Community Development Officers (CDOs) are demanding for transport vehicles to facilitate the implementation of the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project. GROW, is a government of Uganda initiative that seeks to provide women entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses with access to capital, and train those who want to sustain…
President Museveni has questioned officials at the Health Ministry over delays in finalizing the signing of a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Austrian firm for the construction of a specialized Teaching Hospital at Gulu University. Early last year, a team from VAMED Engineering Gmbh from Austria during a meeting with President Museveni proposed to…
Power outages have affected the supply of water in Gulu city and its outskirts triggering an acute shortage of water. Gulu city has for almost one week been experiencing persistent power outages which is the backbone for water pumping and supply within Gulu city and the outskirts by the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC).…
The Gulu City Education Department together with security have banned the use of televisions in schools. The Gulu City Senior Inspector of Schools Richard Irwenyo, says that the decision was reached in an emergency meeting held on Monday that was prompted by the violent strike at Gulu Central High School. Dozens of schools within Gulu…
Residents of Gulu City have petitioned the electricity distributor UMEME over the inconsistent and inadequate power supply. The petition signed by more than 400 people was on Tuesday handed over to the Resident City Commissioner Nsubuga Bwayo and Doreen Ogenga the UMEME Manager for Gulu Region Area. Other copies were handed over to the…
