The President made the pledge in January this year while officiating the University’s 15th Graduation ceremony at the campus in East Division of Gulu City. The support aims at diversifying the staff incomes to enable them meet their growing demands.
This follows clashes between Uganda People Defense Forces-UPDF Soldiers and South Sudan People’s Defense Forces at Otwilo in Pangira Parish, near Ngomoromo border post. The UPDF shot dead two South Sudan People’s Defense Forces soldiers and captured one alive with three guns.
Titus Jogo, the Refugee Desk Officer for Adjumani and Lamwo districts explained that the refugees and the host communities will be constituted into groups and provided with approximate chunks of land and crops for growing as well as provision of expertise guidance.
Robson Ogwang, a resident of Ot-Ogole says they are faced with a serious water crisis. He asked the town council officials to immediately intervene into the matter.
According to NDA, some of the impounded drugs will be returned to their owners after securing an operational license. Some of the closed drug shops were found using unqualified personnel, others were found in possession of government drugs whereas some were offering clinical services like admission.
James Okello, the Chairperson of the Fishing Community is excited that at least 80 fishermen in Dokolo and 79 in Kwania district have been cleared to resume fishing that was officially flagged off by Col James Nuwagaba, the Commandant of the Fisheries Protection Unit at Atuma Landing Site in Kwania on Saturday.
According to Lt. Col Akiiki, when the army received information from residents, UPDF troops moved from Ngomoromo to Ted Nagwe on a fact-finding mission but met resistance from the SSPDF soldiers who opened fire at them.
