Tag Archives: Kumi

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda Diocese of Kumi has started an operation to reclaim churches previously taken over by the Reformed Anglican Church members under the leadership of Bishop Charles Okunya Oode. The operation led by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has imposed animal quarantine in Kumi and Bukedea districts following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). In her communication to the affected districts, the Commissioner of Animal Health at MAAIF, Dr. Anna Rose Ademun …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children belonging to one family have been poisoned in an act of revenge. The deceased have been identified as John Okodos, 9, Constantine Olupot, 6, and Ignatius Adodo,4, all children of Tom Omudu.  The incident happened in Okudumo Village, Mukongoro Sub County in Kumi …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic was paralysed along the busy Lira-Soroti highway this morning after a fuel tanker overturned and caught fire. The fuel Tanker registration number SSD 321V/ SSD 320V carrying an unspecified quantity of fuel belonging to Narus Company Ltd in Kenya was traveling from Eldoret …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Chief Magistrate Hope Namisi has scheduled September 27, 2023, for hearing an application, in which Male Mabirizi is contesting the attempted takeover of his case against Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, first son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and 22 others in Kumi. This …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two children were killed and another critically injured in an explosion in Kanapa village, Kanapa sub county, Kumi district on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. The dead are Dinah Acham, 2, and Josephine Ingolet, 5, while the injured is Emmanuel Epaja,7 years. Sam Okiror, the Kanapa …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two members of the National Unity Platform- NUP Media crew have died in an accident along Kumi- Pallisa- Tirinyi road on Saturday. The crew was traveling to Omoro district for the campaign trail ahead of the Omoro County by- election. Those feared dead are …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers who were recruited by the Kumi district local government are demanding payment of salary. In November, the district recruited 283 teachers who were deployed to different schools across the district. However, the teachers have not accessed the payroll since then, forcing some to forego …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Chief Administrative Officer Abdu Batambuze narrowly survived angry councillors who stormed his office over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of district staff. Batambuze was signing appointment letters and posting instructions of more than 90 staff when the district chairperson and his executive stormed …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Mbale on Friday tasked their leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, on the face of supporters who are still in detention. Abdullah Magambo, a Councilor representing Northern City Division in Mbale City said that there are over 20 …