Tag Archives: Nahori Oya

Arua , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 members of Emyooga groups in Arua City on Thursday stormed out of a meeting following delays to receive money.  The meeting which was convened at the City Mayor’s Gardens turned rowdy after some of the groups including Boda Boda Associations accused the …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a renewed sense of alertness in the public and among health officials in Arua after registering the first community COVID-19 death. The deceased, a resident of Ambeku village in Ayivu East Division of Arua City, succumbed to covid-19 on Sunday at Arua regional …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There is anxiety among health and local officials in Arua district, following reports that the COVID-19 treatment facility has run out of space. Newly tested positive cases have now been left in their communities, and not yet linked to care.  This is according to a …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party supporters in Ayivu County have expressed excitement after their MP Bernard Atiku officially joined the ruling party, ahead of the 2021 general elections.  Atiku who is serving his second term in Parliament joined parliament on the FDC ticket in 2011. However, …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua district COVID-19 task force members have expressed concern about the continued entry of South Sudanese and Congolese nationals into the district. According to the members, since the ban of public transport was lifted two weeks ago, many Congolese and South Sudan nationals have …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua Hospital has started sending samples to Adjumani hospital laboratory for testing.  Since the outbreak of covid-19 in March samples collected from suspects and contacts in the West Nile region were sent to the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe. Two weeks ago, a mobile …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An ambulance and two other vehicles for COVID-19 response activities in Arua district are grounded. The task force team says that it requires up to 50 million Shillings to fix the ambulance and two double-cabin pickups which were due for service before they were …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four contacts of COVID-19 patients who escaped from Arua Prison Primary School institutional quarantine centre have been arrested. The four, who were quarantined together with 20 others, two weeks ago, took advantage of a heavy downpour and the subsequent power blackout between 7 and 10 …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Communities surrounding Arua Prison Primary School have rejected a proposal to set up a COVID-19 quarantine centre at the school.  This was planned to be the second quarantine centre in the district. The first quarantine centre, at Arua Nursing School, currently has up to 51 …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than LCI Chairpersons in Arua Municipality on Saturday stormed the offices of Arua RDC Nahori Oya demanding for Personal Protective Equipment.   The chairpersons argue that they need the PPEs since they are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 without protective gears when moving …