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Operations against illegal health facilities in Teso hits snag

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The operations against unlicensed health facilities and quack medical practitioners in the Teso sub-region have hit a snag.  The operations spearheaded by the Allied Health Professional’s Council of Uganda are currently being conducted in different districts across the Teso sub-region. In most of the facilities …

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Sub county chief knocked dead in hit and run accident

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Ngora district are looking for a driver who knocked dead the Sub County Chief of Kapir, John Stephen Olemunyang. He was knocked by a speeding car along Soroti- Mbale road on Saturday night when he was riding back home from Mukura trading center …

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Ngora CAO, district officials arrested over mismanagement of PDM cash

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ngora Chief Administrative Officer, Lawrence Madada and three other officials have been arrested for alleged mismanagement of the Parish Development Model-PDM funds. The officers who have been on the run since Thursday last week were arrested on Wednesday when they had sneaked into the district to …

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Experts link mysterious Ngora tunnels to archeological sites

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archaeologists from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities have revealed that the mysterious underground tunnels in Ngora could be connected to the archaeological sites in Kumi district. The tunnels were discovered at the home of George Odeke who was digging a pit latrine, …

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Army distances self from mysterious Ngora tunnels

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces- UPDF has denied knowledge of the mysterious underground tunnels discovered in Ngora district. The mysterious tunnels that have triggered anxiety among residents have since turned into a tourist attraction as hundreds of people flock the area to see them. George Odeke, …

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Cement truck reduced to ashes, one dead in Ngora

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cement truck has burst into flames, claiming the life of one person and injuring several others along Soroti- Mbale Road. The fires is said to have been caused after an accident involving a trailer UAU 9995Y carrying cement  and a Bajaj motorcycle UEA …

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Teenage pregnancies on the rise in Ngora

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teenage pregnancies are on the rise in Ngora district, according to records from health facilities. Statistics from January to March, 2020 show that 1,108 teen mothers visited health facilities for antenatal services. This represents 21 percent of antenatal care visits in the district. However, …

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