“The Balaalo have even invaded government ranches,” Museveni said, warning that such moves not only obstruct government plans but provoke locals to demand similar access to the land. President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the disorderly conduct of some Balaalo pastoralists in Northern, Northwestern, and Eastern Uganda, citing key violations that include grazing livestock on people’s crops, […]
A meeting between stakeholder ministries and Members of Parliament (MPs) from Northern Uganda has been planned to address concerns over the closure of the Karuma Bridge. The Ministry of Works and Transport closed the bridge over the River Nile on the Kampala – Gulu Highway from access by all motorists on Monday, 23 September, 2024 […]
At least 270 undeployed medical interns in Northern Uganda are asking the government to scrap medical internships after graduation. This suggestion comes a few days after President Yoweri Museveni, said the government did not have funds to pay for medical internships, and wondered why the sponsors of their education could not continue doing so during […]
During the operation in Northern Uganda, drugs mostly anti- malarias meant for a Health Center in Kole District were found in a drug shop owned by a health worker in Alebtong District. The National Drug Authority (NDA) has impounded drugs worth sh54m. The drugs were impounded during an operation conducted in the districts of Northern […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed Peter Haynes, a British national as the counsel to represent the rights and interests of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Haynes, a renowned international criminal and humanitarian lawyer was appointed by the ICC Registry on June 21, 2024. “The Registry […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a total of Euros 52.429 million approximately sh222bn in compensation to the thousands of victims of former Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA) Rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen. In a reparation decision made on Wednesday, the Judges at the Trial Chamber IX noted that the reparation will be made collectively to […]