Tag Archives: Kitgum

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in three selected sub-counties in Kitgum district will soon have access to clean drinking water, thanks to a multi-billion borehole drilling and rehabilitation project launched in the district. At least 42 boreholes worth over 200 million Shillings are expected to be drilled in the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has run out of Covid-19 vaccines. The district received 1,571 doses of the Chinese vaccine Sinovac early this month. This was in addition to 1,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that had been supplied by the Ministry of Health in August. The acting …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in Kitgum opposed to the vaccination against Covid-19 are buying vaccination cards without receiving the jab. The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech and Covid-19 taskforce chairperson says that they have received information about teachers dodging vaccines and opting for fake documents. Recently, the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Kitgum municipality are struggling to enforce Covid-19 guidelines during curfew hours due to lack of patrol vehicles. Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech says two cars used by the police in the district for transporting security personnel and emergency responses have been …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Kitgum district have issued a warning to residents and political leaders against attacking nomadic pastoralists. The warning follows a statement made by the Chua West Member of Parliament Philip Polly Okin Ojara, over the weekend inciting locals to “treat Balalo cattle as …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers in Kitgum District are unhappy over the delayed payment of their allowances as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. The government disbursed shillings 407 million to Kitgum District in July this year to facilitate emergency responses in the fight against COVID-19. …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Labongo Akwang sub county leaders in Kitgum district have issued a two-day ultimatum to pastoralists to vacate their area. The directive follows the entry of two balalo herdsmen with 35 heads of long-horned Ankole cattle on Sunday morning in Pinymunu village in Pajimo Parish. The …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers in Kitgum district are concerned about patients testing positive for Covid-19 after they have recovered. This follows reports that some patients have persistently been testing positive for Covid-19, more than two weeks after undergoing the home-based care management. According to the health workers, …

  Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of teachers and support staff from learning institutions are flocking selected vaccination sites in Kitgum district as mandatory COVID-19 vaccination commences. The vaccination is in line with the health ministry’s directives to pave way for a full reopening of schools, and is being …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has registered up to 4,767 cases of teenage pregnancies within a period of two and half years. According to statistics from the district probation office, the majority of the cases were registered in 2019 before the government instituted the first lockdown following the …