Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lira City Resident Commissioner has ordered the arrest of John Moses Ajuga, a Criminal Investigations Officer at Lira Central Police Station for releasing a notorious defilement suspect. Lawrence Egole issued the order after Ajuga released Steven Ayine Mugisha, who was arrested on Friday from St. …
Read More »Lira district land board secretary arrested smuggling hundreds of land documents
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested the acting secretary Lira district land board secretary over allegations of smuggling land related documents and files. Francis Okello Olwa who is also the Community Development Officer, clerk to council, district’s spokesperson and a senior Pastor at Truth Fountain Church Lira was arrested …
Read More »Minister halts construction works at Anyangatir health centre III
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health has halted construction works at Anyangatir Health Centre III. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, who is also the Lira City Woman MP was on Thursday inspecting different government projects in the city. BMK Construction Company was contracted to construct a maternity ward, …
Read More »Maize millers in Lira given three weeks to register their business
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has given Lira maize millers a 3 weeks ultimatum to register their businesses. It follows an operation conducted by the standards body on Thursday and Friday last week, which led to the closure of over 25 maize mills …
Read More »Public places in Lira given 3days ultimatum to adhere to SOPs
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lira city Covid-19 taskforce has given a three days ultimatum to public places to adhere to standard operating procedures or risk being closed. The places include the Lira produce lane, the main market, bus and taxi parks, other small markets, among others. Although the …
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