According to Capt. Edrin Mawanda, the 5th Division Information Officer, the couple was traveling from Amuru District to Lamwo District on a Bajaj motorcycle, registration number UGG 453U, when they were stopped by security personnel.
Oceng noted that since the rolling of the PDM in the district three years, there has been gradual improvement on the livelihood of the community as they register success in the various enterprising ventures.
In Nabweru, Nansana Municipality, Agatha Mulawa, a local resident, woke up to find people sitting on benches near the town council offices. Surprised, she learned that the Electoral Commission (EC) officials were on-site to register new voters and update the existing voter register. A first-time voter, Mulawa had assumed that registration was automatic after receiving a national ID.
The Acholi traditions hold incest a ‘taboo’ but where children are involved, their struggle is silently lethal and for such a child, paying for ‘misdeeds’ of their parents is a daily painful lifetime.
Fifty-eight-year-old Kala Akot, one of the victims of land violence in the area has yet failed to step into her matrimonial land for over 10 years after the death of her husband. Akot noted that, for some time, she had survived with her three sons and their children in the hands of relatives who offered them small pieces of land for shelter and farming.
The Okuti international border market seeks to attract 100,000 local business people from Northern Uganda, aiming to transform the region's development and enhance trade between East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Bernard Okwera, 23, was arrested on Saturday, November 23, 2024, and is currently in custody at Amuru Central Police Station, according to a report from the district security committee.
Patrick Loius Lamot, the port health focal point person at the Elegu border, stated in an interview with Uganda Radio Network that five individuals who sustained injuries were evacuated by Ugandan health personnel from Malakia to Amuru District for treatment.
William Oyoo, a driver at Elegu Town Council notes that several drivers and other residents within the area have resorted to using urine drops in their eyes claiming it cures red eyes infection.
In a ruling, Justice Duncan Gaswaga noted that since the accused has asserted the rights against self-incrimination by opting to give an unsworn statement, he loses the right to the assistance of the counsel although he gains the advantage of not being cross-examined.
According to Onen, while the Lamogi cultural institution had believed it was for investment, they later realized the investor was targeting Guru Guru Hill where he had begun excavating rocks for personal gains.
The enforcement had managed to evict 510 cattle but only 203 of them were from the government land in Lakang Sub County which has 22 cattle farmers with over 2400 cattle.
According to Oola, thugs placed them at gunpoint and ordered them to hand over all the keys including the one for the store where he had kept the money. He explains that after robbing him, the thugs locked them inside the house and fled the scene.
Kenneth Okot, the Chairman of Atiak Sub–County says that leaders are struggling to carry on with the exercise because they are being frustrated by the police officers taking part in the exercise.
Kenneth Okot, the Chairman of Atiak Town Council in Amuru District told URN that the animals have become a burden to the district authorities since they have to spend money on feeding and guarding them.
The health facility that serves a population of 20,074, currently has only 36 health workers and support staff which is below the standard staff ceiling by the Ministry of Health which is 48.
