The outgoing Member of Parliament for Aruu County in Pader District, Samuel Odonga-Otto has been flown to Kenya’s capital  Nairobi for better medical treatment. In a 46 second video posted on WhatsApp, the legislator said he is in Nairobi receiving treatment for injuries in sustained while in police custody. He did not reveal the hospital […]

Geoffrey Otim, the Democratic Party flagbearer for the Laroo- Pece Division Mayoral seat in Gulu City has defeated six other candidates to win the race. Otim got 4,308 votes against his closest rival George Labeja, the interim Mayor of Gulu City. Labeja who run on an Independent ticket polled 3,589 votes. Moses Abonga of the […]

Alfred Okwonga, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flagbearer for the Gulu City Mayoral seat has beaten his closest rival Christopher Acire (FDC) to win the Gulu Mayoral race. Okwonga garnered 16,160 votes against Acire’s 7,755. Acire was also the Mayor Gulu Municipality between 2006 and 2011 before he successfully run for the Gulu Municipality […]

At least nine (9) Members of Parliament (MPs) from Acholi have failed in their bid to return to Parliament after losing in the just concluded parliamentary election. Notable among the losers in the January 14, 2021 election include Ronald Reagan Okumu of Aswa County in Gulu District, Samuel Odonga-Otto of Aruu County, Judith Franka Akello, […]

Richardson Tabu, a Senior Supervisor at the Electoral Commission (EC) In-Charge of Pece- Laroo Division in Gulu City who went missing over two weeks ago has been found dead in a forest in the outskirt of Gulu City. Tabu was reportedly kidnapped by unknown persons on January 8, 2021, shortly after he left office. The […]

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Stephen Odong Latek, the former aspirant for Omoro District LCV seat as the new Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Gulu. In a new reshuffle announced just two days to the election, Odong was among the 145 RDCs and over 100 deputies who were appointed on Tuesday. Odong replaces the late […]

A Senior Supervisor at the Electoral Commission (EC) In-Charge of Pece- Laroo Division in Gulu City has gone missing. Richardson Tabu’s disappearance comes barely three days before Ugandans go to polls to elect a President and Members of Parliament. According to reports, Tabu went missing on January 8, 2021 after he left the Electoral Commission […]

Major Santos Okot Lapolo, the Gulu Resident District Commissioner (RDC) is dead. Lapolo died Saturday morning at around 1 am from Mulago National Referral Hospital Kampala.  Lapolo who was the Chairperson District COVID-19 Taskforce was diagonised with COVID-19 in late December. He was  was referred to the Mulago Hospital from Gulu Regional Referral Hospital after […]

Two children were last week killed in a bomb explosion in Abuka village, Palabek Gem Sub County in Lamwo District. The incident at around 3PM on Wednesday afternoon. Police identified victims as Isaac Ogen and one, Kwigir, both 12-year. Two other children identified as Sunday Acellam, 8 and Okeny, 11 survived the explosion with serious […]

A 17-year-old boy has committed suicide by hanging after in Pabit- Kweyo sub-ward, Anaka Town Council in Nwoya District after he was reportedly caught by relatives having sex a with a sheep. The deceased, Francis Oloya died by hanging on November 27, 2020. Police said he used his belt to end his life. His body […]