By Richard Drasimaku OBONGI, NORTHERN UGANDA: Nov 17, 2021 From the far-flung horizon, the setting sun illuminates the skyline, its rays dappling the banks of River Nile where parts of Obongi town once blossomed. But beneath the spectacle lie the ruins of destruction – of shops, rental units, residential apartments, and grass-thatched houses. …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU PAKWACH: July 23, 2021 Every month Jimmy Olore, a self-confessed hippopotamus hunter and his folks from Pujwang Village make up to six forays along a three kilometer journey on River Nile to Pakwach Bridge. This is one of the spots in the Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP), …
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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU WEST NILE: September 30, 2020 The thuds of hoes smashing into the ground reverberate across a panoramic outlay of gardens owned by South Sudan refugees. Each gardener is preoccupied with tilling the rented fields in the neighbourhood of Ofua III. The clunks vividly demonstrate efforts by the …
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