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West Lango Diocese, Kwania district fight over seed school

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango West Diocese has dragged Kwania district to court over the ownership of Aduku seed secondary school. The school is among sixty-nine seed schools built by the government under Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program-UGIFT. Denis Hamson Obua, the State Minister for Sports handed over the …

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Kwania DEO arrested over alleged mismanagement of school fund

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Andrew Omunu, the Kwania District Education Officer is in police custody under the orders of Denis Hamson Obua, the State Minister for Sports over alleged mismanagement of Shillings 399 million for constructing and equipping Aduku seed secondary school. This is part of the Shillings 1.7billion disbursed …

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Kwania district leaders push for upgrade of health center IV

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district leaders have asked the Parliamentary Health Committee to push for the upgrade of Aduku health center IV. Aduku health center IV is facing challenges of insufficient medical equipment, inadequate infrastructures as well as the absence of an ambulance which has affected efficient service …

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Kwania registers 5,375 cases of teenage pregnancy in 21 months

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district has reported a high incidence of teenage pregnancy in a period of twenty one months, hence threatening to cut short the pursuit for education amongst girls of school going age. The information was contained in data presented by the district probation officer, Moses …

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Man commits suicide after in-laws repossess wife

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 29-year-old man in Kwania district has taken his own life by hanging after his father in-law repossessed his daughter over failure to pay bride price. Tony Awany, a resident of Emeng village in Apolika parish in Chawente sub county was on Monday morning found …

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Man commits suicide after stabbing wife to death

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 38-year-old man in Kwania district who has been in hiding after killing his wife has been found dead. Kenneth Opong, a resident of Adaglako cell in Ayabi ward, Ayabi town council reportedly stabbed his wife Beatrice Kia, 26, after a domestic misunderstanding. According to …

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Eight people arrested in Kwania for cultivating marijuana

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people have been arrested for illegally growing marijuana in Abongomola sub county in Kwania district. The eight were arrested in a joint operation carried out by police and the local leaders on Wednesday. According to Ivan Nuwagaba, the Kwania acting District Police Commander, the …

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500 sorghum farmers in Kwania sign MoU with Global Educational Network

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 500 farmers in Kwania district have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Educational Network to grow sorghum on a commercial scale in a bid to eradicate poverty. Washington Onyum, the General Secretary Kwania District Farmers’ Association signed the MoU with Bongomin Zorish …

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