Dominic Ochola – Gulu
GULU – Several People belonging to the Acholi War Debt Claimants Association were left stranded at the Gulu High Court yard after the case in which they are demanding the government to pay them over 1.4 trillion shillings for their properties failed to take off.
The High Court of Gulu now gives the [...]
Entries from June 2008
Gulu High Court orders government to speed up compensation of War Debt Claimants
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: News from Northern Uganda
Wheelchairs for 500 land mine victims
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
By William Bakama – Lira
Up to 500 disabled persons are to benefit from wheelchairs given by World Emergency Relief in partnership with All Nations Christian Care in Lira. Already 250 people have received the donation. Lango Sub-region has the highest number of Persons With Disability (PWDs) in Northern Uganda. Most of the PWDs are the victims [...]
Tags: Livelyhood · News from Northern Uganda
Police in Arua detain NRM mobilizer for fraud
June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
By Stephen Candia – Arua
ARUA-Police in Arua have arrested a man suspected to have falsely obtained money from the Secretary of the RDC Arua.
Kenneth Adrapi, in his thirties, was picked at Arua Park in Kampala by a CID officer after going into hiding since February this year.
Tags: Crime · News from Northern Uganda
Resisting disarmament: shoot to kill
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
By Richard Ekotu – Soroti
Soroti District security committee has declared a crackdown on people withholding illegal guns in Teso region. Ben Etonu, the RDC has asked all the people having illegal guns to hand them over to security organs or be killed. Speaking at the heroes’ day celebrations, Etonu said the security committee resolved that [...]
Tags: Crime · News from Northern Uganda
Mixed feelings in Lira on Museveni´s State of Nation
June 6th, 2008 · No Comments
By James Omara
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced yesterday that his government is ready, well organized and better than before able to destroy the Lords Resistance Army Leader Joseph Kony. Museveni said this yesterday in the State of Nation address in the 8th parliament. Though people in Lira showed mixed feelings towards the presidents address.