Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district local government has given a one-week ultimatum to the owners of the cows that were impounded to collect them before they are publicly auctioned. Last week, security authorities impounded 2,000 heads of cattle from Lakang sub county in Amuru district. The cows which reportedly …
Read More »Gov’t disburses UGX 11Bn for land compensation in Amuru
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has disbursed 11 Billion shillings for the second phase of land compensation in Lakang sub county, Amuru district. Michael Lakony, the Amuru LCV chairperson says that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development wired eleven billion shillings to the bank accounts of …
Read More »Amuru district authorities resolve to punish headteachers over poor performance
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, …
Read More »Amuru district seeks UGX420M to procure and repair school furniture ahead of reopening
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 …
Read More »Amuru district leaders call for joint cross border security unit to curb crime
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district authorities are demanding for the creation of a special security unit to curb trans boundary crimes across Uganda – South Sudan border. Michael Lakony, the Amuru district LC V chairperson says there is an escalation of organized crimes such as livestock and motor …
Read More »Amuru launches door to door distribution of ARVs as lockdown bites
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district health department has resorted to door to door delivery of the life-prolonging Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to people living with HIV following the suspension of public transport. The door to door campaign will benefit more than 3,000 people living with HIV in hard to …
Read More »Charcoal sealers clear shea nut trees in Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charcoal dealers have cleared thousands of shea nut tree acreages in Acholi Sub Region. The dealers have over the years spread out in Gulu, Amuru, Agago, Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader districts where they have massively cut down several acres of shea nut trees for charcoal. The …
Read More »Pabbo town council residents protest unfairness in compensation over road works
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Pabbo Town Council in Amuru District are demanding for compensation for their property to pave way for the construction of an access road. The access road that measures up to 30 meters will displace more than 20 households. Pabbo Town Council approved plans …
Read More »UGX 1.8Bn project for mitigating Elegu foods stalls after MOU signing
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shillings 1.8 billion project that was proposed by government to mitigate the flooding at Elegu border town in Amuru district is yet to kick off three years after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding-MOU. In 2018, Amuru district signed an MOU with the …
Read More »Construction of UGX 70 Bn irrigation scheme in Amuru hangs in balance
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru District local government has failed to acquire land for the establishment of an irrigation scheme. The irrigation scheme was to be funded by the Islamic Development Bank at 70 Billion Shillings in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment. The district executive committee …
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