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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district has arrested two suspects for allegedly leading a mob to attack a covid-19 patient. The incident happened on Thursday at Tee Kato trading centre in Lira Kato parish, Agago district. It is alleged that the patient, a resident of Lagar …

  Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) officially handed over its first CSR project of 2021, a renovated health center ward in Agago a district in the northern part of Uganda 500Kms away from the capital city, Kampala. The project was handed over by the Business Head, George …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rampant cases of cattle theft in Agago district have been blamed on negligence by livestock farmers. Local leaders in the district reveal that unspecified heads of cattle have been stolen in recent months in several sub-counties bordering the Karamoja region from farmers who normally leave …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Agago district have imposed a ban on night movements with livestock following rampant theft. Leonard Opiyo Ojok, the Agago LC V chairperson says that the decision was reached jointly last week by members of the security and local leaders in the district. The decision …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district have arrested a 32-year-old man over the death of his 71-year-old mother. The suspect is Daniel Odera, a resident of Bunga village in Atut Parish in Kuywee sub-county. It’s reported that Odera kicked his mother identified as Theresa Amony in …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district have arrested two health workers of Kuywee Health Center III in Kuywee sub-county over alleged theft of essential drugs. The suspects are Alice Akidi, the health center in charge and Jane Aguti, a nurse. Their arrest followed a tip-off by …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Morolem village in Agago district have called on the army to establish a detach to help in combating the influx of Karimojong suspected cattle thieves. The call comes in the wake of a surge in the theft of cattle in the community that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district are holding a district councilor accused of raping a 23-year-old female patient. Joel Ogal, 54, the LC V councilor for Lapono sub-county was arrested on Friday from Kalongo town council. He is accused of raping a female resident of Akado …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district chairperson elect, Leonard Opio Ojok has said that he will focus his five-year term on the fight against cattle theft. Agago district borders Abim and Kotido districts all in the Karamoja region and has been a hot spot of cattle raids by armed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM village chairpersons in Patongo sub county, Agago district have accused the party officials of extortion during the bicycle distribution exercise. The bicycles are supposed to help all village and parish party chairpersons to mobilize support for the party in the forthcoming general …