Tag Archives: Arua

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Internal Security Organization (ISO) have joined police Flying Squad Unit (FSU) to hunt for robbers of gold said to be valued at sh2.5 billion. The thugs travelling in a Toyota Hiace waylaid a Toyota Wish UBE 139G loaded …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five government officials in Arua district spent the night in police cells on charges of causing financial loss of close to Sh99 million. The suspects are Israel Echoku, the Arua district Principal Human Resource Officer, Natal Opima, a senior Accounts Assistant, and three retired …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua City have recovered a gun which was stolen from a security guard last month. The gun UG PSO 56S4100025-13238 was stolen from a night security guard deployed at Stabex Fuel Station in Awindiri Ward, by unknown people. Josephine Angucia, the West …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private land ownership during implementation of public projects is frustrating plans to adopt physical development plans for Gulu and Arua City. Government working with Global Green Growth Institute-GGGI developed plans for the two cities in a bid to promote organized development and avoid challenges …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several patients seeking health services at Arua Regional Referral Hospital in the West Nile Region are being denied treatment due to lack of smartphones. The most affected patients are those seeking radiology services like X-ray and computerized tomography CT scan at the Out-Patients Department (OPD). …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob on Wednesday lynched two suspected armed thugs at Alikua trading center in Ajia sub-county, Arua District. It is alleged that the two yet-to-be-identified men who were dressed in a UPDF uniform and armed with an AK 47 rifle robbed a motorcycle from …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Arua Regional Referral hospital are concerned about increasing cases of acute malnutrition among children. Acute malnutrition is a form of under nutrition caused by a decrease in food consumption or illness that results in sudden weight loss. Often children with acute malnutrition …

Arua, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT l Arua City Council plans to establish a plastic waste recycling plant. The plant is part of the one-year inclusive climate action project funded by the Global Cities Fund (GCF) for Migrants and Refugees, under the Mayor’s Migration Council (MMC), a mayor-led advisory and advocacy organization. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) to investigate irregularities in the allocation of lockups and stalls at Arua central Market. While addressing a public rally at the West Nile golf ground in Arua City on Wednesday, Museveni said …

Arua , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Arua City have booed Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development over the delayed connection of the West Nile region to the national grid. Speaking at a function on Tuesday to welcome the President at the start of his …