Browsing by Author "Owiny, Tobbias Jolly"

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    Acholi chiefdom asks HIV/Aids body to resume night testing for virus.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The Acholi cultural chiefdom has called upon the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) to resume mobile night blood testing to curb the rapid spread of HIV in Gulu City. At the weekend, UAC officials led by its mid-north zonal coordinator, Mr Victor Rwengabo, met with the cultural leaders at the Acholi chiefdom headquarters in Gulu City to disseminate their 2025 findings of HIV prevalence in the Acholi Sub-region.
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    Amin's former state lodge home to leopards.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-12-06) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Pakuba Safari lodge at Murchison Falls park, Nwoya district was former president Idd Amin's favourite state lodge. The lodge on the hilltop, faces the junction of the two Nile and lake Albert.
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    Cattle restocking forms spark fraud concerns in north.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    A row has erupted over the registration and validation process for beneficiaries of northern Uganda’s multi-billion cattle restocking programme, with leaders warning of possible fraud.
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    Conservationists turn to schools to fight deforestation in northern Uganda.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Environmental conservationists have derived a new approach to revive the severely dwindling tree cover and restore the degraded environment in northern Uganda following indiscriminate deforestation for commercial charcoal production and timber trade, the Daily Monitor has learnt. The approach, which offers hope by training and indoctrinating learners on reforestation and the dangers of environmental degradation and severe climate impacts, is a systematic shift from the traditional protection methods and restoration initiatives, which are said to have offered limited impact.
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    Delays push completion of Tororo-Gulu railway line to October.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-24) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly; Dokotho, Teddy
    The completion and commissioning of the Tororo-Gulu railway line has been pushed to October, with officials citing funding bottlenecks and extreme weather as key factors behind the delay. The rehabilitation of the 375-kilometer metre-gauge line, undertaken by the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) with support from the European Union, was initially scheduled for completion in mid-2023 before being revised to February 2026.
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    Electricity sector takes two steps back for one in front
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-02) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly; Kirunda, Abubaker
    Rising domestic use and exports pushed Uganda's electricity demand to 21 percent in 2025, with hydropower dominating supply despite waterweed disruptions and plant performance challenges.
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    Farmers get latest piggery and fish skills.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-11) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Farmers across Acholi sub-region have all reasons to invest in aquaculture and piggery after undergoing a one-week livestock training and counseling in Gulu town. Dr. Hans Verhoeven, a senior veterinary scientist from the Netherlands that had been hired by CODE Ecosystem,
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    Fear as patients are discharged prematurely over lack of space.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-08) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Due to the overwhelming numbers of patients that seek medical treatment at Adjumani Hospital, medical officials at the facility now discharge patients before they are fully healed to create space for new admissions, Daily Monitor has learnt. Constructed in 1998, with a capacity of 100 beds,
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    Govt rations ARVs after drug shortages.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-20) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The Health ministry has directed all health facilities across the country to restrict the quantity of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) issued to HIV patients citing shortage of supplies at the National Medical Stores (NMS). The ministry attributes the shortage to overstocking of the drugs at health facilities with few patients,
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    Gulu High Court intern given bail.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-18) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The Gulu Grade One Magistrate's Court on Tuesday afternoon granted Gulu High Court intern student Gloria Grace Laker a cash bail of Shs500,000. Each of the three sureties, including her mother, Ms. Rose Daisy Lanyero, her aunt, Ms. Grace Acheng and Aswa county MP-elect Patrick Okello Onguti were bonded at Shs2 million non-cash.
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    How South Sudanese refugees are coping with Uganda's curriculum.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-04) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly; Makumbi, Cissy
    Joram Deng 17, is one of the refugees at Palabek Ogiri Settlement Centre in Lamwo district. Deng was in senior one in south Sudan by the time war broke out forcing him and his family to flee to Uganda. He is among several others whose education has been interfered with.
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    Land mines, bombs disrupt farming in northern Uganda.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-13) Makumbi, Cissy; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    One morning in 2010, Esther Lakari, a resident of Panyul village in Agago sub county, Lamwo district st off to her to harvest food for her family. she had idea that tragedy awaited her.
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    Museveni to leaders: Don’t impose yourself on people
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-17) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The President says leadership founded on intimidation betrays the will of the people and weakens institutions.
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    Museveni vows to support Owiny-Dollo's agric plans.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-16) Wesaka, Anthony; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    President Museveni has pledged government support to the post-retirement initiative of former Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo aimed at promoting mass participation in agriculture to fight poverty in Northern Uganda
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    Northern region to get 15 million coffee seedling.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-02) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The government has rolled out an initiative to distribute u to 15 million seedlings across northern Uganda to boost coffee production. Mr. Julius Twine, a senior agricultural officer-in-charge of mid-northern Uganda at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, made the revelation on the sidelines of an annual Gulu Agricultural Trade Fair at Kaunda Grounds at the weekend.
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    Nwoya health workers deliver HIV-free babies amid hurdles.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-23) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Health workers in the district are helping HIV-positive mothers give birth to HIV-negative babies through improved access to prevention and treatment services.
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    Okello tasting sweet money from honey.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-11-18) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    He is a man from the classroom; however James Okello Alete put his thoughts together and went back to his village to start keeping bees since chalk work was not yielding fruits any longer. At the moment, Okello's Akilo apictulture farm located at Ogur trading centre,
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    Policy gaps cripple innovation among universities, says NCHE.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-27) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) says, policy limitations continue to cripple the development and commercialization of innovations at several higher institutions of learning. While speaking at the opening ceremony of the three-day 16th Annual Higher Education Exhibition at Gulu University Playgrounds in Gulu City yesterday, the NCHE's executive called for urgent amendment of the country's innovation polices and the amend the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001, to facilitate innovations to enable its progress and more impact.
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    Purongo locals cry foul as wildlife raid gardens
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-25) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Leaders have sought help from the army and UWA to curb the escalating cases of human-wildlife conflicts in the affected areas.
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    Refugees' cooking fuel crisis leaves environment bleeding.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-15) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Communities of South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda are heavily dependent on traditional biomass for cooking, leading to rapid loss of tree cover and escalating concerns about environmental sustainability in the region.