Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in Tororo who have missed out on stalls in the new market are angry, and have protested to municipal officials. Allocation of stalls in the new market ended on Wednesday, but more than 1,000 vendors realized that their names had been deleted from …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ‘middle class’ or those living in urban areas are less likely to seek medical care in government facilities compared to the poor or those in rural areas, according to a survey published by Twaweza East Africa. The survey was aimed at investigating how …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo police are holding businessman Richard Omwa, resident of Bendo B zone in Akadoit sub county for allegedly selling adulterated cement. Police have also launched a manhunt for his seven accomplices who are on the run. According to police, the suspects have been ferrying pit …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A health worker attached to Nagongera health center IV in Tororo district is in trouble for allegedly selling beds belonging to the facility. Police picked up Sebastian Opepe on a tip-off from local leaders who traced the stolen items to where the suspect had sold …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members from the same family have perished and two others sustained injuries following an accident that occurred along Mbale-Tororo Road. The accident that happened on Saturday morning at river Manafwa bridge was caused by an over speeding Tata Truck Registration Number UAR 536R …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a scabies outbreak in Tororo district. The most affected areas are Amoni A and B villages in Asinge ward of Malaba town council in Tororo district. The disease presents with itchy rashes which later develop into painful sores accompanied by a watery secretion. …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Omunyole village in Kisoko Sub-county in Tororo district are stuck with a 6 feet grave they dug a week ago to bury a man who tricked his family that he had succumbed to COVID-19. Charles Ogolla alias “Obwanga” reportedly used his friends …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of fruits have shot up in Tororo district due to high demand amidst scarcity. The price of watermelon is now ranging between 3,000 Shillings and 10,000 Shillings compared to previous prices before lockdown which was between 1,000 Shillings and 7,000 shillings. Pineapples used …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 health workers in the Elgon and Bukedi sub-regions have contracted Covid-19 due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment- PPEs. Many health facilities in the districts are operating with inadequate or no PPEs, putting the lives of the medics in danger. At …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI) has paid tribute to the pioneering role of Jago (Prime Minister) emeritus Raphael Owere Onyango, who passed on this week. He will be buried at his ancestral home in Paya, West Budama, on Saturday. “The leadership of Padhola, and …
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