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.
Entries from February 2008
Baby stolen from Gulu hospital
February 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 [...]