Dokolo has 85 primary schools, 60 of which are government-aided, 20 are private and five are community schools. It has five government-aided secondary schools and two private ones. The district also has one government-aided technical school and three private ones. It also has 65 nursery schools.
Dokolo is a gate way district to the north from the eastern region. It was originally part of Lira District, before it was curved out in 2005 and it became an independent district on August 6, 2006.
For the locals, Kangai Sub-country in Dokolo District is just an ordinary location. But in Uganda’s history, Kangai is no ordinary place. It might signify the final blow to Uganda’s anti-colonialism struggle. It’s in this place where the Ugandan 19th Century monarchs: Kabaka Mwanga of Buganda and Omukama Kabalega of were captured by the imperialists.
It takes about 45 minutes from Dokolo Town on a motor bike to arrive at this site.
A health worker takes blood samples from residents during the launch of the emergency vaccination campaign against Hepatitis B in Dokolo Town recently. PHOTO BY BILL OKETCH
