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NWSC on why Lira City is facing water crisis

6 March 20216 March 20210

On Saturday, a photo of how residents were stranded, some seen collecting water from the open (drainage) channel went viral on social media.

Mao bashes colleagues who boycotted IPOD Summit

6 March 20216 March 20210

The Democratic Party (DP) General, Hon. Norbert Mao, UPC party president Hon. James Michael Akena were two opposition leaders who attended the 3rd Summit.

Northern News

Lira-Kamdini killer highway: Kole North MP-elect Dr Acuti writes to UNRA

11 February 202121 November 20210

“For example, it currently, painfully takes between 2 to 3 hours to travel the 75km stretch from Lira to Kamdini, while within the same time one can travel the 300km length from Kamdini to Kampala. This makes it a major setback during a medical emergency,” Dr Acuti told UNRA ED, Allen Kagina.

Tech News

Uganda restores social media without Facebook as Museveni orders VPN ban

10 February 202110 February 20210

Besides the government’s threat to arrest VPN users last month, hundreds of thousands of Ugandans who use VPN were never scared. Some say, even if OTT tax were to be restored immediately, they would continue using the VPN.

News / Politics

Okot Boniface elected Northern Uganda youth MP

2 February 20213 February 20210

“I will within a short time strengthen youth councils, Uganda National Students Associations [UNSA], youth councillors and other umbrella youth movements. The underfunding of these units must be vehemently challenged,” he told this publication in 2019.