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9 July 2026, 1:04 pm
Gulu speaker slams widening pay gap between MPs and local leaders
By Emmanuel Mwaka The Speaker of Gulu District Council, Kenneth Okello Doggy, has sounded the alarm over what he describes as the “dangerously widening” pay and welfare gap between Members of Parliament and local government leaders, warning that the growing…
6 July 2026, 3:36 pm
Confusion clouds day one of voters’ registration for LC1 elections in Kasu…
By Emmanuel Mwaka and Brian Oloya Residents of Kasubi Ward in Bardege-Layibi Division in Gulu city turned out in moderate numbers today for the nationwide Local Council One (LC1) voters’ registration exercise, despite widespread reports of low awareness surrounding the…
19 March 2025, 5:28 pm
LC1s and 2s in Pader frustrated by delayed 2024/25 ex-gratia payments
By Okello Gift Pader District Local Council One and Two leaders have expressed disappointment over the delayed payment of 269 million Ugandan shillings in ex-gratia funds for the 2023/2024 financial year. The district has 890 LC1 and 98 LC2 chairpersons,…