Nakapiripirit, Uganda | URN | Residents of Namalu Trading Centre in Nakapiripirit District say an influx of street children is fueling crime, drug abuse, and insecurity, with locals feeling powerless to intervene. The children, mostly boys aged 14 to 18, are said to have abandoned their homes to live on …
Read More »Uganda secures funding for Unyama, Namalu and Sipi irrigation schemes
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is providing $86.5 million to finance the development of irrigation schemes in Uganda. The schemes include Unyama in Amuru District, Namalu in Karamoja and Sipi in Bukwo-Sebei, regions. The funding was approved last week as the Bank set aside funding …
Read More »30,000 affected by floods in Nakapiripirit
Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people in Namalu sub county in Nakapiripirit district have been displaced by flash floods. Hundreds of the affected people have taken refuge at Namalu Primary school while others have relocated to the home of their relatives in safer areas. Simon Peter Igira, …
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