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Daily Monitor Saturday January 02 2021 Apaa residents who fleed their homes following a clash over the contested land, have returned to their ruined villages of Lulai, Gaji, Acholi ber and Pundyanga. PHOTO/TOBBIAS JOLLY OWINY. Summary The land that is claimed by the two  district,  is  also claimed by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) . The UWA says the disputed land is part of East Madi Wildlife Reserve. Advertisement More than 7,000 households who were evicted from the disputed Apaa land that is located on the border between Adjumani and Amuru districts, have returned. The land that is cla...

December 28, 2020 Some of the defectors dressed in NRM party colours Several purported opposition defectors to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party in Amuru district were caught off guard when they were tasked to surrender the membership cards of their former parties.  Most of the youthful defectors claimed that they were former members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and National Unity Platform (NUP) political parties. They announced their purported defection at two separate events held at Pabbo and Elegu town councils respectively officiated by Bosco O...

Felix Okol (Not real name) is a barber based in Obongi town in West Nile. About a year ago, he fell in love with 16-year-old Anita. The courtship went on well until Anita’s parents found out that they were in a relationship. “They stormed my rented room and told me I have to get married to Anita. In fact, they left Anita at my room and advised me to start treating her as my wife,” he says. Related Stories The 21-year-old had just started a new lease of life as a barber after dropping out of school. Within the first month, Okol realised he could not save a penny because all he earned was...

Uganda turns to herbs in search for Covid-19 cure Thursday December 24 2020 The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has welcomed the natural Covid-19 clinical treatment trials as modifying the body with natural remedies to fight the virus is a big boost. PHOTO | AFP | FILE Summary African remedies. On April 22, the president of Madagascar, Mr Andry Rajoelina, officially launched a local herbal remedy claimed to prevent and cure coronavirus, a move that attracted mixed reactions. In September, WHO endorsed a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronaviru...

Inside the scramble for votes in Acholi sub-region Sunday December 20 2020 Left to right: DP’s Nobert Mao, FDC’s Patrick Oboi Amuriat, NRM’s Yoweri Museveni and NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi. PHOTOS/FILE Advertisement On November 24, while campaigning in Amuru District, Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Nobert Mao told supporters that he was neither pledging nor promising anything for Ugandans once elected because the 2021 general election is purely about change. “The biggest battle we have to achieve is to get rid of President Museveni and his NRM government who have overstaye...