Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police leadership is worried about the increasing cases of violence directed at its officers in West Nile sub region. It is alleged that a number of Police officers have been attacked, injured and killed in West Nile in the recent past. This has prompted …
Read More »West Nile security authorities raise concern over numberless motorcycles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high number of numberless Boda boda motorcycles in West Nile region has drawn the attention of security. Apparently, Arua and all West Nile districts are awash with numberless Boda boda motorcycles originating from mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC and South Sudan. …
Read More »Gov’t tasked to explain constant power outages in Gulu, West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has demanded an explanation from the government about the continuous power outages in Gulu and Lira districts. Gulu district has been experiencing major power outages since 2012 with blackouts recorded daily, which has affected several businesses. Presenting a …
Read More »NDA impounds drugs in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has impounded an assortment of drugs worth 63 million shillings and closed 64 drug outlets in an operation in West Nile. The four days operation was conducted in the districts of Adjumani, Moyo, Yumbe, Koboko, Arua, Nebbi and Pakwach. Emmanuel …
Read More »Increasing alcohol consumption in West Nile worries CSO’s
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organisations-CSOs in West Nile region have raised an alarm over the high levels of alcohol consumption in the region. A survey conducted by Arua District NGO Network-ADINGON shows that alcohol intake in the region stands at 75 percent with men taking the …
Read More »Alliance for National Transformation roots for support in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation-ANT has launched a drive to recruit party supporters and district coordinators in West Nile ahead of the 2021 elections. In a regional training on strategies for mobilization, recruitment and registration of members held in Arua town on Tuesday, more than …
Read More »West Nile Cooperative Union seeks SH1 trillion compensation from Govt
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of West Nile Cooperative Union are Demanding one trillion Shillings from the government, as compensation for the destruction and loss, alleged incurred during the 1979 -1986 insurgency. West Nile Cooperative Union started in 1969 as a British American Tobacco- BAT supported …
Read More »Gun fingerprinting starts in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have started the gun fingerprinting exercise in West Nile. The six-day exercise kicked off on Monday at Arua police grounds. Thomas Kamugisha, the team leader for the firearm verification team, says that the team is capturing the data of each individual gun …
Read More »Religious leaders in West Nile pray for divine protection of Minister Anite
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in West Nile have dedicated the State Minister for Investment Evelyn Anite to God for protection. In special prayers presided over by the Bishop of Madi West Nile Diocese Charles Collins Andaku at Koboko Boma Grounds on Friday, the religious leaders asked God …
Read More »Activists renew campaign against continued tobacco use in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued use and growing of Tobacco in W. Nile has attracted criticism from Public Health Activists. In a fresh public outreach campaign in Arua, the Activists under the umbrella of Uganda Health Communication Alliance – UHCA, have described tobacco use as a dangerous product …
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