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4 November 2026, 6:56 pm

LCDF plans to give out contacts of Lango MPs over access roads to Akii Bua

By Baker Okello Lira City Development Forum (LCDF) President Akeny Emmanuel has revealed plans to give out contacts of all Lango MPs to the community to directly pressure them to deliver the access roads to Akii-Bua Stadium.  Adressing Media at Lira City council, Akeny stressed that while the Egyptian contractor SAMCO is building the Shs470bn stadium now at 85% complete, with the handover slated forJan 2, 2027, the company was not mandated to build the connecting roads.   Among the 9 priority roads they want constructed before AFCON July 2027 include: Ireda Shamba (2.1km), Lumumba Ogengo (2.5km), Boroboro (5.2km), James Ajal (2.5km), Won Nyaci (1.7km), Erute (1.7km), Dokolo (0.5km), Moroto (1.5km),  and lGapco Odokomit (1.5km).  They also expressed commitments to formally Petition President Museveni effective of Monday  for 18.3km of access roads that were dropped from the stadium contract  Other advocacy strategies are: daily engagement with Lango MPs for resource allocation and weekly press briefings.  Akeny also  urged media houses in Lango to use Radio station, TV and social media platforms like Facebook / X / TikTok / WhatsApp groups to inform and mobilize the community to advocate for constructiono of roads leading to the Stadium.  Meanwhile Mr.Ogweng Emmy, the representative of the forum at higher institution and a lecture at Lira University appealed to government to also include roads that lead to Lira University AFCON training facility.  Ogweng said Lira University will host teams, diplomats and officials during AFCON 2027, but the roads connecting the university to the main highway and to its training facilities are in poor state.  The Secretary, Mr.  Opio Leonard warned that poor, narrow and flooded roads could block access for international teams and fans.  END

26 October 2026, 8:30 pm

Lira residents protest railway land demarcation

By Dickens Aruca More than 20 residents living along the railway line in Lira City East Division have raised concern over what they describe as unfair land demarcation by the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC). Addressing journalists on Monday 26th October,…

25 September 2026, 7:36 pm

Lira Mayor Sam Atul elected UAAU president

By Baker Okello The Mayor of Lira City, His Worship Sam Atul, has been elected President of the Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU). The election was held today in Hoima City, where Atul secured 346 votes, defeating Mbarara City…

14 September 2026, 7:32 pm

Akii-Bua stadium set for December 2026 completion

By Baker Okello The construction of the Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City remains on schedule, with the government reaffirming that the facility will be completed and ready for handover by December 31, 2026—slightly ahead of the initial handover date…

5 September 2026, 7:52 pm

Okii Amat clan head urges parents to test girls for HIV

By Baker Okello The Clan Head, or Awitong, of the Okii Amat clan, Prof. Dr Richard Nam, has urged parents to have their school-going daughters tested for pregnancy and HIV/AIDS before the beginning of the third school term. Speaking to…