The college was a presidential pledge during the 2016 general elections by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to give a higher institution of education and revolutionized agriculture development to the people of Karamoja.
The University is supposed to have 1,343 staff including both teaching and non-teaching personnel. However, only 441 positions, 33 percent have been filled up.
Bosmic, however, didn’t downplay public speculation that he is upgrading his academic credentials because of his ambition to contest for the Kitgum Municipality MP seat. The seat is currently occupied by Beatrice Atim Anywar.
The Sports teacher, Alfred Labeja, says the school team was unable to participate in this year`s National Paralympics games held in Mpigi district due to lack of some of equipment.
A total of 48 teams from across 23 Universities and Tertiary Institutions in Uganda including two Universities from Kenya; Pioneer International University and Strathmore University participated in the nine days of the competition that began on 1st November and ended on Friday.
Polly Philip Okin Ojara, the Chua West County MP and Deputy Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee – PAC, says that based on the audit queries, the University Management must write to the affected businesses to vacate immediately.
Gulu University students have written to Gulu District Police Commander-DPC, Emmanuel Mafundo seeking protection for their planned demo. The students have pinned a write up on all Gulu University notice boards water marked “Fees Must Fall”.
The Acting University Secretary, Asaf Adebua, also the Accounting Officer says he has taken procedural steps and wrote to Allana to explain himself in detail before he is presented to Sanctions and Rewards Committee, the University’s disciplinary organ but he has not yet responded.
The AG’s report of 2018 indicates that the University failed to fully implement planned activities like; drawing a master plan and business plan for the seven pieces of land. Other key findings indicate failure to rehabilitate the Dean of students Block, Academic Registrar’s Block and Planning Block.
Okoya, a former journalist was appointed interim UPC Chairperson last month following the death of Benjamin Oola Ameda who succumbed to stroke in August.
The road is a major route for business, health and education services connecting the community to the nearest Laibi Techo Health Centre II, St Joseph`s College Layibi, Layibi Trading Centre and Gulu Main abattoir.
Noowe Johnson, the Gulu University Guild President says if the system is not reversed then all Public Universities guild leadership will challenge it legally.
The Municipal Human Resource Officer, Richard Okot in a memo to staff indicated that the delayed payment of May salary was due to delays in the release of funds for wage by the central government.
On March 28th 2019, the Ministry of Education through The Commissioner Government Secondary Education transferred, Esther Gidudu from Keyo Secondary School to take over as Headteacher Gulu Secondary School.
Patrick Jimmy Okema, the Police Spokesperson for Aswa River Region says students of Creamland High School claim that Oloya’s accomplices had returned to the school to avenge his death at 2am on Thursday night after hearing that Oloya had died from Gulu Hospital.
The storm blew the roofs of six classroom occupied by more than 1,010 pupils. It also affected the school store and a teacher’s house. Minakulu Primary School is one of the most populated schools in Lango with 2,366 pupils.
John Gutenberg Ogwang, the Minakulu Sub county LC 3 chairperson says leaders from areas affected by the disaster held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the natural disaster.
Charles Openy, the Olinga Village chairperson in Labala parish says the pupils are engaged in hunting edible rats in the foot Lili, Tugu, Atyeno, Kilak and Cam Got hills. He says the area consists of vast jungles rich in edible rats, antelopes, warthogs and different birds species such as guinea fowl.
There are only 25 teachers providing service to the 1,846 pupils enrolled in the school. George Oryem, the Head teacher of the school says they have been forced to recruit four parent teachers to bridge the teachers shortfall.
Under the grant, GIZ will construct energy-efficient cooking stoves in all the beneficiary schools while the WFP will undertake training to improve proper food handling and safety.
Professor George Openjuru Ladaa, the Vice Chancellor Gulu University acknowledged the land dispute, saying the university is considering annexing the two education institutions under its system.
