It is not yet clear if Akena will vie for Presidency in 2026 general elections.
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Posted inLango / People
“My One-Tenth is to feed widows, orphans” – says Okello Ambrose
Ambrose Okello says his next giving to the widows will come immediately God gives him work (contract), adding that it’s very close.
Posted inNews / Special Reports
Researchers attribute the surge in malaria cases in Northern Uganda to climate variability
In Uganda, recent occurrence of flooding in 2019 along the River Nile and droughts in Northern Uganda has had impact on the transmission of malaria in the affected areas like Gulu, Amuru, Omoro, Oyam, Amuru; Adjumani, Moyo and Obongi.
Posted inHealth
Why Lango was chosen to host week-long surgical camps in September
Minister Dr Jane Aceng confirmed the week-long surgical camps for Lango sub-region scheduled for September this year.
Posted inLango
GLOFORD’s Ongom calls for youth mentorship at the transatlantic conference in Zambia
Dr Ongom said there is indeed a lot of work to do in, and for Lango, stating that upon return he will consult widely and start “Lango Future”.
Posted inNorthern News
OWC moves to prioritise the private sector in Northern Uganda
The OWC chief, Saleh has requested all the technocrats to file the status of storage facilities and agro-processing machines such as rice and maize mills which were procured by the government.
Posted inSpecial Reports
Report: 7,398 teenage pregnancies recorded in three months in Lango
Oyam district is the leader in teenage pregnancies in the new report and is followed by Alebtong.
Posted inEnvironment / Lango
Lango Cooperative Union to plant 50,000 trees to combat climate change
Mayor of Lira City Council, Sam Atul said, climate change is real and it needs a concerted effort by all stakeholders to embark on tree planting in Lango.
Posted inLango / Politics
Lango leaders call for electoral reforms and non-involvement of the army during polling
In recent research conducted in partnership with National Democratic Institute and Lango Civil Society Network, it indicates that 74 per cent of the population in the sub-region strongly believed that the 2021 general elections were violent.
Posted inOpinion / Politics
Fmr. Minister Atubo: ‘Museveni can safely afford to ignore Lango because it is weak, divided, poor’
Former Minister of Lands, Atubo is now one of President Museveni’s critics in Lango.
Posted inOpinion
On the visit of President Museveni in Lango and the demise of our leaders
The people of northern Uganda, notably Lango, Acholi and West Nile now demand answers and accountability not the usual lip service from the NRM government.
Posted inLango
Macodwogo murder: “Stay calm,” Prime Minister Nabbanja tells Lango
“The late Macodwogo was very close to me,” says Nabbanja on Monday.