Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at Muni University have appealed to the government to donate part of the land hosting Arua Central Forest Reserve, commonly known as Barifa Forest for expansion. The University’s acting Vice-Chancellor, Associate Professor Simon Anguma Katrini says that additional land is needed to facilitate the …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Arua have recovered a gun belonging to a policeman who was murdered last year. The gun was recovered on Sunday from Barifa forest in Arua Hill Division Arua Municipality by a joint team of the police and UPDF. Corporal Santos Chandwong …
Read More »Land probe team examines Barifa forest takeover
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into land matters has started investigating circumstances under which the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces occupied part of Barifa Forest in Arua District. The land has been under controversy since 2010 when it was first occupied by Gen Salim Saleh, the …
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