Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) candidates in Gulu district are bothered by the failure to complete the O’level syllabus before the start of their final examinations this week. The learners were disrupted when schools were closed in March 2020, as coronavirus disease paralysed the world …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has allocated 41 billion shillings to Gulu city for road construction under the Uganda Support for Municipal Infrastructural Development- USMID project. Edward Kiwanuka, the Gulu city town clerk says that the fund will construct more than 7 roads in the city totaling 7.788 …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of silverfish has remained high in Gulu markets despite the increased supply from major sources in central Uganda. Last week, a sack of silverfish was selling for between Shillings 1 million and 1.1 million, while a basin was going for Shillings 50,000 from …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority- NFA has impounded 600 bags of charcoal in Gulu and Amuru districts. 300 bags were impounded from the charcoal dealers camp in Patiko sub county in Gulu district on Tuesday evening. Another 300 bags were impounded on Monday evening from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prices of land in Gulu have shot up in the past months following the elevation of the municipality to a city. Gulu attained city status on July 1, 2020, alongside Arua, Jinja, Mbale, Mbarara, Masaka and Fort Portal. Landowners believe that since Gulu is …
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Gulu, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Power distributor, Umeme has embarked on stakeholder engagement meetings across the country, starting with Northern Uganda to explain the company’s planned projects aimed at improving power reliability in the communities. The Gulu meetings were held last week. The main objective of the meetings was to inform …
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He was not a puppet on a string, judges rule | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb.04, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed in northern Uganda. Ongwen was found guilty for attacks against the civilian …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Gulu City have closed a Mukamanayamba Heath Drink factory over poor waste management. The decision follows an outcry from the community who accused the factory owners of disposing of liquid waste in the open which has put their lives at risk. This …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbalists in the Acholi sub region have submitted 40 potential herbal remedies for COVID1-19 for basic scientific drugs tests. The potential cures were last week handed to the Gulu University Pharm-Bio Technology Traditional Medicine Center (Pharmbiotrac) of Excellence, for basic testing. According …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Resident District Commissioner – RDC Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo is dead. He succumbed to the deadly coronavirus disease – COVID-19. His death was confirmed to URN this afternoon by his family members in Kitgum and Kampala. Lapolo breathed his last from the National Referral …
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