Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in two sub-counties in Amolatar district have offered 400 acres of land to Lira University. The communal land located in Alemere bung and Agwingiri Sub Counties will be used by the University to establish the faculty of Agriculture and Fisheries. Prof. Opio Okaka …
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Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amolatar district officials have rejected 144 bags of cassava cuttings due to poor quality. The cuttings were delivered by a domestic supplier under the Operation Wealth Creation program. Tony Opio, a supplier from Nalubwoyu sub county delivered the 144 bags of cassava cuttings to the …
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Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flash floods caused by the rising water levels of Lake Kyoga and Kwania have displaced over 4,000 families in Amolatar district. The floods have submerged several kilometers of the district’s land and roads, disconnecting a number of communities from accessing social services. Unlike last year …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the various districts in Lango sub-region are crafting by-laws and practical measures to ensure that the people abide by the COVID-19 prevention Standard Operating Procedures -SOPs. Concerned citizens and soldiers have also been seen enthusiastically administering corporal punishment to violators in some …
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CID boss and two officers have been detained and charged with torture Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Amolatar district are holding one of their own and two UPDF soldiers accused of torturing a suspect to near-death while in custody. The police officer has only been identified as Osigire, the …
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