Tag Archives: Lira

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 461 Primary Seven candidates failed Primary Leaving Mock Examinations set by the Lira City Council Examination Board. The city registered 5,593 candidates to sit for this year’s Mock exams in both public and private primary schools in Lira. But according to the results released on …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Lira-based sporting club has embarked on using sports to raise awareness about sickle cell anemia. Lira and generally Lango sub-region has one of the highest prevalence sickle cell anemia which leads to sickle cell disease. Studies have generally found that Northern Uganda leads in …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than five tons of counterfeit seeds have been impounded in Lira City in an operation. During the operation on Agro- input dealers on Thursday, the seeds were impounded from different Agro- input businesses. Most of the fake seeds were maize, which is one of …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lira on Thursday arrested four councilors of Lira District for staging an illegal protest over unpaid emoluments. Those arrested are Dennis Owera, representing Itek Sub County, Isaac Ojok of Agweng Town Council, Moses Odunu, councilor representing Amach Town Council and Bonny Okello, councilor …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of the late former Minister of State for Labour, Col. (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, has arrived in his home district of Oyam. The body left Kampala on a Uganda People’s Defense Air Forces-UPDAF chopper and landed at Lira airfield in Lira City …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 745 motorists in Lango sub-region have secured their driving licenses during the week-long exercise by the Uganda Driver Licensing System. Last week, the Ministry of Works and Transport opened the “Mobile licensing System” in Lira City and kick-started the issuance of driving …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has opened temporary offices in Lira City to issue driving licenses for the next six days. Dubbed the “Mobile licensing System”, the center started operating on Monday ahead of the planned opening of a permanent licensing center for the …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three residents of Lira City West Division are in police custody for vandalizing electric wires from the Karuma power transmission line. Two of the suspects are Hammed Hajjala,58, and Muhammed Okello 50. The third suspect is a teenager, whose identity has been witheld by …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira District local government is stuck with Shillings 4 billion meant for the recruitment of staff, especially in the health department. The money, which was disbursed to the district at the beginning of this Financial year, is laying redundant in the district’s account pending …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absenteeism and late reporting to work by government health workers in Lira is being blamed for the poor service delivery in the district. During a health service monitoring exercise conducted in December by the State House Health Monitoring Unit, it was discovered that staff absenteeism …