Tag Archives: Serere

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women and Girls Rights Advocacy- Uganda (WAGRAU) has warned that the increasing cases of violence meted on girls and women is causing panic among the residents in the eastern Uganda district of Serere. WAGRAU say they have documented the killing of at least four …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The operations against unlicensed health facilities and quack medical practitioners in the Teso sub-region have hit a snag.  The operations spearheaded by the Allied Health Professional’s Council of Uganda are currently being conducted in different districts across the Teso sub-region. In most of the facilities …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 10 civil servants from Serere District Local Government are in the verge of losing their jobs after allegedly absconding from duty for several months. The affected officers include the agricultural engineer, parish chiefs and the district commercial officer who recently returned from a …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samuel Otaala, a resident of Kyere Sub County in Serere district has petitioned the Serere District Council against the resolution for the creation of the Kateta County from Serere County. On December 21st, 2023, the council approved the creation of the new Kateta County with …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nine-year-old girl lost her life in Okolonga Trading Centre, Kidetok Town Council during Christmas Day celebrations in Serere district. The victim, only identified as Anyait was knocked by a speeding bike at night. The information is contained in the emergency unit services deployed in …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Jesca Alwalo, 47, a resident of Amoru Village in Bugondo Sub County is a single mother of six and also takes care of her mother who is living with a disability. Alwalo’s first daughter got married at the age of 19  while the second …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has given banks in Teso Sub Region one week’s ultimatum to refund fees they allegedly asked from Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries when opening bank accounts. Kasolo’s directive follows an outcry from PDM beneficiaries over …

Serere, Uganda | THE NDEPENDENT | The construction of a multi-purpose dam in Abola Village, Bugondo Sub County in Serere district has stalled for months over inadequate funds. Construction works were launched in April 2022 and it was expected to last one year. The dam on a 37-acre piece of land …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa Abeku has ordered the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) leaders in Serere to refund money allegedly extorted from residents seeking to benefit from the Parish Development Model (PDM) program. The orders were made during a …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa Abeku has ordered the arrest of the Parish Development Committee members of Kateta Parish, Kateta Sub County in Serere District for allegedly flouting and mismanaging the Parish Development Model (PDM). Adoa who doubles as the Serere Woman …