Tag Archives: Amuru

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It has been close to three months of relative calm in Apaa township, a disputed fertile strip of land at the borders of Amuru and Adjumani districts in Northern Uganda. But Abraham Opiro, a resident of Lulai Parish in Apaa village is skeptical that this …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Amuru District Education Department has rolled out a campaign to ensure that all learners return to school. The ‘’Go Back to School’’ campaign which was rolled out last month also targets and encourages all parents and guardians to send their school-going children to …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Harsh punishments await head teachers whose schools will perform poorly in Amuru. The district local government has now attached punishments to poor performance that will be meted out when schools reopen. According to the education department, Amuru district has been performing poorly in Primary Leaving, …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district education department is urgently seeking 420 million shillings to buy and repair furniture that has been destroyed during the lockdown period. Following an inspection conducted by a team from the education and works department in the past two weeks, a total of 1,970 …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,970 desks in various schools in Amuru district have been destroyed by vandals and termites. This is part of the findings by the district education and technical departments. The magnitude of destruction includes damaged covers, seats and stands, which require replacement. The assessments …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over a dozen Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers under the 71st Battalion in Okidi detach, Atiak sub county, Amuru district are homeless after a devastating fire razed down their huts. The fire reportedly began on Friday last week from a sugarcane plantation in Atiak sugar …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has destroyed an estimated 200 hectares of sugarcane under Atiak sugar factory, which belongs to Horyal Investments Company Limited in Amuru district. The fire believed to have been set by unknown people was first reported to the local authorities on Friday 10th. It escalated …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 3,200 girls in Amuru are not sure they will return to school due to teenage pregnancies and early marriages in the past year. The girls aged between 15 and 19 years were impregnated, eloped, or married off due to the nearly two years of …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has banned the movement of livestock in Amuru district. The Minister of State for Animal Industry, Lt. Col. Bright Rwamirama says that the directive follows complaints of illegal entry of livestock and invasion of the non-native herdsmen commonly known as balalo in the …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi leaders have threatened to pitch camp in the contested Apaa township between Adjumani and Amuru districts until the government finds a lasting solution to the land dispute in the area. The resolution was arrived at on Monday during a joint consultative meeting of the …