Tag Archives: Arua

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake has been remanded to Gulu Central Prison after being charged with treason. Appearing before Gulu Grade I Magistrate Isaac Imron Kintu on Friday afternoon Zaake was not allowed to enter plea. Zaake who appeared in court limping …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Monitoring Unit has picked five officers from Arua municipality and a school bursar for alleged financial impropriety. The suspects are Khamil Erejo, the Arua Municipal Chief Finance Officer, Martin Alia, the internal Auditor, Dradria Anthony, Municipal Engineer, Mathew Afubo, Senior Assistant …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Disciplinary Court has recommended the demotion of five Police Officers in connection to last year’s chaotic Arua Municipality parliamentary by-elections. The Police Disciplinary Court Chairperson, Dennis Odongopiny announced the ruling at Arua Municipal Council hall this morning. Odongopiny said the Police Disciplinary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have welcomed a proposal by the government to expand the size of road reserves from the current 15 to 40 meters. The proposal is embedded in the Roads amendment bill 2018, which also seeks to reform laws relating to the development, management …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The murder of Col Ibrahim Abiriga, the former Arua Municipality Member of Parliament remains a mystery more than six months after the tragedy. Records at the Criminal Investigations Directorate indicate that the only information available about the murder are ballistic analysis report, the Scene Of …

  Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A peaceful, stable and thriving eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would generate lots of dividends for Uganda. According to business leaders from West Nile, the region and Uganda in general will benefit a lot if stability and peace reigns in the DRC, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A modern Taxi Park complex has been opened in Arua Municipality. The complex consists of two storied buildings with space for close to 120 lockup shops, a supermarket, a restaurant and a paved area with a parking capacity of up to 50 taxis at ago. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom House of Commons is set to debate the infamous Arua fracas in which a number of legislators were arrested and allegedly tortured in the hands of the state. The debate scheduled for January 8, 2019, will be drawn from a motion sponsored …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Disbursement of funds under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund- NUSAF 3 programme to Arua district has been suspended over embezzlement of more than 500 billion shillings. Last month, the police raided the NUSAF offices to search for clues into the disappearance of funds. The …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court in Gulu has directed the directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to expedite investigations into treason charges against Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, and 34 others. The charges stem from the arrests made following the chaos …