Tag Archives: Lango

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 796 road signs have been vandalized along the 952 kilometres national road network in Acholi and Lango sub regions by suspected scrap dealers. The vandalism estimated to cost Shillings 650 million occurred between 2020 to date. Henry Komakech, the manager Uganda National Roads …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical personnel in Lango are concerned about the increasing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MDR-TB is a strain of TB that can only be treated with a combination of four different drugs because they are resistant to the two most powerful first-line medicines. According to …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta has accused the ruling National Resistance Movement government of deliberately suppressing the Lango sub-region. Kabuleta, who scored 0.44 percent of the total votes cast in the 2021 presidential elections, says that the ruling government is intentionally suppressing Lango politically …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has taken over the funding for the reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini. The directive was issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while in Oyam District during a meeting with the Members of Parliament and other leaders from the Lango sub-region, on Saturday. …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Office of the Attorney General to use National Identification Numbers(NIN) instead of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for processing compensation for war debt claimants in Northern Uganda. The Finance Ministry had tasked all claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport on Friday blamed the delay of the commencement of Lira – Kamdini road reconstruction work on the stringent conditions on environmental and social impact studies set by the World Bank for its loan. The explanation was given following threats …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Lango Parliamentary Group (LPG) have called off their earlier planned demonstration over the poor status of Lira-Kamdini road after meeting the president. The association had organized a peaceful demonstration over the road which for years has claimed lives or its users. In …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bee farmers in Lango sub region are attributing the reduction in honey production to the continuous spraying of crops using pesticides. Over the years, farmers have applied chemicals to control both pests and diseases that ravage crops in the region. Such spraying was in 2020 …

Currently, a box of tomatoes is going for between Shs4,000 to 6,000 from Shs35,000 to 40,000 last season Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tomato farmers in Lango sub region are counting losses following the drop in prices of tomatoes. The sub-region has had surplus production of the perishable goods …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has set a target of 1.1 million people to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Teso and Lango sub region. The vaccination campaign dubbed “operation last lap” targets people aged 18 years and above. Dr Alfred Driwale, the Assistant Commissioner in charge …