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In a move aimed at safeguarding the rights of indigenous communities and addressing land ownership challenges in Uganda, Parliament has passed a resolution urging government to establish a National Customary Land Registry.

The Parliamentary Committee on Tourism, Trade, and Industry has called for immediate investment in tourism infrastructure across key sites in Northern Uganda.

British band, Coldplay’s long-running ‘Music of the Spheres Tour’ has become the first rock music tour to gross over $1 billion.

Achia moved the motion on the third day of the regional parliament sittings in Gulu City on Friday, 30 August 2024. 

In 2020, President Yoweri Museveni directed the then Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda to degazzete 70 acres of Gulu Central Forest Reserve for expansion of the University. 

Legislators complained that the two old bridges are in critical condition with faulty and non-functional parts and that repair works have delayed.

He said the failure to focus on a singular high value crop to invest in, is among the reasons why the region’s household incomes have not grown.

A law that will regulate the operations of technologists and technicians, has been mooted for consideration by Parliament.

The Government Chief Whip, Hon. Denis Hamson Obua has applauded the 11th Parliament for holding the first ever regional plenary sittings in Gulu City, Northern Uganda. 

The legislator said the community is disturbed by reports indicating that majority of the cases are children below 15 years followed by women who suffer from breast cancer.

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among visited the home of the former Speaker, late Jacob Oulanyah, in Omoro District and laid a wreath on his grave.  

This historic event has sparked a wave of activity, from cleaning up the streets to reorganising the town’s infrastructure. The city's transformation reflects both anticipation and hope as it welcomes this significant occasion.