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
Donge told the court Tuesday that the deceased before his death on March 19 this year wrote a will leaving instruction to his daughter to have his body buried at his home in Unyama Sub-County.
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.
At about 3 pm, the suspect along with about 19 other people reportedly returned to the farm and attacked the farm workers forcing them to flee for their safety. The suspects during the attack reportedly destroyed several properties including a tractor, grass thatched huts, latrine doors and looted seeds from the farm store.
Baluku however recalled after covering about 90 km into the journey, sudden sporadic gunshots rang out from the nearby bush targeting the front part of the bus.
Justice Buteera however, says there have been some instances in which advocates have had resistance to the parties going for alternative dispute resolution due to concerns about earning their legal fees.
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.
David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa West Police Spokesperson said Friday that Detective Sergeant Ociti released the suspect under lawful detention without notifying senior police officers at Awach Police Station.
harifa Akullu met her death at the hands of an unidentified gunman in front of Lim Welo Guest House, a popular brothel along Acholi Lane in Pece-Laroo Division on Sunday morning.
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.
President Museveni noted that based on the delayed compensation, he will hold a dialogue with the elders and legislators from the affected sub-regions to find a lasting solution to their grievances. The President reassured the claimants in Northern Uganda that his government is committed to settling the payment.
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.
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.
Fourth Infantry Division Commander Brig. Felix Busizoori says the army has already identified foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi among those illegally felling trees in Zoka Forest Reserve.
David Opobo, one of the victims and a victim’s representative in Abera village in Pabbo Sub- County, says the verdict was long overdue but notes that it marks a journey of hope for people affected by the atrocities.
Kwoyelo was found guilty by the court of committing 44 out of the 78 counts he was indicted in a long-awaited verdict delivered on Tuesday at ICD sitting at the Gulu High Court in Northern Uganda.
The judgement in Kwoyelo's case is set to be delivered by a Trial panel of four judges consisting of Justices Michael Elubu, Duncan Gaswaga, Stephen Mubiru, and Andrew Bashaija.
Juliet Harty Hatanga, the Deputy Registrar of the ICD told Uganda Radio Network in an interview the judgment in the case will be a landmark for the court which has been handling the trial for over a decade.
They told the court to disregard Kwoyelo’s defence alibi, find him guilty as charged and convict him accordingly on the 69 counts that relate to murder, kidnapping with intent to murder, pillaging, aggravated robbery, cruel treatment, enslavement, torture, rape, and outrages upon personal dignity.
