Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Ajia and Vurra sub-counties in Arua district can now look forward to a consistent supply of clean water, as construction begins on a 1.2 billion Shillings mini solar-powered water project. This project, funded by UK Export Finance and implemented by the Ministry of …
Read More »Kuluva hospital receives equipment to save premature babies
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kuluva Hospital in Arua district has received a significant boost in its maternal and child health services following a donation of medical equipment to help premature babies survive. A premature also known as a preterm baby is one born alive before 37 weeks of …
Read More »Property destroyed in botched Eddy Kenzo Arua show
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Revelers in Arua City rampaged on Saturday night, destroying property worth millions of shillings after a music concert featuring popular Ugandan musician Eddy Kenzo failed to take place. The concert, dubbed “Eddy Kenzo Carnival: Twende Tupaate,” was scheduled to take place at Hotel Santa …
Read More »Arua City taken to court for failure to issue Barifa forest permit
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha County Member of Parliament Denis Oguzu Lee has dragged Arua City to court for refusing to issue a development permit for a proposed ecotourism and recreational centre at Arua Central Forest Reserve locally known as Barifa. In April 2019, the National Forestry Authority …
Read More »Arua residents protest, demand transfer of Job Matua
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries in Kenya Ward, Arua Central Division, Arua City, are demanding the transfer of new Assistant Resident City Commissioner Job Matua Richard. On Thursday, the disgruntled residents, carrying placards, stormed the office of the Arua Resident City …
Read More »Arua City police arrest 5 for encroaching on wetland
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua City have arrested five people for allegedly encroaching on a wetland. They were found constructing a residential house on the shores of Ania Stream, a tributary to River Enyau in Alengo cell, Pokea ward, Ayivu Division. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday …
Read More »Amea Power begins construction of 24 MW plant in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dubai-based developer Amea Power has started building a 24 MW solar project in West Nile. The Ituka project will be the first solar project in the West Nile region of northwestern Uganda, located on a 52-hectare site in Ombachi village, around 450 km from …
Read More »PostBank prepares150 Arua farmers to tap into East African market
Farmers in Arua Gain Value Addition Skills Under s Agri-SME Skills Development Programme Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To enable them explore trade opportunities across the region, more than 150 cassava farmers and SMEs involved in different stages of the value chain in Arua District have gone through …
Read More »Security foils planned anti-corruption march in Arua
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City was on high alert today as joint police and Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers deployed heavily to stop a planned demonstration by youth. The group of youths who referred to themselves as Gen-Z had planned to march to Arua city council …
Read More »Students in West Nile ask Byabakama to prevail over security agencies
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students from the West Nile region have tasked the Electoral Commission to provide clear mechanisms for the regulation of security agencies during the electoral process. The students raised the concerns to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon who was in Arua …
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