Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shortage of blood has paralyzed services in the regional referral hospitals in North Eastern Uganda, putting the lives of several patients at stake. The affected facilities are Soroti, Lira and Moroto Regional Referral Hospitals. At Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, the blood shortages worsened on …
Read More »Lira Catholic Diocese suspends 4 priests indefinitely
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Catholic Diocese has indefinitely suspended four priests. They are Fr. John Bosco Ojede, Fr. Joel Omeja, Fr. Moses Otom, and Fr. Alfred Okello Junior who were serving in different parishes in the Diocese. Their suspension was announced on Thursday by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel …
Read More »Deputy IGG grill Lira city leaders over USIMD projects
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Government has grilled authorities at Lira City council over the slow progress of Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructural Development- Additional Financing (USMID- AF) Projects. USMID- AF was under cluster 2 in which Apac, Lira and Moroto district procured a single …
Read More »Medics: Lira city Town Clerk suffered respiratory failure
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira City Town Clerk Theophilus Tibihika succumbed to respiratory failure as a result of lung edema and congestion. Tibihika died on Monday morning when the Toyota Hilux double cabin pickup number UAM 450V he was driving veered off the road and overturned multiple times along …
Read More »Lira city council pays tribute to Town Clerk
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira City leaders gathered at the City Council to pay tribute to the late Town Clerk, Theophilus Tibihika. Tibihika died in a road crash on Monday along the Lira- Apac road. On Tuesday, the casket containing Tibihika’s body lay in Council Chambers for a special sitting that was chaired …
Read More »Lira city clerk perishes in road crash
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lira City Town Clerk, Theophilus Tibihika has perished in a road crash along the Lira- Apac road. Tibihika met his death on Monday morning when his Toyota Hilux double cabin pickup number UAM 450V overturned along the Lira- Apac road in Akalo in Kole District. Although the cause of …
Read More »12-year-old pilgrim footing to Namugongo wants Chief Whip Obua’s seat
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-six children have this year joined hundreds of other elderly foot pilgrims in a walk of faith to Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo. The majority of the children are from the Catholic diocese of Lira. One is from the Diocese of Lango- Anglican. These children …
Read More »Lira University teaching hospital staff go on strike
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The staff of Lira University Teaching Hospital have initiated an industrial action against the University over alleged salary disparities. The industrial action which started on Monday 4, has seen only essential departments operating with minimal staffing levels at the Teaching Hospital which serves both the …
Read More »Voluntary surrender of fraudulent land titles starts in Lira
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) has revealed that individuals are voluntarily surrendering land titles that were fraudulently acquired in Lira City and District. In March 2022, the unit launched investigations of the acquisition of land in Lira City following the arrest of a senior …
Read More »Lira Diocese Commits to Plant 100,000 Trees in 2024
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Catholic Diocese through its development arm- Caritas has committed to plant 100,000 trees in districts across Lango Sub-region in a bid to fight harsh climatic conditions. The Diocese launched the campaign mid-this year with the distribution of 30,000 tree seedlings for planting at …
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