pastoralists.

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Tags: News from Northern Uganda

Pader district LCV Chairman warns on anti-livestock census.

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

By Dan. M. Komakech - Radio Palwak
PADER – Pader District LCV Chairman Odok Peter Wod Ochieng has strongly cautioned residents of the district from opposing the current livestock census exercise that commenced last week.

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Tags: News from Northern Uganda

MP’s from Northern Uganda oppose Land Amendment Bill

February 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments

By James Omara – Radio Unity
LIRA- Members of Parliament say the Land Amendment Bill is aimed at grabbing land land from Lango and Achoil to give to so called investors. Ben Wacha, chairman of the Langoparlementarian group and his Acholi counterpart Okello Okello said this in a radio talk show on Unity FM 97.7

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Tags: Land Disputes

West Nile ignorant about PRDP

February 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

By Ronald Batre – Radio Pacis
ARUA – Many people in West Nile sub region are not yet aware about the program of peace recovery and development plan for northern Uganda (PRDP) despite its launch some four months ago.

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Tags: PRDP

Gulu University students ganging up to strike

February 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

By Simon Peter Labeja – Radio King
GULU – Gulu University Students Association (GUASA) says they plan to stage a public demonstration over faculty allowances for students under government sponsorship. The strike will be next week if no proper attention is given to their concerns.

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Tags: News from Northern Uganda

Journalists from radio stations In Northern Uganda publish new blog

February 4th, 2008 · 21 Comments

Eleven journalists from radio stations in Northern Uganda form a team to work together on publishing news of their region. Working as presenters and reporters for Radio King and Radio Maria, Radio Apac, Voice of Teso, Unity FM and Radio Pacis they already report on matters of post-war. Now their news can be read and [...]

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Tags: News from Northern Uganda