Andrew Mase Onen, the district YLP Desk Focal Person, several groups have mismanaged the funds and less than 150 million shillings have been recovered from the groups in the four years adding that the district is considering tasking defaulters' parents to payback the money.
Simon Wokorach the enforcement officer Gulu Boda Boda cyclists association says all the recovered motorcycles have since been given back to their owners after presentation of documents proofing ownership of the motorcycles.
The industrial hub project will provide vocational skills training including carpentry and joinery tailoring, shoemaking, stone cutting, bakery, craftsmanship and hairdressing specifically for the youths from the eight districts of Acholi and parts of West Nile Sub Region.
Jimmy Patrick Okema, the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, explains that while police takes the lead on road safety sensitization, other stakeholders like the media and other public institutions should step in.
However Tom Awuzu, the Gulu Region Area Manager for Umeme told the leaders that the problem will still persist because the problems including a single power distribution source, vandalism of electric equipment and harsh weather are beyond their control.
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.
According to Dr. John Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Prisons, the Karenga zone supports a wide variety of crops and can often accommodate a second and third planting of quick-maturing cash crops like cotton.
The Acholi Sustainable Charcoal Production and Marketing Bill, 2019 seeks to outlaw adverse methods of charcoal production, unlicensed charcoal burning and taxing charcoal being transported from the region.
The route will be operated by a privately owned airline; Sky Travel and Aviation, which will fly passengers twice a week to and from Juba. The company had its maiden flight on Saturday from Juba International Airport to Gulu Airport with one passenger and crew aboard the white 5Y-MWW 12-seater plane.
Livingstone Omona, the LC 1 Chairperson Tugu village, says two people identified as Odong Atiama and Mzee Laleng drowned at the bridge in July 2018 and August 2019 respectively.
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.
Vincent Komakech, the Manager Flamingo Delight Hotel along Commercial road, says he maintained the prices of his guest rooms at Shillings 35,000 for single rooms and Shillings 55,000 for double rooms but no new customers have booked in.
Kevin Omona, a resident in Pece Division says that the abandoned plots have existed for years and the owners should be compelled to sell them off to potential developers.
Ezekiel Emitu, the Aswa River Region Police Commander- RPC, says the latest victim of the attacks is 29-year-old Benedict Okumu. He was hit with a blunt object on August 25th, 2019. He succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the attack at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor on August 31.
Located over 20 kilometres North of Gulu town in Patiko sub county, Lugore prison sits on 45,000 acres of land and is the biggest maize farm of the UPS in the country established in the early 60s.
The over 200 street vendors under their association Pece division mobile hawkers and street vendors are currently operating their businesses along Andrea Olala road, cemetery road among other streets.
Concy Aber, a charcoal dealer at Cereleno market in Gulu town attributes the increase in charcoal prices to the reluctance of farmers in the villages to cut down trees.
The RBF approach requires that resources are only allocated based on outcomes, unlike the previous system where health facilities are financed depending on their respective levels.
Jackson Odong, the proprietor of Jarib Industries LTD, a local firm dealing in honey; peanut and rice processing in Gulu told Uganda Radio Network that the region lacks crucial market research information and mentorship programs, which would help them understand customer needs, and make well-informed market decisions.
