Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Solar-powered streetlights have been installed in Arua City.The installation is under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID project. They have been installed on three major streets namely Go Down Road, Pajulu Road (Ediofe Cathedral Road), and Arua Avenue Road, all in the central division. …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Arua City have arrested three people for allegedly defrauding more than 100 million Shillings from locals in the West Nile region. The suspects who are believed to be workers of Christ Fourteen Generation Peace and Love in Africa, a faith-based organization were …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Arua city councilors are demanding the immediate closure of the main abattoir because of poor hygiene. Located along Iddi Amin road in Arua City Central Division, the abattoir operates in dilapidated structures and lacks running water and drainage systems, electricity, and sanitary …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua city authorities have issued a 20-day ultimatum to occupants of the One Stop Youth Center to vacate or face forceful eviction. In his eviction notice, the Arua city deputy town clerk, Jobile Cornelius, says that the move is meant to pave way for the renovation …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A family in Arua city central division is demanding compensation of Shillings 50 million or else they drag the city authorities to court for illegally opening a road through their land. Through Buga and Company Advocates, the family of Hajji Muhamad Rizigala accuses the Arua City …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government health facilities in Arua city are struggling to offer HIV testing services amidst a shortage of testing kits. The most affected are Pajulu health center III, Adumi health center IV, Ayivuni health center III, Aroi health center III, and Oreku health center II …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two women in Ayivu West division, Arua city have been arrested for the alleged theft of drugs from Adumi health centre IV. The suspects are Antoniata Nyakuru, 43, a midwife at Adumi health centre IV, and Judith Atako, 30 years, a resident of Ambala cell, …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women and girls with disabilities in Arua city have decried the rampant sexual abuse meted against them by men especially in public spaces. The disabled women cried out during a dialogue code named; “safe space conversation,” organised by Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Arua city has impounded 74 cartons of City 5 gin, a local pineapple-flavored potent gin. The operations follow reports that the gin is still being kept and consumed secretly, despite the recent incidences of deaths and a ban on its consumption and sale. …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Arua city are battling an acute shortage of water following the breakdown of one of the main distribution and supply lines at Enyau bridge in Ediofe. On Thursday, the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC) pipelines at the bridge burst cutting off intake and …
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