Tag Archives: Acholi

By Morris Ogenga-Latigo The fact about oil in Acholi should be made widely known to Ugandans There has been reluctance on the part of Acholi people to engage in the head-spinning oil pipeline debate that various newspapers have covered over the recent past (see `Oil firms, govts differ on export …

By Morris DC Komakech People here have to come to a convergence that their primary source of wealth is the soil under their feet On April 16 2014 we drove through Pader Town Council to Lapeta central, Lanyirinyiri Parish in Lira Palwo, Agago District to bury Mzee Obaldo Opogo who …

By Julius Odeke Two weeks ago, a delegation of Acholi leaders visited the Madhivanis at Kakira Sugar Works to discuss prospects of establishing a sugar plant in Amuru District. Aswa County MP Ronald Reagan Okumu, the chairperson for Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG), spoke to The Independent’s Julius Odeke about the …

By Joseph Were New report reveals economic imbalance among Uganda’s tribes From a distance it looks like a giant quilt of different shades between brown and black spread on the side of the gradually slopping hill. Getting nearer, however, reveals tinny brown unbaked brick buildings, squashed next to each other …

By Roland Atinkson On 30 November, Joseph Kony failed ” once again ” to sign the Final Peace Agreement negotiated in Juba between the LRA/M rebels and the Government of Uganda (GoU). The absence of Kony’s signature (and, thus, that of President Museveni), worries many in Acholi, and has contributed …