Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church has received 18 new sisters. The colorful ceremony was held on Saturday and was led by Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok, the Bishop of Lira Diocese. The 18 novices renewed their faith and …
Read More »Hundreds flock Lira hospital for free eye treatment medical camp
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people with eye complications have flocked Lira Regional Referral Hospital to get free treatment. The medical camp that started on Monday was organized by the Pakistani Association in Lira with the support from the Overseas Pakistani Global Foundation Africa. The five doctors from …
Read More »Parish chief commits suicide over failure to repay loan
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPEDNENT | Two people in Lira, Kole district have committed suicide over failure to service loans acquired. In Lira, Patrick Oming, the Amokoge Parish Chief in Wiodyek sub county decided to end his life after failing to pay back the money he obtained from Nen Anyim savings …
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 »Police battles Bobi Wine
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teargas and live bullets rocked Lira City on Saturday afternoon as police engaged in running battled with the National Unity Platform –NUP supporters led by their President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine. Kyagulanyi was in Lira for a Talk show on Radio War …
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 …
Read More »Minister Magyezi intervenes in Lira city, district row over headquarters
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has asked Lira city not to evict Lira district authorities from the district headquarters. When Lira municipality was elevated to city status in 2020, it became autonomous and was no longer under Lira district. This also meant that the …
Read More »‘COVID-19 vaccination cards on sale in Lira’
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 vaccination cards are being sold to unvaccinated people at a cost of Sh100,000 in Lira, according to Ivan Kareiga, the Officer in Charge of operations at Lira Central Police Station. While addressing the COVID-19 task force meeting on Thursday, Kareiga informed the team …
Read More »4,000 approved for cattle compensation in Lira
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4,000 people in Lira district will be compensated for lost cattle during the conflict in the Lango region. The beneficiaries are drawn from all sub-counties in Lira district and the two divisions of Lira city. According to a list released by the Attorney General, …
Read More »SAGE beneficiaries in Lira die before receiving stipend
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders under the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) have passed on in Lira before receiving their stipend. Through SAGE, the government gives out a monthly stipend of 25,000 Shillings to persons aged above eighty in different parts of the country. Records from the Lira …
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