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Articles by William Balikudembe Odinga
Gulu Researchers Propose Steps to Meaningful Compensation of LRA War Victims
Researchers at Gulu University have outlined nine key steps which should be followed if compensation of war victims of Northern Uganda is to be meaningful. In a policy brief titled Meaningful Reparation for Northern Uganda, the researchers say that the approach currently being pursued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) “will not benefit all the victims of the LRA [Lord’s Resistance Army] conflict”.
What the Visit of the Danish Ambassador and a Novo Nordisk Foundation Senior Vice President Means to Gulu University
When on September 29, 2022, a Danish delegation entered the office of Prof. George Openjuru Ladaah, the Gulu University Vice Chancellor (VC), it was strictly business, as the host and his guests got down to discuss arguably the most transformative project of the university in a decade.
US rallies Africa against North Korea, changing constitutions for selfish reasons
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has urged African governments to isolate North Korea for violating UN resolutions on the banned testing of ballistic missiles. Tillerson made the call on Friday November 17, 2017 while meeting Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the African continent in Washington DC.
Pushing 93yr old Mugabe proves a daunting task
When Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) announced they were in-charge of the affairs of the country, many thought Mugabe’s days were over. Alas, the old man is proved to his detractors that is not a mere pushover. Ever since ZDF declared their dramatic falling out with their Commander in Chief, they have nearly exhausted the rule book for evicting a sitting president.
Mugabe to be dismissed by own party
Then the military started to play in Mugabe’s best game of politics when they urged the ruling Zanu PF party – Mugabe’s party to call for his resignation. Media reports indicated that the army urged leaders from all the country’s provinces to call for Mugabe’s resignation, in addition to holding a massive demonstration in Harare. Indeed, the demonstration, though seeming choreographed, delivered yet another blow to Mugabe’s legitimacy as a popular leader.
New tax guidelines for taxis split operators
Tax guidelines recently issued by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the Local Government Ministry have divided players in the taxi business. KCCA has given players an option of paying one lump sum of Ushs1.2million to take care of all the operational levies. The new guidelines further require that each commuter taxi pays Ushs120,000 every month coupled with a daily parking fee of Ushs 20,000 in gazetted parking areas.
Better roads, more deaths;
On July 5, last week, Pope Okii, a resident of Kabedopong Sub-ward in Gulu Municipality woke up in good spirits and headed to TASO Care centre to pick his daily medicines. At 10:00am, Okii was already at the facility and was duly served by those responsible. But the cruel hand of death didn’t allow him to take the medication as he was knocked down by a Fuso truck near Gulu Police station.
What if most of Uganda's cherished food originated elsewhere
Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Foods attract impassioned debates across Uganda. But very often, opponents of the modern agricultural breeding technology claim it will wipe out ‘their traditional foods and make them dependent on foreign multi-national seed corporations.
Anti-abortion laws ambiguous
Causing more harm to women and society Advocates of women’s rights have risen to demand for changes in Uganda’s legal regime that governs pregnancy arguing that the current situation endangers the health of women and tramples on their rights to take full control of their bodies.
Karamoja: When the silence of guns also means going to bed hungry — Sunrise
Esther Napeyok, from a Tuesday evening walk, sits by the side of Moroto church looking on as the night approaches. From here she can hear hymns in her native language, Ngakarimojong, rehearsed by the church choir in preparation for the next service. A chilly dry wind whistles through the green trees surrounding the cathedral, tossing in the air some dust and dry leaves. She slowly turns back to look at Mount Moroto, the giant of the town who was once green and pretty but has over time gone grey.
Uganda’s failure to enact a biosafety law a setback for other COMESA countries
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a trade area comprising 19 African countries including Uganda. In 2014, COMESA member states approved and adopted the COMESA Policy on Biotechnology and Biosafety. Through its specialised agency, the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), COMESA is now implementing a plan to support the member states to realise their potential in the global biotechnology enterprise.
City friends join hands to plant trees
January 14 was no ordinary day in Tomi village, Buloba Parish, Wakiso district. Over ten friends from Kampala descended on a valley in the scotching sun to launch the planting of a peri urban nature park. Led by Ronald Kiyimba, the proprietor, they planted over 200 trees of different species. Their target is to cover over 10 acres of land with trees and create a ark where people can sit and enjoy a natural environment. “We have few green spaces left in Kampala and Wakiso.
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