Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 3,000 cargo trucks have been parked in Elegu township, Amuru district following travel suspension by truck drivers protesting ambushes along Nimule-Juba highway in South Sudan. The truckers’ strike started on 23 August 2021, in response to the resurgence of brutal killings of foreign …
Read More »Sex workers turn cargo trucks into lodges in Elegu
Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cargo trucks that have formed lengthy queues in Elegu town council, Amuru district are facilitating illicit commercial sex trade in the area. As a safeguard to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all lodges in Elegu town were closed in …
Read More »Busia district taskforce suspends truck parking yards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia district Covid-19 task force has suspended all parking yards for transit cargo trucks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease-Covid-19. The decision was reached in the Busia district Covid-19 taskforce meeting held on Tuesday. Julius Maganda, the East Africa Community Affairs State …
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