Charity Akullo

What you need to know: Lira boda boda riders had blocked the highway over a Shs35,000 registration fee. Security agencies in Lira City have restored order after a protest by boda boda operators temporarily paralysed traffic along the busy Lira-Soroti Highway on Monday, leading to the arrest of 15 suspected ringleaders. The riders blocked the highway in protest against the arrest of some of their colleagues over the non-payment of a controversial Shs35,000 registration fee.

What you need to know: Now a beacon of renewal, Mr Alphonse Moro, the Chairperson of Jowa Cooperative Society, a survivor of the war who was in despair, says he was burying his sorrows in alcohol, but life has taken a new shift In Olokoleb Village, Paicham Parish, Agago district, a new chapter of life is being written, far away from the horrible memories of the Lord`s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgencies, the community now smile, with money-filled pockets.

What you need to know: The leaders noted that hundreds of foreigners have entered and settled in Lira City without proper documents, posing a security risk to the natives and straining resources In Lira City, concerns are brewing over the rising number of illegal immigrants occupying the area. Mostly from Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, security officials say the illegal immigrants pose as students and dependents on their colleagues in the area.