Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru Covid-19 taskforce has resolved to divert part of the Covid-19 vaccine doses meant for teachers to vaccinate boda boda cyclists in the district. This follows a directive by the Resident District Commissioner Geoffrey Oceng Osborn, to the health department to vaccinate the riders who …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Amuru are hunting for ringleaders of yet another youth group accused of terrorizing residents in the district. Code-named ‘Mac Wangi’, an Acholi phrase that loosely translates as ‘Fire Burns You’, the errant youth have been waylaying residents, raping girls and breaking into …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district security committee has launched an operation against unlawful roadblocks being operated by local leaders along major roads. This follows rampant complaints of extortion the police have recorded from the business community dealing in produce, livestock and charcoal among others of local leaders impersonating …
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Amuru RDC Geoffrey Oceng Osborn has banned feeding mourners at funerals saying they become uncontrollable during meals thus increasing risks of infection Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district taskforce has with immediate effect banned music systems and feeding of mourners at funerals as one of the measures to curb the …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has rolled out regional awareness campaigns targeting solar energy consumers and dealers ahead of their proposed crackdown on substandard products in the next financial year. On Tuesday, UNBS held an intense civic discourse with over 150 entrepreneurs; solar energy …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The residents of Elegu town council in Amuru district are appealing for a massive COVID-19 tests to be carried out following their interaction with truck drivers whose status is unknown. Over 2000 truck drivers from the East African countries recently staged a strike, parking their …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Amuru district have recovered 72 cattle stolen by suspected armed South Sudanese cattle rustlers. On Sunday, the rustlers numbering six reportedly invaded and attacked the villages of Lodijokpe in Adjumani and Lorikowor West village in Elegu Town council, Amuru and stole the …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is strict enforcement of the nighttime curfew in Amuru district to get rid of criminal gangs from major trading centers. For a week now, police officers backed by the military start enforcing the curfew as early as 7:00 pm and stop at 06:00 am. …
Read More »Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Elegu Town Council in Amuru District have tasked leaders to properly plan for infrastructure at the Uganda – South Sudan border to avert floods and fire incidents. Established in early 2012 after South Sudan’s breakaway from Sudan in 2011, Elegu has evolved to …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the National Unity Platform – NUP parties in Gulu have accused the ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM party of stage-managing defections in Acholi. This follows a recent wave of alleged defections involving over 1,000 supporters from the opposition …
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