Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kilak sub county, Pader district have donated over 500 acres of land to the government for the establishment of an industrial park in the vicinity. Ray Charles Okwir, the councillor representing Pader sub county says that the decision is in response to the …
Read More »Man killed in bar brawl over UGX 1,000
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 45 year old man in Pader district has succumbed to head injuries he sustained during a fight over Shillings 1,000 in a bar. The deceased has been identified as Walter Okello, a resident of Lapul sub-county. He was reportedly hit on the head with …
Read More »Pader district executives accused of sharing OWC piglets
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Pader district executive committee are under the spotlight for allegedly sharing 154 piglets delivered under the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program for distribution to residents. According to available information, OWC notified the district about a consignment of 182 piglets but only 154 were delivered …
Read More »Close to 80% of teachers in Pader vaccinated against COVID-19
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly 80 percent of teachers and school support staff in Pader district have already received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine. The Pader district secretary for Health, also the LCV vice Chairperson Justine Ocen says latest estimates indicate that over 78 percent of …
Read More »Creditors try to impound beds from Health Center
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two creditors stormed Pajule Health Centre IV in Pader district on Friday in an attempt to impound assets of the health facility for unpaid work. David Opira and Francis Odokonyero Lanyango raided the medical ward and tried to impound property. Tito Brilliant, the Pajule …
Read More »Man arrested assembling bombs in Pader district
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and Joint Anti-Terrorist Task Force (JATT) have arrested a man suspected to be a terrorist in Pader town council in Pader district. The suspect was arrested on Thursday from Atimikica Guest House in Pader town …
Read More »Gen Lokech’s clan members ask Ugandans to forgive him
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The members of Pa’Lubele clan in Paipir village, Pader district where the former Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen. Paul Lokech hails from have asked Ugandans to forgive their son for any wrongs he could have committed during his tour of duty. Gen. Lokech …
Read More »Mourners throng Gen. Paul Lokech’s home village
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people in Pader district have continued flocking to the ancestral home of the former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Paul Lokech to mourn his demise. The country woke up on Saturday to the news of Lokech’s death. According to police reports, …
Read More »Three NUSAF officials arrested in Pader for supplying blind cattle
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three officials of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) in Pader district have been arrested for supplying farmers with blind and unhealthy cattle. They are Anthony Toolanya, the NUSAF III desk officer, Robert Okeny, the District Veterinary Officer and district NUSAF III focal officer, …
Read More »Pader NUSAF contractor accused of supplying blind cows
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three NUSAF III groups of Pukor Sub-County in Pader district have faulted a local contractor for supplying them with blind cows. The NUSAF III groups whose members reportedly receives blind cows are Loyocak Animal Traction, Abung Animal Traction and Gangba Animal Traction all in …
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