Gulu University
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VISION: "To be the leading Academic Institution for promotion of Community Transformation" MOTTO: For Community Transformation
Gulu, Uganda
Joined September 2015
Congratulations Dr. Mukembo Robert our head of Health Services for having been appointed to the Pharmacy Board by the Minister of Health @JaneRuth_Aceng . This is trust in the right direction.
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Gulu University 19th Gradation is on. Over 1300 students are going to be passed out from Gulu University Playground.
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Our Lecturers Dr. Lawrence Okidi, Department of Food Science and Post-harvest Technology and Dr. Rachael Nangobi, from Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness in Faculty of Agriculture and Environment were awarded PhD yesterday from Egerton University. Congratulations to
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Dr. Olum Ronald, Gulu University associate researcher at the Center for International Reproductive Health training wins the second best prize for the oral presentation at the just concluded 2nd International conference on SRH in Rwanda Kigali @CIRHT
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Gulu University has promoted 14 Academic Staff to positions of Professors, Associate Professors, and Senior Lecturers. Two promoted from Associate Professors to Professors, Six from Senior Lecturers to Associate professors, and Six from Lecturers to Senior Lecturers. @RuhakanaR
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Congratulations @AmanyaBelyndah for being elected the 6th Speaker of the East African Youth Parliament, Amanya is the current Vice-Chair, of the European Union Sounding Board Uganda, she has been the 21st Vice-Guild President. Gulu University is Super Proud!
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Congratulations to our Guild President, Okot Francis for wining the Election as the 34th President of Uganda National Students Association.
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Congratulations our very own Communications Officer Ojok James Onono @opuklee for successfully completing a Masters of Arts in Strategic Communications from @UCUniversity. We are proud of you for this great milestone. @NUMEC_Media @RadioPacisnews @MegafmGulu @GeorgeOpenjuru
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Oketayot Aaron a third-year student in the Faculty of Law has emerged as the 23rd Guild President of Gulu University after pulling 999 out of 2,535 students who voted, beating Anyitaracha Drate Marvin a fourth year student faculty of Medicine who got 895.
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Congratulations to Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah the Gulu University Vice-Chancellor whose second term in office was approved yesterday by the 53rd Meeting of Gulu University Council . He shall begin his second term on January 1st, 2023.@GeorgeOpenjuru
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Gulu University Management dispatched a team to Kotido Primary Teacher’s College, (PTC) to take over after the Ministry of Education and Sports directed Gulu University to take over the management and upgrade the College.
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Gulu University Appointments Board has awarded the Academic Registrar, Dr. Jerry Bagaya with a new five-year contract. Bagaya’s contract was due to expire on the 30th of January, 2023 and the new contract starts effectively on the 1st of February 2023. Congratulations Dr Bagaya.
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Congratulations to Dr. Nakiito Brenda on your outstanding achievement in winning the best presenter award at the East African Health and Scientific Conference in Kigali! Your dedication to advancing scientific knowledge is truly commendable. Well done. Gulu University is proud!
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The 20th graduation ceremony of Gulu University has kicked off with over 1,500 students graduating. Congratulations to our graduands @RuhakanaR @JanetMuseveni @KagutaMuseveni @Educ_SportsUg
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Gulu University Wins Grand Prize in the Huawei ICT Global Competitions 2023-2024 in Shenzhen, China on 26 May 2024. Aber Mary Mercy and Odoch Peter Acelam, both final year students of ICT placed the University in the global map. Congratulations.
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STATUS OF ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES OF GULU UNIVERSITY
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Congratulations Oketayot Aaron ,the Gulu University Guild President elect. We wish you well. A big thank-you to the student community who demonstrated maturity in this Guild electoral processes.
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Gulu University was this evening awarded the best Public University of the year 2024 during the 12 edition of Visionaries Award presided over by Hon: Judith Nabakooba ,the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and Hon: Mukasa Muruli , Minister of Public Service
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Good afternoon. Receive greetings from Gulu University Vice-Chancellor Prof.Openjuru George Ladaah.
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Congratulations to our four PhD graduands. The number increased from 3 in the 19th graduation to 4 in the 20th graduation.
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Sr.Dr Aciro Rosalba the Deputy Academic Registrar of Gulu University has already been confirmed as Dr.(PhD) by Rt.Hon.Dr.Ruhakana Rugunda the Chancellor of Gulu University.
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The Guild Electoral Commission maintains that all these students contested as students of Gulu University and not on any party ticket. The EC highly disassociate itself from any political party claiming any student contested on their party tickets.
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Congratulations @dr_bongomin for getting the Young Doctor of the Year Award. At Gulu University, we are proud of your excellent work in academia and diligent efforts to transform the community health-wise.
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19th Graduation Ceremony of Gulu University happening at Gulu University Playground.
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Gulu University Deputy Academic Registrar ,Sr.Aciro Rosalba successfully Defended her PhD. Congratulations is in order!
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The Prime Minister (Katikkiro) of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga is at Gulu University on an official. He will talk to the students later. He First paid a Courtesy call to management and was received by Dr.Okello Collins Dean Faculty of Agriculture on behalf of the VC.
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The power of recovered Patients exposed a good thing.Gulu University and Dr Lamwaka now needs all your support.
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Prof. David Okello Owiny today received his appointment letter after being signed by our Chancellor Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. This comes after his re-appointment by the Gulu University Council as Deputy Vice Chancellor for the next 5years. Congratulations Prof. @RuhakanaR
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Gulu University Deputy Academic Registrar ,Sr.Aciro Rosalba is defending her PhD thesis titled 'Entry Grades and Academic Performance of Students in Public Universities in Uganda'. This is happening at the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment Boardroom.
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Gulu University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah and Dr.Emintone Odong Ayella, the Medical Director of Lacor Hospital signed an MOU for the two institutions to continue working together and Gulu University also signed another MOU with University of Florence Italy.
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Congratulations our Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. David Okello Owiny upon your election as Representative of Public Universities to National Council for Higher Education-NCHE. Wishing you well as you tackle delayed accreditation of programs and Setting up NCHE Regional Offices.
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Gulu University-Main Campus in Gulu City on the 18th of October 2023 evening (Yesterday) experienced heavy stormy rainfall that damaged a number of roofs, uprooted trees, and two huge tents were blown off. Management had an emergency meeting today.@KagutaMuseveni
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Gulu University Management has today handed over one brand-new van to Gulu University Moroto Constituent College worth UGX 258,300,068 and a rebuilt bus of the Faculty of Medicine by Metu Bus at UGX 197,000,000
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Greetings students of Gulu University. We gladly inform you that as of this morning, over 6,000 students have enrolled and of those, 3,539 fully registered. We appreciate you all for the positive response. Learning is continuing normally and we urge students to keep focused.
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We are matching from Layibi Roundabout in Gulu City up to the University come Sunday 17th March, 2024. Congratulations @GeorgeOpenjuru
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The Archbishop of the Province of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu blessed Gulu University’s St. Paul Chapel this morning. He was received by Gulu University Vice Chancellor, Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru, the DVC, and US.@ChurchofUganda_
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When Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah, the Gulu University Vice-Chancellor arrived in Gulu City. The UPDF brass Band escorted him with a Crowd who had gathered at Layibi Corner up to Gulu University Campus. Thank-you to everybody who welcomed him.
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Picking of graduation gowns kicked off yesterday at Main Campus.
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Gulu University and Lacor hospital are inseparable. We are happy that on Monday we signed another MoU that would promote research and offer practical experience to students pursuing Biosystems Engineering. We thank our legal Officer, Omara Moses for witnessing this take shape.
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Gulu University Academic Calender 2023/2024 Academic Year.
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Gulu University is second in the East African Exhibition among over 150 Exhibitors from Uganda who travelled to Bujumbura, Burundi for the 23rd East African Exhibition, commonly referred to as Jua Kali.
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Congratulations is in order to our Vice-Chancellor,Prof.Openjuru, George Ladaah who doubles as the Chairperson Uganda Vice-Chancellor's Forum.
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Gulu University is hosting the 73rd Vice Chancellors' Forum General Meeting bringing on board all universities in Uganda to deliberate on matters pertaining Higher Education in the country. @RuhakanaR @ProfNawangwe @Makerere @GeorgeOpenjuru @Educ_SportsUg @CavendishUniver
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We signed MOU with the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy for staff exchange visits in the field of medicine with main focus on pediatrics. The VC, Prof. Openjuru G.Ladaah and Prof. Pietro Invernizzi, Dean School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, signed the agreement.
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"Stop Demonizing Herbal Medicines," Gulu University VC Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru @GeorgeOpenjuru tells the world during the Launch of Sickle Cell research project at Gulu University recently. The project whose Principal Investigator is Prof. Alice Veronica Lamwaka, the brain
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Gulu University students who won the Grand Award in the 2023-2024 Huawei ICT Global Competitions in Shenzhen, China, on 26 May, 2024 have finally been awarded by Huawei from Ministry of Education Headquarter in Kampala today. This was during a ceremony presided over by
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Uganda Christian University are the winners of the 12th Inter-University Human Rights Competition organized by Foundation For Human Rights Initiative
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Dr.Owot Godfrey Moses is the PhD from the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
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Gulu University Management carried out the staff physical exercise launch.
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Prof. Openjuru,George Ladaah, welcome back to your motherland. A big procession awaits you in Gulu City up to the University. This is celebration of great work ,congratulations again @GeorgeOpenjuru
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Gulu University has launched a new master's programme in Renewable and Energy Access. Application is now open via the link: the deadline is 30th April 2023. Some scholarships will be available to exceptional students admitted to the programme.
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Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture and Environment community are part of the Northern Uganda Agriculture show at Pece Stadium . If you need processed cassava starch,flour and mixed fresh juice,wine and laboratory ethanol including green charcoal technology
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Gulu University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Openjuru George Ladaah earlier today met a team from the Northern Uganda Body Building Club who came to pay him a courtesy, after a game they won recently. He welcomed the gesture and promised to drum support for bodybuilding sports.
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Veteran Journalist John Muto-Ono P'Lajur, who covered the over 2 decades LRA insurgency in Northern Uganda paid courtesy to Gulu University PRO office yesterday to appreciate their multifaceted efforts in publicizing University to the outside world. @GeorgeOpenjuru @NUMEC_Media
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Gulu University Academic Staff got promoted:, Associate. Prof. Duncan Ongeng is now full Professor, Senior Lecturers, Dr. Richard Echodu, Dr. Daniel Komakech, Dr. Elly Ndyomugyenyi, Dr. Mugonola Basil and Dr. Opio Alfonse have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professors.
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The Team from NCHE is looking at Programmes that include undergraduate Bachelors like Pharmacy, Science in Biosystem Engineering, Water Resource and Climate Resilience Engineering, Master of Medicine (Surgery), and Master of Pediatrics and Child Health.
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Building Stronger University Team for the fourth Phase led by Prof. Okumu Charles and Dr. Agatha Alidri this morning met the University Management in a meeting chaired by the VC .Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah on the implementation of the 4th Phase of BSU @DFC_Fellowship
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Gulu University students on the 19th of April 2024 joined the Acoli Community in welcoming the body of the Late Dr. Martin Aliker from corner Layibi. The Late was the founding Chancellor of Gulu University .
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Gulu University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Openjuru George Ladaah was this morning surprised by 5 boxes of mineral water from the DFCU Bank Gulu branch who said it could be used in the several meetings the VC chairs weekly.@Dfcubankuganda
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A team from Ker Kwaro Pageya led by their Clan Chief Rwot Okwonga Yusuf Adek on March 20th 2024, paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of Gulu University, Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah to congratulate him upon winning African Educationist of the Year Award in Addis Ababa.
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From graduands to graduates. Congratulations. The hard work paid off. @KomakechJimmy5 @JesseMuto @newvisionwire @RadioPacisGulu @RuhakanaR @GeorgeOpenjuru @Educ_SportsUg
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Gulu University received donations for internet network equipment worth UGX.60 million from the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU) @RENU_256 .Prof.Openjuru George Ladaah the Gulu University Vice-Chancellor received the donation on behalf of management.
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We have 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals currently in the Inter-University Games happening at UCU. Amarorwot Sharon got a Gold in 400, Silver in100 Meters meanwhile Otwal Mark got Gold in Javelin meanwhile Orach Alfred got a bronze in Javeline and Akera Michael got a bronz
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We thank His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni Kaguta for his support Towards Gulu University herbal medicine research on COVID19.We thank you for the good gestures towards Dr Lamwaka Alice Veronica's innovation and strides on Covilyce.For Community Transformation.
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Our delegation of students going to represent the university in the 19th AUUS games at UCU Mukono are ready in Mukono to bring honor to Gulu University.
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Public Lecture on Forgiveness and Reconciliation after war in Northern Uganda kicks off at the Gulu University New Library with digtaries including Brig. General Bonny Bamwiseki-Defence Attache to Juba, Prof. Stephen Pope from Boston University and @GeorgeOpenjuru in attendance
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Gulu University invites online applications for admission to programmes offered at the University for the 2023/2024 Academic Year under the Diploma and Graduate Entry Schemes. The deadline for receiving applications is April 30th, 2023.
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Gulu University Council led by Mrs. Thereza Mary Obbo, has launched a biometric system for monitoring staff attendance and punctuality at Gulu University.
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Gulu University Team led by Assoc. Prof Richard Echodu developed four products that are currently under Exhibition at the National Science Week 2023 organized by the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation. From 6th to 11th at Kololo Independence Ground.
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Congregation for the Gulu University 20th graduation desolved with happiness rocking the University. Congratulations. @RuhakanaR @GeorgeOpenjuru @Educ_SportsUg
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Dr. Felix Kaducu has today handed over office to Prof. Amos Deogratius Mwaka after successfully serving his 8-year two terms in office as Dean Faculty of Medicine Gulu University. Well done Dr. Kaducu and best wishes to Prof. Mwaka. @GuluHospital
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Lapyem Thomas Awany is the newly elected Guild President of Gulu University. He becomes the 20th Guild President .
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Gulu University Management led by VC, Prof. Openjuru receive a certificate of appreciation from the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries, for their support yesterday.
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We have handed over the Construction Site of Senate Building Worth over UGX 30 Billion to NEC the UPDF commercial wing .The Construction is expected to take about 3 years. Rwot Santos Apire Richard ,the Deputy University Council Chairperson presided over the Function.
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Prof.David Okello Owiny Gulu University DVC received two Microscopes from Juntendo Medical University in Japan in appreciation and strengthening of an ongoing collaboration in Malaria Research. @JapanEmb_Uganda @JuNtEnDoUniv
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Gulu University 1-0 IUEA.Congratulations to the boys for the hard work. We are still in the game.
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Mrs. Theresa Mary Obbo and Rwot Richard Santo Apire have been unanimously voted back in office as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Gulu University 6th Council consecutively. The new faces in the 6th Council include Former State Minister of Finance, Fred Mandir Jachan
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Gulu University management today officially welcomed the year one students.The party has been organized strategically after semester one examination.
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We thank the Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom for the wonderful visit over the Weekend. We are grateful.
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Two Alumni of Gulu University on Wednesday 15, May 2024 paid a courtesy visit to the VC Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah in the presence of DVC Prof. David Okello Owiny. From left to Right is DVC Prof. Owiny, Okello Constance Jane (Alumna), VC Prof. Openjuru and Asio Jane (Alumna)
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. In his honour ,the University is seeking support from Government of Uganda through Parliament to build a Lecture block in the faculty of law for his remembrance.@AnitahAmong @nbstv
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Gulu University selected to host the 6th annual Association of Uganda University Sports-AUUS Forum 2025. The university team led by Deputy Dean Pamela Peace Okwir received the host button from Soroti University during the 5th AUUS meeting on Friday 31 May, 2024.
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About the 19th Graduation .Thankyou so much our Chancellor @RuhakanaR and Prime Minister @RobinahNabanja_ for making it .May God bless You all.
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Deputy speaker of parliament @Thomas_Tayebwa yesterday planted Beyo Tree (Afrizelia Africana), one of the most endangered tree species in Northern Uganda at Gulu University as the regional parliamentary sitting continues in the city. @Parliament_Ug @RuhakanaR @GeorgeOpenjuru
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