Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 2.9 Billion Shillings solar water project is lying idle in Soroti district. In 2012, the Ministry of Water constructed the project to serve residents of Tubur town council and Atiba sub-county. However, the project that was awarded to Zhongaho Overseas Construction Limited has remained …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iteso Cultural Union- ICU Cabinet has resolved to meet the embattled chairperson of the council, Paul Sande Emolot to resolve the impasse over interim administration of the union. There has been a standoff between the ICU Cabinet led by Augustine Omare-Okurut and ICU …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti District Local Government has finally handed over three plots of land to the Iteso Cultural Union. The plots 15-17 located along Serere road were officially handed over on Tuesday in a function presided over by the second Deputy Prime Minister Iteso Cultural Union, Valerian …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Soroti have taken the coronavirus vaccination campaign to socialization areas to help reach out to several people in the villages. The development follows the low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in the region amidst the surging number of infections. Statistics from Soroti Regional …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Soroti district Covid-19 taskforce has suspended all church-related activities in Asuret sub county for a month following the increasing cases of Covid-19. Asuret sub county registered 173 cases of Covid-19 between September 22 and October 1, 2021. This is almost a quarter of the …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several girls have reportedly been impregnated by road contractors in Kamuda sub county, Soroti district. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has notified the road contractors together with support staff who worked in areas of Soroti, Kumi and Paliisa districts and had unprotected sex with girls …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The authorities in Soroti have closed Nakatunya prison in Soroti city for two weeks after 101 inmates and staff tested positive for COVID-19. The facility was closed last week to allow fumigation and treatment of the affected inmates and staff. According to the Resident District …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint Parliamentary Committees of Public Accounts and the Local Government have given Soroti city authorities up to Friday to submit a comprehensive report on the disbursement of Covid-19 relief funds. The legislators were left in shock at Soroti city hall on Monday after discovering …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Soroti has arrested Moses Okiring Ebaku, the suspected mastermind of the missing Emyooga money in Gweri County. Okiring was arrested on Sunday night from his hideout in Oderai cell, Soroti city. Patrick Oumu, the Resident District Commissioner said Okiring was first sighted …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 440 market vendors who accepted to remain sleeping in their stalls in Soroti city have received mosquito nets. The nets were delivered by the ministry of health on Saturday. Robert Adyama Ekaju, the Soroti Resident City Commissioner flagged off the distribution of …
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