Tag Archives: Acholi

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II has tasked the government to provide clear information on mineral deposits in the Sub-region to avoid speculations by the locals and leaders. Rwot Acana claimed that while there have been ongoing debates about the Sub-region having …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has identified exit routes that will be used by noncompliant migrant cattle keepers commonly known as Balaalo while leaving North and Northeastern Uganda. This comes just a week after President Museveni ordered the cattle keepers mainly from …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  President Yoweri Museveni has again ordered nomadic pastoralists, often referred to as Balaalo, to leave northern Uganda if they cannot abide by the law. “Those who have got cows in non-fenced areas must go immediately because this is recklessness. Why should you bring …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Human Rights Commission -UHRC has summoned Kilak South Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya for alleged hateful speech intended to incite violence against the Balaalo community in the Acholi Sub-region. In a video that went viral more than a week back, Olanya while …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of members of parliament from the Acholi sub-region say they will reject the extension of the deadline for evicting migrant cattle keepers in the Acholi sub-region. The MP’s reaction followed a communication that President Yoweri Museveni had extended the deadline for the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local government leaders in the Acholi Sub-region have been put under the spotlight for the low productivity among young and adult men, blamed on excessive consumption of potent alcohol. A leaders meeting has observed that alcoholism among men in the sub-region is rising at …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mini-survey to establish the number of nomadic pastoralists in Acholi followed Executive Order Number 3 of 2023 has so far registered 217 non-compliant pastoralists in Acholi Sub-region. The figure was revealed by Brig. Gen Michael Kabango, the Commander of the 4th Division in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of elders in the Acholi Sub-region are seeking to meet President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over his recent statements acknowledging the mistakes of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) led government in the region. Early this month, the President while presiding over a crusade organized …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A think tank pressure group comprised of indigenous elite Acholi political and social change activists has demanded the cancellation of all titles acquired through fraudulent sales of customary land in the region. This group, known as Ribbe Pi Paco – RPP, loosely translated as “Unity …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II has embarked on a protest walk to the disputed Apaa Township over what he describes as continued human rights abuses on residents in the area. The protest walk comes just a week after four people were killed …