Tag Archives: Patrick Jimmy Okema

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There was a stampede in Gulu Town on Thursday evening after security personnel rounded up a truck driver who tested positive for Coronavirus Disease. The patient is an Eritrean national who had already spent two days in the community after he arrived in Gulu on …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two out of the five truck drivers who tested positive for coronavirus have been intercepted in Gulu and Amuru districts. The drivers of trucks registration number KCY 263X/ZG 1891 and KAX 598R/ZD 8412, both Kenyan nationals were intercepted this morning at Sultan Energy Petrol …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The second out of the 13 truck drivers who tested positive for Corona virus on Friday has been intercepted. The 26-year-old Kenyan truck driver of Somali origin was intercepted on Saturday evening at the Uganda– South Sudan one stop border point in Elegu town in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Gulu implementing the Presidential directives to curb the spread of COVID-19 have been accused of continued brutality and extortion. Victims being brutalized and extorted during patrols and night curfews include boda-boda cyclists; shop keepers, mechanics, restaurant operators, welding and metal fabrication …

Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Up to five contacts of three COVID-19 positive foreign truck drivers been quarantined in Nwoya district. The three truck drivers, who were intercepted last week in Pakwach district include two Kenyans and a Tanzanian national. They were part of the 11 truck drivers who tested …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The case of a grandmother who was battered by her grandson in Omoro District is being used for a feasibility study to create an advocacy group for the rights of the elderly persons in Acholi sub-region.                                          The 82-year-old granny, Lucy Anek was whipped from …

UPDATE | UGANDA | #COVID19 ✳ 12,565 tested ✳ 55 confirmed cases ✳ 2 foreign (repatriated) ✳ 38 recoveries ✳ 17 active cases ✳ 0 deaths SOURCE: MOH Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kenyan cargo truck driver who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sundaty has been intercepted in …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three people have been hospitalized after they were shot on Saturday night. The injured include; Bosco Odong, 28, a resident of Arukutuma village, Lagile Parish, 16-year-old Samuel Canogura of the same area and Francis Obedgiu age 17, a resident of Palichirukee village in Awere Sub-County. …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ten people and a Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldier have been arrested for alleged smuggling at Elegu, Uganda-South Sudan border post in Amuru District.  Seven of the suspects were on Saturday reportedly sneaking into Uganda from South Sudan with the help of truck drivers …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of armed youths masquerading as Local Defence Unit personnel are taking advantage of curfew to brutalize residents of Gulu Municipality in Northern Uganda. The curfew was declared by President Yoweri Museveni a week ago as a measure to control the movement of people …