568 million shillings was disbursed to 84 women groups before the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 but only 186 million shillings has since been recovered, according to statistics from the district community services department.
Jackline Akello, the Gulu District Education Officer, explained, “We had already determined the number of classrooms to renovate but we suffered a disaster at Pawel Angany Primary School. The wind blew off the roof of a four-classroom block on November 13, 2024.”
Gulu City Education Officer, Richard Irwenyo, highlighted the growing demand for special needs education. He pointed out that the three existing special needs schools have become referral centers, even drawing students from neighboring South Sudan.
Samuel Owor, the Chairman of Ajan Village told URN in an interview that Odongo who was leading six other men who were approaching Awere Hill and was in possession on a mineral detector machine in a small box.
Omoro District Registrar Denise Obong told URN in an interview that they started the distribution of the polling materials at 2:30am to enable them save time in the morning and ensure that polling starts at 7:00am, the time specified by the Electoral Commission.
Otwal is accused of two counts of defacing campaign posters of Presidential Candidate Yoweri Museveni and Douglas Peter Okao, the Candidate for Chairman Omoro District seat under the NRM party, an act contrary to section 78(2) of the Presidential Election Act and section 156(2) of the Local Government Act respectively.
