Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani hospital maternity ward is overwhelmed with the number of mothers who have been admitted to give birth in recent months and some mothers now sleep on the floor as all the beds are occupied. Pauline Idia the assistant district health officer in charge …
Read More »Residents want annexation of disputed Apaa to Adjumani revoked
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of the contested Apaa want the government to revoke their annexation to Adjumani district. Apaa is now considered part of Adjumani district after a map drawn by the British imperialists in 1911 found the contested area that is home to over 10,000 residents part …
Read More »DPC set to be dismissed from Uganda Police over suspect’s escape
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Police disciplinary court sitting in Arua City has acquitted two police officers, recommended three for dismissal and severely reprimanded one in connection with negligence of duty, which led to escape of a notorious suspect. The disciplinary Court chaired by Commissioner of Police Ubaldo Bamunoba …
Read More »Encroachment, logging threaten Adjumani’s Zoka forest reserve
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is massive encroachment and logging in Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani district. The forest which is located in Itirikwa and Ukusijoni Sub Counties measures approximately 1,259 hectares. It is the only natural tropical rain forest and the only natural forest resource in …
Read More »Adjumani NFA staff in trouble for alleged illegal sale of impounded timber
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani Resident State Attorney has directed police to investigate accusations of the illegal sale of 572 pieces of impounded timber levelled against Stephen Ojambo, a staff of the National Forestry Authority – NFA. In his April 13, letter to the District Criminal Investigations Officer, the Adjumani …
Read More »Tumukunde promises change to voters in Amuru, Adjumani
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate Gen.Henry Tumukunde has promised change of government in Uganda. Tumukunde who was on Monday afternoon addressing voters in Adjumani and Atiak town councils in Adjumani and Amuru districts said that he has the expertise to get President Museveni out of his office. …
Read More »Floods displace over 2000 people in Adjumani
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2000 people in Adjumani district are out in the cold after being displaced by floods. The affected people are from Pakele, Dzaipi, and Arinyapi which are situated on the banks of River Nile. James Leku, the Adjumani district LC V chairperson told URN …
Read More »Uganda loses 2,000 acres of forest cover to UNHCR project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district will lose over 2000 acres of forest cover in Itirikwa sub county to give way for the establishment of a commercial farm for refugees by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-UNHCR. Deputy Prime Minister General Moses Ali, the National Forestry Authority …
Read More »UNHCR launches Uganda’s first commercial farm for refugees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched Uganda’s first commercial farm for refugees and host communities in Adjumani district. A resident of the same area, Piros Santos Erwaga last June offered 2000 acres of land to UNHCR in Piroa, Aliwala village in …
Read More »Mobile Covid-19 testing laboratory in Adjumani runs out of reagents
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mobile laboratory which was installed at Adjumani general hospital to test and diagnose Covid-19 has run out reagents. The laboratory which serves all the districts of West Nile region and parts of Northern Uganda was a donation by the Germany government through the …
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