David Okema

1 month ago | 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.

2 months ago | 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.

2 months ago | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Gulu City, (UG):- Gulu City is set to make history beyond Uganda’s border as it readies to host legendary American singer, producer and writer Lionel Richie and a lineup of global stars for a landmark music concert aimed at climate action and cultural empowerment. The Adventure of Humanity, a global humanitarian initiative, in partnership with Music in Space, announced the grand event, which is scheduled to take place from May 30 to June 9, 2025.

2 months ago | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Gulu City, (UG):- The Gulu City Council on Monday 27th January handed a UGX 80 million project to Aka Construction Uganda Limited for the construction of a perimeter wall around the city cemetery in Pageya, Laroo-Pece City Division, Gulu City. The project, which is set to be completed in three months, is being funded under the Program Conditional Grant for the 2024/2025 Financial Year, with a total cost of UGX 80,851,830. Mrs.

Jan 16, 2025 | dailyexpress.co.ug | David Okema

Kitgum, (UG):- One suspected Karamojong cattle raider was Wednesday morning gunned down by a group of UPDF soldiers under the 75th Infantry Battalion of the 505 Brigade in northern Uganda’s Kitgum District.