Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Barlyec parish in Awach sub county in Abim district are living in constant fear over increased armed attacks by suspected Karimojong warriors. The latest attack occurred at around 10 pm on Tuesday night where a resident of Aroo village in Barlyech parish was …
Read More »IGG halts funding to 20 Nusaf groups in Abim
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government- IGG has halted funding of 20 groups under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund- NUSAF project in Abim district. Currently, Abim district is implementing 59 projects under Nusaf program. Eight of the projects are Village Revolving Funds, 21 are Improved …
Read More »Abim district battles fresh infestation of scabies
Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Abim district have confirmed an outbreak of scabies in the district. Scabies is a highly contagious skin infestation which causes an itchy red rash on the skin. It’s passed from one person to another through direct skin contact and through infested …
Read More »Illegal guns fueling killings in Karamoja – RDC
Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Abim says the high incidents leading to death by shooting in the district are fueled by armed Karimojong warriors who continuously attack to steal cows. Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka says that the armed Karamojong mainly from Kotido turn their …
Read More »Abim Hospital undergoes more renovation
Abim Hospital, the place that caused a political storm during the presidential campaign has received additional funding that will be used to renovate its Tuberculosis ward. Abim Hospital medical superintendent Dr Edison Twine thanked the government for the Shs400m dispatched that will also be used to boost the hospital’s mortuary …
Read More »Four arrested with ivory in Abim, northern Uganda
Police in Abim District in northern Uganda are holding four men who were arrested with 22.5 kilograms of ivory. Sixty-seven year old Longoli Longura, Locul Peter Loro 45, Okot Francis 38 and Loila James Boda 24, all Ugandan citizens were arrested by the Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN) with help …
Read More »Strange killer of Abim
By Mubatsi Asinja Habati & Rukiya Makuma Delayed diagnosis causes anxiety as over 30 people die A forty-one year-old man from Wipolo village, Morulem subcounty in Abim district was the first recorded victim. He complained of headache and stomach pain on Oct 2 and by Oct. 7 he was dead. …
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