Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 486 health workers of both private and government health facilities in Amuru have been registered for the COVID-19 vaccine. Amuru received 3,000 dozes of the vaccines from the Ministry of Health on Tuesday evening to be administered to 1,500 people. It is part of 964,000 …
Read More »Amuru authorities appeal for more Covid-19 vaccines
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Amuru district have appealed to the Ministry of Health to send them more COVID-19 vaccines. The district received 3,000 doses of the vaccines on Tuesday which will cover 1,500 people. The vaccination exercise is expected to start by 17th of March. Amuru district …
Read More »Medical workers abandon health facility for farming in Amuru district
Otici health centre II is operating partially due to the absence of many health workers Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Otici health centre II in Guru-guru sub county in Amuru district have reportedly abandoned work for farming. Bosco Ocira, the LC I chairperson Otici village who also doubles …
Read More »Five arrested for protesting operations of a road construction firm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people are in police custody in Amuru district for staging a protest against the operations of Zongmei Construction Company, which is undertaking road works in Gulu city. The suspects are residents of Pakiri hill in Lamogi sub county where the Chinese firm operates a …
Read More »Two more charged over murder of Amuru police informer
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two more people believed to be prime suspects in the gruesome murder of a police informer in Amuru district have been arrested. Denis Okot and Bosco Obwoya were picked up over the weekend from their hideout in Pabbo sub county following a tip-off. The suspects …
Read More »Motorists demand for guard rails at Apaa bridge
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users in Amuru district have raised concerns over the lack of guard rails at the Apaa bridge. Guard rails help to prevent vehicles from slipping off the road in steep areas. Heavy vehicles have found it difficult to pass over the bridge while …
Read More »Amuru leaders raise red flag over continued smuggling of mairungi
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Amuru district are bothered by the continuous sale of mairungi at the Elegu border post which they say could spoil the relationship between Uganda and South Sudan. Mairungi is a flowering evergreen shrub often chewed with gum. Mairungi consumers according to the World …
Read More »NFA impounds 600 bags of charcoal in Gulu and Amuru
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority- NFA has impounded 600 bags of charcoal in Gulu and Amuru districts. 300 bags were impounded from the charcoal dealers camp in Patiko sub county in Gulu district on Tuesday evening. Another 300 bags were impounded on Monday evening from …
Read More »Bumper crop harvest triggers domestic violence in Amuru
Many couples in Amuru district are reportedly fighting over the ownership and sale of the crops harvested from their gardens Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is an upsurge in cases of domestic violence in Amuru district resulting from a bumper crop harvest. Just like other parts of Northern …
Read More »Kilak North parliamentary candidate reports death threats to police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justus Tugume, an independent candidate for the Kilak North parliamentary seat in Amuru district has expressed fear for his life after receiving a life-threatening letter at his home in Atiak sub county. The authors of the anonymous letter that was dumped at the candidate’s residence …
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