David Okema

1 week ago | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Gulu City, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued a second Executive Order directing the immediate and indiscriminate eviction of all cattle belonging to Balaalo pastoralists from Northern Uganda, in a renewed bid to resolve escalating land conflicts and illegal grazing. The order, Executive Order No.2 of June 2025, was read on Wednesday by Brig. Gen. Felix Busizoori, Commander of the UPDF 4th Division, during a press briefing at the Division Barracks in Gulu.

3 weeks ago | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Amuru, Uganda: In commemoration of World Environment Day, ESAFF Uganda Thursday, 5th June, spearheaded a grassroots campaign to tackle plastic pollution in Amuru District, adopting a community-based approach that engages farmers’ groups, school pupils, and local residents. Julius Engwedo, the Program Assistant for the Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Program at ESAFF Uganda, explained that integrating various local actors is crucial to building a strong network to fight plastic pollution.

1 month ago | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Gulu, Uganda: Experts have warned Tier 4 financial institutions, including SACCOs and microfinance entities, against lending to enterprises that degrade the environment or inflict social harm, citing the urgent need to align grassroots finance with sustainable development goals. The caution was issued during a nationwide Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sensitization training held on Tuesday at Acholi Inn Hotel in Gulu City.

Mar 5, 2025 | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Gulu City, (UG):- Students from Gulu University are intensifying their campaign to promote coffee farming in Northern Uganda as the region bids to actively involve in the growing of the lucrative cash crop. Recently, the group visited Abwoch Coffee Farm, owned by renowned farmer Bosco Otto, to deepen their understanding and support their advocacy efforts following the upcoming pageantry grand finale, Miss and Mister Gulu University 2025/2026, scheduled for March 8th this year.

Feb 22, 2025 | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Gulu, (UG):- As February 22nd approaches, the family of Gulu City Woman Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Betty Aol Ocan, reflects on a significant day; the remembrance of the loss of her beloved husband, Mr. Michael Ocan, famously known as Lapwony Ocan. Ocan, an educationist and philanthropist, passed away on February 22nd, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor due to heart failure. He was laid to rest at their ancestral home in Potika, Kitgum District.