Lamwaka was reportedly struck on the neck and succumbed to her injuries upon arrival at Yotkom Medical Center where she had been rushed for medical treatment.
Gulu Resident Judge George Okello in a ruling delivered on Friday however dismissed Adokorach’s applications and instead ordered to have Okoya's body interred at his main home in Owak cell, Agonga ward in Pece-Laroo division in Gulu city
According to Adongakulu, the interim committee of the breakaway faction of chiefs reached out to Archbishop Emeritus John Baptist Odama to help bridge their differences but nothing has happened to date.
Chris Ongom, the Executive Director of the Uganda Victim Foundation, said the government should fast-track the enactment of the Transitional Justice law to provide a legal framework for its implementation. “The enactment of the law will help in the appropriation for reparations to ensure accountability to the thousands of victims of gross human rights violations from Northern Uganda,” said Ongom.
George Ovola, an environmental activist with Our Trees We Need Answers a pressure group combatting the degradation of the environment says the charcoal price hike is beyond the average income of most locals in the region.
Agik who is currently the acting in charge of Gulu University Health Center II says if it weren’t for the early detection of breast cancer, her situation would have been worse and encouraged women to embrace early screening for cancer.
Walter Munguriek, the Principal Assistant Secretary of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, says the facility's construction has stalled over the years due to delayed disbursement of funds from the government.
During the meeting, victims of the May 16, 1996, Pagak Massacre orchestrated by Kwoyelo, listed a long list of demands to the court, which they say will help in total healing. Denis Lemoyi, the former Commandant of Pagak Internally Displaced People’s Camp noted that 31 people were killed and 544 huts razed down during the attack. He notes that some 20 others died later as a result of the raid led by Kwoyelo.
Francis Mawa, the Chairperson of Hotel Owners Association in Gulu city noted that close to 200 hotels were fully booked by visitors who mostly included team from parliament and state house.
Minister of State for Works and Transport Musa Ecweru told Parliament Thursday in response to the growing concerns about the state of the bridge that the contractor is already making headways into the rehabilitation works. beneath the bridge and will soon start working on the surface.
Lumu however raised concerns about how the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament is elected which excludes other opposition political parties represented in Parliament, yet a leader of the opposition superintends to all members of the opposition in Parliament.
Aswa West Police Spokesperson David Ongom Mudong told Uganda Radio Network that the suspects were arrested in possession of placards with inciting messages against the regional Parliamentary sitting.
Speaking to sitting tenants during a meeting in Gulu City on Tuesday, Ampaire says the corporation is facing challenges of accumulated rent arrears arising out of illegal subletting of their units.
According to Amuriat, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party led by President Museveni has already been in power for more than 30 years and should do better in respecting the civil rights of people who share different views.
Col. Katabazi notes that many projects of government are being abused within the region with few or sometimes no one in the respective offices of the president extensively monitoring their implementation.
Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the FDC Secretary-General in his remarks to the locals said they feel bad that some party members from the sub-region are leaving at the time they need unity to galvanize support for FDC in the country.
Brian Ogutu, the deputy secretary for mobilization in charge of Northern Uganda says the self-digital membership registration is one of the ways the party is trying to fight the ruling party’s propaganda of parading members alleged to have defected from FDC.
Prof. Eriabu Lugujjo, the Executive Director of UVCF told its members that they need all the essential input for the forum for it to perform to the optimum and attract the government’s attention.
Okoya died on July 13 at his home in Awere Cell in Pece-Laroo Division in Gulu City after months of battling prostate cancer. He was 99 years old. His body has since been lying at the Fourth Infantry Division military morgue in Gulu City pending burial.