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📸: Mr Luka Akile Fendru lying in the bush on Monday 19-August-2024 after he was shot with arrow during the land conflict. The office of RDC Yumbe District, DISO and Police have on Tuesday 3-September-2024 summoned a meeting involving the family of Mr Luka Akile Fendru 🆚️ Mr Suleiman Karube Dudu emanating from a land dispute on 19-August-2024 which claimed the life of Mr Luka Akile Fendru and two other people from the family of Mr Suleiman Karube Dudu, henceforth leading to demolition of 13 houses and over 100 animals looted from the family of Mr Luka Akile. Following these series of these incidents, the police in Yumbe Central Police Station were able to arrest 4 people from the family of Mr Luka Akile Fendru and 2 people from the family of Mr Suleiman Karube Dudu over the murder cases which happened on both sides. Whereas the two bodies from the side of Mr Suleiman Karube Dudu were buried weeks ago,  the body of Mr Luka Akile Fendru had still remained in the mortuary

Yumbe District. 📸: Mr Luka Akile Fendru (Late). Courtesy Photo. The Landlord, Mr Luka Akile Fendru who willingly offered land and signed the MoU with with government of Uganda to allow hosting refugees on some part of his 600 acres land in Bolomoni Village, Otakua Parish in Odravu West Sub-county in Yumbe District will be laid to rest on Wednesday 4-September-2024 in his ancestral home. Born in 1930, Mr Luka was shot with an arrow during a land conflict on 19-August-2024 and he died on 20-August-2024 after spending 24 hours with the arrow stuck in his buttock. Stay tuned here for more news and updates on regional, national and international stories that matter to you.  #iip_updates  #Information_is_Power  #we_inform_the_uninformed 

📸: Wreckage of the Toyota Noah car which crushed on the bridge on Monday afternoon, 2-Sep-2024 in Maracha District. Story by Osuta Yusuf.  Maracha District. A road crush on Monday 2-September-2024 at Oluffe Bridge has left over 8 people critically injured after the car overturned on the Bridge. A Toyota Noah car with registration number UAV 881K enroute from Arua to Koboko knocked Oluffe Bridge rails in Kijomoro Sub-county in Maracha District, leaving the Bridge rails and the car damaged. 📸: Hon Orijabo Henry, LC3 Chairman for Maracha Town Council. The LC3 Chairman for Maracha Town Council, Hon Orijabo Henry who was a witness at the scene of accident said, the tire of the car which was carrying around 10 people bursted at the point when it was crossing the bridge henceforth hitting the bridge rails and overturning severally. He attributed the accident to poor mechanical condition of the car. IP Muhoozi Julius, OC Traffic fo

📸: RDC Okiswa Geofrey. Courtesy Photo. 📸: RDC Okiswa Geofrey in one of the Radio Talkshows when he was RDC for Arua District. Courtesy Photo. Greetings fellow WestNilers and Ugandans. I treasure this moment to pen an opinion about my experience in working with Mr Okiswa Geofrey, the outgoing RDC of Arua District. Mr Okiswa, who was transfered and started working in Arua District on 18-November-2022 until 19-August-2024 he got transferred to Alebtong District during a Countrywide reshuffling of RDCs on 19-August-2024. WHY THE TRANSFER OF MR OKISWA GEOFREY IS A PAIN TO MANY. Mr Okiswa Geoffrey, a very transparent public servant, when he came to Arua District, he didn't only befriend his colleagues at work place but he went beyond miles to befriend people outside of his profession and duty station. To me and my colleagues in the Media, if there was a day Mr Okiswa Geofrey turned down any of us from interviewing or covering him, it's a lie. Even if how sen

📸: Dramani Collins, Assistant RDC. Courtesy Photo. Corruption is a pervasive issue that transcends the boundaries of political affiliation, religion, and ethnicity, affecting societies across the globe. It manifests in various forms, including bribery, embezzlement, fraud, and favouritism, and its impacts are felt in every corner of civic life.  The insidious nature of corruption undermines trust in institutions, erodes the rule of law, and stifles economic development, perpetuating cycles of poverty and inequality. At its core, corruption compromises the integrity of governance. When public officials engage in corrupt practices, they prioritize personal gain over the welfare of the citizens they serve.  This betrayal of trust not only disenfranchises communities but also creates an environment where accountability is diminished. Citizens may feel powerless, leading to apathy and disillusionment with the political process. Each political party, regardless of its ideology, is susceptib

📸; Some of the Refugee camps in Zone 4, in Bolomoni Village, Otakua Parish in Odravu West Sub-county, Yumbe District. Photo by Osuta Yusuf, Information is Power. Story by Osuta Yusuf . Yumbe District .  The refugees settling in Bolomoni Village, Otakua Parish in Odravu West Sub-county, Yumbe District are now living in fear due to a land wrangle on Monday 19-August-2024 between Oluba Langi clan and Oluba iyiba clan which left three people dead after they were shot with arrows. During the land Wrangle in Bolomoni village on 19-August-2024 where the attackers who went for the attack looted over 100 animals belonging to the Landlord who offered land for settlement of refugees in 2016, Mr Luka Akile Fendru who got shot dead with arrow during the conflict, refugees in the area equally became victims of circumstance after some of their animals were taken away by the attackers. The Refugee Welfare Council (RWC) Chairperson 2 for Village 8, 9 and village 10 camp in Zone 4 refugee s

📸: Hon. Dr. Florence Asimwe Akiki, Woman MP for Masindi District. Courtesy Photo. ADMINISTRATION OF PARLIAMENT ACT 2006 Dear. Hon Oguzu Lee Denis I do appreciate the bold step you have taken to move a private member's bill to amend the above Act. I take you as a very intelligent legislator and I am always eager to hear your submissions and those of Hon. Jonathan Odur ( Owekitibwa).  When the 2 of you are not in Parliament I miss you. After the Exhibition on Parliament I took time to download the Act that guides the Operation of the Parliamentary Commission. I took time to read through and I was planning to write my sociological analysis on the same but I was caught up with other things.  I urge members to take time and read through the Act ( I will send a copy after my write up) Whatever mess we are going through now is because of this old Act.  Actually when LOP and PM complain abouth their exclusion from the Commission meetings they act out of order because the A