On Saturday, a total of 133 former abductees, comprising males and females, received certificates of completion for the vocational training in a graduation ceremony held at the OPM office in Gulu city.
According to the Ministry of Works and Transport the expansion joints are critical components that allow the bridge structure to expand and contract with temperature changes and traffic loads, thereby maintaining its structural integrity and extending its lifespan.
President Museveni inaugurated the five-member commission in August 2023, entrusting it with the task of probing and resolving the continued violent disputes in Apaa. Legislators in the sub-region, however, say more than a year into the inauguration, there isn’t any visible progress.
Uganda Radio Network understands that by December last year when the contractor scaled down the rehabilitation works, only 20 km section of the road from Olwiyo trading center in Purongo Town Council had been fully tarmacked.
Karuma Bridge was reopened to traffic on December 20 last year after undergoing three months of rehabilitation work. While the bridge deck and bearings were replaced, the government reopened the bridge without the expansion joints, a crucial structural component for the long-term stability and safety of the bridge.
Ivan Tekakwo, the Northern Regional NWSC Spokesperson said on Thursday that they made the decision to halt the production of water at the dam to prevent further damage to the corporation’s pumps.
According to the defence lawyers, the Pre-Trial Chamber denied the request, relying on the financial burden to the Court, and “inherent challenges and potential dangers” by transferring parts of the Court’s operation to the field.
Grace Jolly Laker Adruville Okot, the Chief Executive Officer of Women Empowerment Network and Design noted that gender equity in the Acholi sub region is still a major concern and stands at a paltry 30 percent.
Bosco Okello, a store keeper at the facility told Uganda Radio Network in an interview Saturday that the fire started from one of the air conditioning units installed at the drug store.
Addressing journalists at his residence on the preparations, Archbishop Wokorach noted that the national youth conference presents an opportunity for both young and old Christians to grow in faith and to learn from Christ.
According to the statement, the extension will allow the government to complete the ongoing repair works on the Masindi port ferry, which has been selected as one of the designated alternative routes for motorists.
Martin Okumu, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Land and Finance at the Acholi Cultural Institution, said Friday that ritual cleansing for former LRA returnees helps for social acceptance in society and dispelling misfortunes.
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo while unveiling operation of the Dero Kwan and the lists of it's beneficiaries noted that the scholarship is fully funded by contribution of the Acholi people who responded to their calls for revival of the education sector.
Museveni described Gen Bazilio Okello as a person with a tribute of service to his nation and a key player in Uganda's immediate post-independence political and military scene.
Akwero had long yearned to use part of the 28-acre piece of the disputed customary land which belonged to her late husband for farming to take care of her eight orphans.
Walter Uryek-Wun, the Principal Assistant Secretary at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that the staff shortages continue to negatively impact the service delivery to patients at the facility.
Michael Ojok, the Community Relations Manager at 1MTN told Uganda Radio Network that they suspect the fire was set up by unknown individuals hunting for grasscutters.
Ojok notes that the incident isn’t the first reported at the plantation citing a suspect was arrested last year over setting fire on the bamboo plantation but released with caution.
The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a contract sum of 30.12 billion Shillings for the construction of the Gulu University Business and Development Centre.
Julius Ocungi · author