Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti are holding a man who claims to be a Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces-UPDF Captain attached to the Chieftaincy of Military intelligence (CMI) for conning residents. Captain Iddi Moses Okello was picked up from his residence at Oderai trading center in Soroti …
Read More »Excitement as Arua, Mbarara assume city status
Uganda now has eight cities 1⃣ Fortportal 2⃣ Jinja 3⃣ Masaka 4⃣ Mbarara 5⃣ Mbale 6⃣ Arua 7⃣ Gulu Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated the people of Jinja, Arua, Gulu, Masaka, FortPortal, Mbarara and Mbale, whose towns today became cities. “This is an acknowledgement of the growth these towns have experienced …
Read More »Police recovers contraband cigarettes in Soroti
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising police officers and Uganda Revenue Authority-URA operatives has impounded 313 packets of contraband super match cigarettes in Soroti municipality. The cigarette that is believed to have been smuggled into Uganda from Kenya was recovered from the home of 37-year-old …
Read More »Installation of CCTV cameras starts in Soroti
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The installation of Closed Circuit Television- CCTV cameras has started in Soroti Municipality. Officials in Soroti have said at least 28 poles are being erected for the CCTV cameras to be placed on. The exercise is spearheaded by the Uganda Police Force. The exercise …
Read More »Soroti stuck with over 100 street children
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti district authorities are unable to help more than 100 children who have remained on the streets in Soroti town during the current lockdown. The children, who have been deriving their livelihood from petty jobs and handouts from sympathizers, now roam the empty streets …
Read More »Herbalist arrested in Soroti for claiming COVID-19 cure
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police is holding a 24-year-old man who hoodwinked people in Soroti that he can cure COVID-19, with a concoction of herbal medicine. Speaking to Journalists at the Uganda Media Centre today, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said they couldn’t allow the suspect, identified as …
Read More »Desert locusts disrupt business in Soroti town
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses came to a standstill in Soroti town this morning as residents had sight of desert locusts’ invasion in town for the very first time. Many people abandoned their shops, offices and all other activities to have a glimpse of the migratory insects. Desert locusts that …
Read More »Ex-Obote Minister Peter Otai to be accorded State burial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Iloot Otai, the former Minister of State for Defense in Milton Obote’s government will be accorded an official burial. Otai, 79, died in London on of January 2nd. He has been in exile since 1980’s when the National Resistance Army, NRA took overpower. …
Read More »Over 50 schools in Teso face closure over registration
A sample of an on-line report from Uganda Schools Guide of 2018 indicates that Serere has 27 schools that are not registered while Ngora district has 24. The report shows that Soroti Municipality and Katakwi district have nine unregistered schools each while Kalaki district has three. Some of the listed …
Read More »Soroti Municipality sets strategies to discourage teachers from cram work
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Municipal Council authorities are redirecting efforts to equip teachers with knowledge-based skills in problem-solving for learners. The development follows Primary Leaving Examinations, PLE results that showed that a number of candidates in last year’s examinations failed questions requiring knowledge application in problem- solving situations. …
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