Since the financial year 2018/19, the district has been receiving 764 Million Shillings under the Uganda Road Fund-URF to work on the 641.33 Kilometres of road.
Read more ...The Manager Kilembe Mines, Fred Kyakonye Welaga says the current staff is helping to secure and maintain factory machines and the over 14 million tonnes of cobalt stockpiles.
Read more ...In 2014 and 2017, Gulu emerged the best performing district council, according to the Local Government Councils’ Scorecard Report. However, in September 2021, out of 153 local governments assessed by the Office of the Prime Minister - OPM, Gulu did not make it among top 10 districts.
Read more ...Nalongo Jennifer who was found with her family boarding a small wooden boat from Pallisa crossing to Kaliro district to attend a burial said that the journey has become very expensive to them as they have to pay twice on both sides. She said using the boat is also risky to their lives calling upon the concerned authorities to work on the bridge to ease movement for them.
Read more ...Led by Francis Twesige Mukoto, the Kabwoya LCIII Chairperson, the residents and some area MPs including Francis Kazini for Buhaguzi County and Stephen Asera Itaza for Buhaguzi East demanded that his appointment be cancelled accusing him of being behind the rampant land grabbing in Kikuube.
Read more ...Robert Okidi is accused of diverting fuel worth 7 Million Shillings meant for the construction of Aromi- Abarikori road.
Read more ...Last week local leaders in Munkunyu and Kisinga sub-counties closed the bridge that was damaged by heavy trucks that ply the two sub-counties.
Read more ...Activists and local leaders have launched "Tonkosa " campaign. Tonkosa loosely means "Don't hurt me".
Read more ...The deceased, an elderly man who was referred from a health facility in Pandwong Division reportedly succumbed to COVID-19 complications at about 5 pm on Wednesday. However, his body remained on his death bed for close to 20 hours, until it was handed over to the relatives on Thursday afternoon.
Read more ...LEGs is a USD 43 million project funded by the Islamic Development Bank and implemented in 10 districts to address water for production, agriculture production, infrastructure and food security challenges, under the Ministry of Local Government.
Read more ...Two weeks ago the district leaders resolved to urgently relocate 1,974 households affected by rising waters at Lake Kyoga and others evicted from land belonging to Nakasongola Army barracks to Kyalubanga forest reserve.
Read more ...John Kisoke, the Kyegegwa LCV Chairperson says that the contractor will continue with the road works. According to Kisoke, district leaders and George Sande, the Managing Director met at the Office of the Prime Minister over the matter.
Read more ...In January last year, George Mwanika, the former Nakaloke town council NRM chairperson protested the sale of the land. He petitioned the Statehouse Anti-Corruption Unit on January 13th, 2020 complaining about the fraudulent sale of public citing the Town Council
Read more ...during a survey visit, a team from the local government ministry led by Geoffrey Ettedu, the National program coordinator for Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program-(MATIP-2] rejected the proposed site.
Read more ...Last week, ten vendors served Soroti City Council with a notice to sue after failing to access space in the new market.
Read more ...Arua City received 234.8 Million Shillings from the Ministry of Finance to support the fight against Covid-19. According to the guidelines, VHTs were supposed to receive 150,000 while LCI Chairpersons 100,000 Shillings on behalf of the village Covid19 Taskforces.
Read more ...The exercise, according to some concerned individuals in Serere district was done to accommodate applicants who allegedly bribed their way into offices. They claim that the recruitment exercise was highly monetized with influence from the top officials in the district, who reportedly aided the recruitment of their relatives without declaring a conflict of interest.
Read more ...Samson Lubega, the Bukwo District Police Commander, says that the arrest of the suspects stemmed from complaints from the general public about the non-existent projects under NUSAF3, which were later confirmed by the Resident District Commissioner and LC V Chairperson.
Read more ...Quinto Odongo, the Otuke District Education Officer described the situation at many schools as “appalling”, saying that although they have plans of renovating the schools, they operate on a meagre budget.
Read more ...Key among the activities is the recruitment of Parish Chiefs, establishment and training of Parish Development Committees, set up of the Community Information System (CIS) and mobilization of the masses at lower government level.
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