By Tom Maliti, International Justice Monitor A former long-serving member of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that sessions during which the LRA leader said he was possessed by spirits helped bind young members to the rebel group. Witness P-070 told the court on Monday that LRA leader Joseph Kony told […]

Dear our esteemed reader, As you may have noticed,  in the past couple of weeks we were offline due to technical challenges.  But even when we came back online, we were unable to regularly update the site.  We are happy to announce that we are now back to serve you with reliable and regular news […]

By Peter Labeja The appointment of Justice Owiny Dollo as Deputy Chief Justice has caused excitement in Acholi. In an August 18th letter to the Speaker of Parliament, president Museveni also appointed Justices Paul Mugamba and Richard Buteera on the bench of the Supreme Court. “This is, therefore, to forward to you their names and […]

By Livingstone Okello- Okello Since I wrote to Ms Betty Amongi, minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development about two weeks ago, she replied to me through Whatsapp saying I should have sought clarification from her before writing the letter. With all due respect to the minister, I am old enough to know under what […]

Madam Minister, 1. You will recall that soon after your appointment to be in charge of the land docket, you gave me a call on 9th June 2016, requesting to have a chat and “tap your brains as someone who had worked in lands for a long time and is knowledgeable in land matters before […]

  The Acholi Cultural institution, Ker Kwaro Acholi, has issued a strongly worded statement in response to a Sunday Monitor story in which Lands Minister Betty Amongi was quoted as saying that government will use force to  demarcate land in Amuru  that the Madhavani Group of companies with the support of government has  for years […]

Kilak South Member of Parliament in Amuru district Gilbert Olanya has been summoned by the Criminal Investigations Directorate in relation to the recent violent clashes between the Acholi and Madi tribes over land in Apaa which left nine dead, 27 injured and scores displaced. Both Amuru and Adjumani districts are claiming Apaa. Government surveyors say […]

  By Tom Maliti, International Justice Monitor  A former intelligence officer of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) Dominic Ongwen led one of the groups that attacked the Pajule camp for internally displaced people (IDP) 13 years ago. Witness P-144 told the court that the LRA attacked the Pajule IDP camp […]

  Three Gulu based journalists on Tuesday afternoon survived the aftershock of a thundering lightning strike that left them with mild shocks and numb limbs. The journalists were working from the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC), a Gulu based media development organization that runs a resource centre used for press conferences and as work place […]

  Hope for Humans, an organization that has since 2012 been taking care of and rehabilitating children suffering from Nodding Syndrome in northern Uganda is set to close next month. In a statement emailed to Acholi Times on Monday, Hope for Human’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Suzanne K. Gazda M.D wrote. ‘‘Our Board of […]