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28 candidates nominated for Gulu city parliamentary races

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Electoral Commission – EC has nominated 28 aspirants for Gulu City Parliamentary elections in 2021 general elections. Twelve of them will contest as independents; three under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party; three under Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), three under the …

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Funding shortfall hindering operations of Acholi chiefdom

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II has decried inadequate funding which is hindering operations of the Chiefdom. Some building projects of the institution at its headquarters in West Division of Gulu City are on a standstill.  The chiefdom’s programs to conduct sensitization …

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Gulu city leaders struggle to maintain access roads

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Gulu City are struggling to maintain over 40 community access roads. The roads were opened by Gulu Municipal Council across then four Divisions that have now been merged to form East and West City Divisions during the financial 2019/2020 before Gulu attained its …

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Enforcement of COVID-19 curfew provokes war memories in Acholi

Acholi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The brutal enforcement of the 14 days’ curfew in Uganda has provoked memories of the over two-decade armed conflict between Government and rebels in the Acholi sub-region. This follows incidences of torture, looting and beating by Local Defense Unit (LDUs) and Police backed by Uganda …

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