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Survivors and relatives of those who perished in 1986 Namukora massacre have presented a position paper demanding that government recognizes them and offer them support. On 19th August 1986, soldiers of the 35th battalion of the National Resistance Army (NRA) under the command of Major Matovu bundled several people from Namukora in Kitgum district onto a truck and opened fire, killing about 76 on spot.

At the onset of the project, more than 1000 customers applied for connections after paying 50 thousand shillings.

The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has accepted a swap deal with Kitgum Town Council for the latter to take over a forest reserve located in the town.

President Yoweri Museveni has defended Kitgum Woman MP Beatrice Anwyar over allegations that she embezzled over 50 million shillings given to her last year to transport nodding syndrome victims to Mulago Hospital for treatment.

The officials left Kitgum on Monday evening for a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni organized by Beatrice Anywar, the district woman Member of Parliament.

The failure by the officials to show up for the meetings has not gone down well with some residents.

Residents traced the marks of the cattle to the South Sudan border.

She says that apart from counseling, the group engages in income generating activities to fight poverty that increases level of trauma.

Pachutho says the situation is alarming during the dry season when the streams and wells dry off.

An elder in Mucwini Sub County in Kitgum District, who witnessed the 2002 massacre of 56 people, says war should have never taken place in Acholi land and that the people in the area must not repeat the same mistake.

The project was expected to be implemented last financial year, but it stalled after the Chief Administrative Officer was interdicted for alleged corruption.

The decision was reportedly reached by the sub county authorities after holding a meeting with members of Pubec and Pujong clans.

Recently, Kitgum district local government started developing the area into a game reserve and tourist attraction site.

The rehabilitation of Kitgum Urban water works has stalled following the breakdown of two pump stations.

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has blocked the fencing of Kitgum Boma Grounds with lock up shops. Kitgum Town Council had passed a resolution to allocate plots around Boma to developers to construct lockup shops that would act as a fence.

Now, Kitgum town council has identified land in Lemu parish to relocate the airstrip and want it to become operational.

John Bosco Oryem, one of the longest serving politicians Acholi sub region has passed. The former Kitgum district chairman died of high blood pressure on 22nd March 2012 from St. Mary’s hospital Lacor hospital in Gulu.

Political leaders from Acholi sub region are demanding accountability of over 50 million shillings from Beatrice Anywar, the Kitgum district woman Member of Parliament.

Women activists in Kitgum have faulted the amnesty act saying it only caters for former fighters leaving war victims saying it is discriminatory.

Oryem who is also the Minister of state for international Affairs and President Museveni briefed the British prime minister on Friday, during a conference on Somalia held in London.