Tag Archives: William Komakech

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitgum District Covid-19 taskforce will start managing Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms as numbers of community infections rises. This follows an emergency meeting held with health experts from the National COVID-19 task-force and Health Ministry following space crisis at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital treatment …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district COVID-19 taskforce committee is seeking to regulate the movement of all prison officials in the community over increasing cases of COVID-19 in prison facilities. This follows test results released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday indicating a total of 76 inmates at …

    Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district COVID-19 taskforce has ordered for the immediate closure of Kitgum maternity home, a private health facility in central division after eight of its health workers tested positive for COVID-19. The health workers are part of 17 people who tested positive for …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  National Unity Platform (NUP) party and People Power Movement activists have forcibly reopened their offices in Pandwong Division, Kitgum Municipality more than a week after it was closed down by security. The office was established to coordinate the NUP/People power movement activities in the districts of …

  Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district security committee has stopped the distribution of food relief to private school teachers in the district by a group named Food for Teachers. The group had launched a fundraising drive to support teachers in 30 private schools and tertiary institutions in Kitgum …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The army has recovered 39 cattle that were looted from a local livestock farmer in Orom Sub-county in Kitgum district by suspected armed Karamojong warriors from Kotido district. The warriors reportedly raided Agoromin village in Lolwa Parish at about 5 pm on Monday evening and …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kitgum district are constrained to enforce Covid-19 preventive guidelines due to manpower shortage. This follows the withdrawal of Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel who were supporting police and military operations in the district two weeks ago. Recently, the Kitgum district Covid-19 taskforce complained …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kitgum district COVID-19 task force has restricted attendance for the 7th Irene Gleeson memorial services to only 50 people due to COVID-19 pandemic. Mama Irene, as popularly referred to in Kitgum district, was an Australian Philanthropist who dedicated her life to helping thousands of needy …

Kitgum , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum Covid-19 task force is to establish a screening centre at a porous border point with South Sudan to fight the spread of COVID-19. The screening centre will be established at Lucom village in Orom Sub County with support from RHITES North Acholi, a …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers have killed three people in Orom sub county in Kitgum district. Orom sub county chairperson Quirino Olum says the armed rustlers believed to be seven in number, raided Lapetak village in Loliya parish on Tuesday evening with intentions of stealing …