Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kitgum is holding two suspects for alleged theft of fuel from a wheel loader belonging to China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. The firm is undertaking the construction of the Kitgum main market under MATIP 2 project. David Aisu, the Kitgum District Internal …
Read More »Kitgum Covid-19 taskforce seeks UGX 39.5 million to boost vaccination
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district Covid-19 task force is hunting for 39.5 Million Shillings to boost uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine. This comes as few people have turned up to take the AstraZeneca vaccine jab, nearly two months after the Health Ministry launched countrywide Covid-19 vaccination. Kitgum district health …
Read More »Kitgum residents intercept truck carrying stolen livestock
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Corner Mission Cell in Pager division, Kitgum municipality on Monday intercepted a truck transporting suspected stolen cattle from Lamwo district. The chairperson of security surveillance for the Pager division Agnes Atim Onek, says that the Fuso truck registration number UBF 400C was transporting 22 …
Read More »S. Sudan bandits to face the court martial over illegal possession of firearms
South Sudan bandits were arrested by UPDF soldiers following a botched cattle raid in Lucom village Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspected South Sudan bandits intercepted in Orom East sub county in Kitgum district will appear before the Military Court-martial for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, the army …
Read More »Chinese contractor loses 114 million to theft and vandalism
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Limited, a company currently undertaking a multi-billion piped water project in Kitgum district is losing over 114 million shillings due to theft and vandalism. Hu Min, the project coordinator of the Orom Water Supply and Sanitation System says during a …
Read More »Kitgum Covid-19 taskforce considers sensitization over low vaccine uptake
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitgum district COVID-19 task force is considering mass mobilization to increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the district. William Komakech, the Kitgum Resident District Commissioner says that this is in response to the low uptake of the vaccines by frontline workers, who were initially …
Read More »900 to get free electricity connection in Gulu and Kitgum
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 people in Gulu and Kitgum districts are to benefit from the free electricity connection policy. The policy under the Rural Electrification Agency – REA started two years ago but was halted in March last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Doreen …
Read More »Suspected African Swine Fever outbreak hits pork sales
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of pork dealers in Kitgum Municipality are counting the costs after a sharp decline in sales of pork following an outbreak of suspected African Swine Fever (ASF) disease in the district. More than 600 pigs have reportedly died from a strange disease in …
Read More »Bus and taxi operators in Kitgum on the spot for cheating commuters
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travelers in Kitgum district have accused bus and taxi operators of charging them exorbitantly and violating the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The transport fares doubled after the Ministry of health directed transporters to carry half of their licensed capacity to ensure social distancing to minimize …
Read More »Kitgum vaccinates 1,000 cattle after outbreak of black quarter disease
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district veterinary department has started a mass vaccination drive for cattle following the outbreak of black quarter, a highly infectious bacterial disease. At least four heads of cattle have reportedly died from the disease in Wao village, Koch Parish in Labongo Amida sub-county. Dr …
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