Tag Archives: Soroti city

Soroti, Uganda | URN | Health authorities in Soroti City have raised concern over resistance from some schools as Uganda’s five-day mass measles-rubella vaccination campaign gets underway. The nationwide campaign, which started on Thursday and runs until October 5, targets children aged between nine and 59 months, with health workers …

Soroti, Uganda | URN |  Soroti City authorities are raising concern over the continued idleness of land in the Soroti Industrial and Business Park, more than a decade after it was allocated to investors. The park, established in 2012 after the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) secured 219 acres of land in Soroti …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Soroti have arrested five members of a criminal gang suspected of terrorizing residents in the area. Those arrested are Vincent Opolon, 68, Ronald Kato, 45, Isaac Opolon, 22, Peter Eyamu, 44, and Justine Opali. The group was arrested following the robbery of …

  Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 students of Olila High School in Soroti city have been arrested for alleged involvement in a strike. The students went rowdy on Sunday evening after an S.4 student was assaulted by a teacher for allegedly escaping from school. One of the security guards …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament from Teso sub region are considering litigation against landlords who petitioned the Ministry of Local Government against the creation of Soroti city. Last week, Soroti landlords petitioned Minister of Local Government Raphael Magezi to delay the creation of …