Lango Parliamentary Group split over party differences

By Rolex Akena and Phillips Ogile
Apac

Lango Members of Parliament from Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) have broken off from Lango Parliamentary Group and formed a separate caucus called Lango UPC Parliamentary Group due to what they call accountability tribulations. The congressmen accused other Lango MPs of using LPG to fight UPC.

Hon John Odit (standing), Chairman of the newly formed parliamentary group speaking to UPC die-hards over the weekend (photo by Phillips Ogile)

Filed under: Politics

Janet Museveni invites Ben Wacha to NRMO

By Geoffrey Omara
Oyam

The First Lady Jennet Museveni has called on Oyam North MP Ben Waca to join the Movement party in order to boost the party’s strength in the north.

Filed under: Politics

Lira Municipality to destroy ragtag shelters

By Rolex Akena
Lira

Health officials in Lira Municipal Council will tomorrow Monday, June 2, open a sanitation week targeting homes lacking or having no proper latrines and shelters in all her 4 divisions.

Filed under: Lira Uganda

Apac LC5 vice-chairperson praises President Museveni

By Geoffrey Omara
Apac

THE vice chairperson of Apac district council Bob Okae has praised President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for allowing National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programs to continue despite his earlier statement to stop it.

Filed under: Apac Uganda

Gulu University shall come to Lango – Opio Bunga

By Phillips Ogile
Lira

Apac district Chairperson Nicolas Opio Bunga has vowed establish a branch of Gulu University Branch in Lango and it will be located at Uganda Technical Collage Lira which he will help in promoting.

Filed under: Lira Uganda

Two former Kole contestants rejoin UPC

By Patrick Okino
Lira

Two former parliamentary candidates for Kole County in Apac district have bounced back to the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), after contesting as independents in the last elections and lost.

Filed under: Politics

Fight poverty through cooperative saving and credit society

By Phillips Ogile
Lira

Lango residents who are involved in community saving and credit society are urged to use the opportunity to put to rest the rampant poverty now rocking Lango through their newly acquired banking system.

Filed under: Lira Uganda