MPs call for increased uptake of local innovations
Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti, MP for Kole North, said that while the committee was impressed by the innovations on display at UIRI, a major bottleneck remains.
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Dozens of Ugandan farmers can’t afford shs15m for irrigation equipment, says MP Dr. Opio Acuti
Kole North Member of Parliament, Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti, who also serves as the Chairperson…
MP Dr Opio Acuti petitions Museveni after Lango road is excluded from MoWT bid ahead of AFCON
The government has said that Akii Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City will be a standby stadium during the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2027.
Over 500 farmers in Kole North receive shs288m crop insurance payout
The crop insurance programme was originally established for farmers in the constituency by their Member of Parliament, Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti, in 2022.
Museveni pledges lasting cattle compensation as Lango leaders push
President Museveni made the pledge on Sunday, August 17, 2025, while addressing religious, cultural, and political leaders of Lango at Lango College playgrounds in Lira City.
Museveni asked Lango-based lawyers to be excluded from cattle compensation talks
The speech at Lango College reflected the intensity of grassroots expectations on when, and how, this time, their stolen cattle are be compensated.
“Cecilia Ogwal’s death silenced a house of dialogue” – says Archbishop Kaziimba
Cecilia Ogwal was a senior figure in Uganda’s political arena, having served under the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party for two terms.
Kole North MP Dr. Opio wins NRM primary with 94%
Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti won the NRM flag for his Kole North MP reelection in 2026.
Kole MPs call for unity ahead of NRM primaries
The President of ULGA Andrew Moses Awany has lost the NRM district chairperson race to 65 year old Anyati.
Local government minister Rusoke to visit Kole over road fund abuse
The Minister is expected to tackle service delivery challenges highlighted during her previous visit to Kole last year.
Gov’t clarifies on ‘inflated costs’ of roads planned under national oilseeds project
On Tuesday, August 13, Kole North MP Dr Samuel Opio Acuti said he had yet to receive the clarification letter by the Ministry of Local Government on oilseed project costs, but promised to “respond.”
Lango MPs speak following latest parliamentary committee changes
Linda Agnes Auma, a Lira district woman MP, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture.