Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Interim Mayor of Arua City Issa Kato has filed a petition challenging the victory of Wadri Sam Nyakua in the January Mayoral elections. Nyakua, who is the LCV Chairperson Arua District was declared the winner with 13,564 votes against Issa Kato’s 13,313 votes. Kato …
Read More »Arua city mayor renounces NRM, nominated as Independent candidate
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mayor of Arua City Isa Kato has renounced his National Resistance Movement-NRM party membership and been nominated as an Independent candidate for the 2021 general elections, citing massive irregularities in the NRM primaries which have not been addressed. Kato lost the primaries after polling …
Read More »Uproar as Pajulu bridge breaks down
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Transport is paralyzed between Arua City and the Democratic Republic of Congo- DRC following the breakdown of the major bridge connecting the two areas. Pajulu bridge, which crosses River Enyau caved in because of heavy rains and flooding. The temporary bridge is believed to have …
Read More »Fight for interim leadership of Arua city divides district, municipal leaders
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Disagreements have emerged among Arua district and the municipality leaders over who should take over interim administration of Arua city. Arua city is among the seven cities that will start effective July 1, 2020. The others are Fort Portal, Mbarara, Gulu, Masaka, Jinja and Mbale. …
Read More »Multi-billion Arua food complex nears completion
Arua , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The multi-billion Shillings food processing complex by China Huangpei food machinery limited in Arua Municipality is near completion. Construction of the Shillings 8 billion plant kicked off March 2019 and is expected to end by June 15th 2020. According to engineers, over 90-percent of …
Read More »UGX 20 billion road project kicks-off in Arua
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua municipality has embarked on the Shillings 20 billion World Bank funded road project under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID. The 2.8 kilometers road stretches from Arua prisons to Arua primary school via River Oli division headquarters. The project was handed to …
Read More »Arua municipality councilors impressed by progress on multi-billion stadium
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councilors in Arua Municipality have commended the progress of works on the multi-billion Arua Hill Stadium. The 40,000 Seater Stadium complex comprising Business units and Apartments is being constructed by Joadah Consults with funding from Development Infrastructure, a local construction company at a tune of …
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