Tag Archives: Lira

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The influx of homeless street kids in Lira city is raising concern among residents. Some street kids spit saliva at people, vandalize cars and often beat up pedestrians who refuse to give them money and also litter the streets. People including children living on the …

  Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank Uganda has handed over Personal Protective Gear (PPE) and a sum of sh8.7 million for the procurement of class desks to Ayile Primary School in Lira District as it seeks to improve the learning conditions for children in rural areas. While handing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer and a civilian have been arrested in Lira district in possession of an illegal firearm they were trying to sell. Emmanuel Onyanga, a PPC no_71630 attached to Bugweri police station and Isaac Ocaka, 30-years old, a peasant of Teduka cell, Aduku …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 97 people mostly youths were on Friday night in Lira city arrested for flouting the night-time curfew. The suspects were arrested from bars, restaurants, joints and pubs. Patrick Jimmy Okema, the North Kyoga Police Spokesperson says that they will screen the suspects before charging …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is an abrupt increase in the prices of meat in Lira city. A kilogram of beef now costs between Shillings 14,000 and Shillings 15,000 from Shillings 10,000 two weeks ago. A kilogram of goat meat and mutton are going for Shillings 15,000 from Shillings 12,000. …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One court sitting in Lira has remanded to prison two men arrested for impersonating state house anti-corruption staff. Elly Apenyo, a 29-year-old businessman and his colleagues Denis Olwa, a 40-year-old social worker were arrested on Monday and detained at Lira central police station …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira city authorities have embarked on identifying private firms to undertake garbage management in the town. The decision to privatize garbage management in the town was reached following the chronic failure by the local government to effectively manage the solid waste materials in the area. …

Court of Appeal has quashed the sentence by High Court Judge Wilson Kwesiga convicting Johnson Adiga over murder citing irregularities Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Lira has set free Johnson David Adiga, more than 10 years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court …

✳ Suspected motorcycle thief Ivan Ogwang alis Ben Otim runs to Police Station to escape mob   Lira, Uganda | AMONY IMMACULATE – URN |  For years, a man believed to be Lira’s most notorious thief, has spent all his time avoiding police. Then this week, in order to keep his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira district has trained 20 medical workers from different health facilities to conduct the Rapid Diagnostic Tests – RDTs for Covid-19. The health workers are from Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Pentecostal Assemblies of God health center IV, Amach and Ogur health center IV. The training …