Tag Archives: William Komakech

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district COVID-19 taskforce is dismayed over the delay in release of COVID-19 test results. The Kitgum District Health Officer Dr. Alex Olwedo made the disclosure on Friday evening while releasing routine COVID-19 test sample results that were taken from contacts and suspects three …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three designated COVID-19 quarantine centres in Kitgum district as part of the measures to curtail the spread of the deadly pandemic have run out of food supply. The centres established at Padwong Health Centre III, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Kitgum General Hospital are …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District Health Officer Dr Alex Olwedo has come under criticism over alleged poor management of vehicles allocated for COVID-19 activities. Dr Olwedo took charge of coordinating about 11 vehicles belonging to the district local government as directives issued by the President in March. …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum health officials have turned to Kitgum general hospital for space. This is due to limited space at the two designated quarantine centres. A district health official who preferred anonymity says that 13 suspected cases are currently admitted at Pandwong health center III yet …

Kitgum, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum District has run out of coronavirus sample collection kits. This comes just a few days after the District health officials collected swab samples from over 50 contacts of a 34-year-old resident of Pandwong division who tested positive for COVID-19. William Komakech, the Kitgum …

Kitgum, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kitgum District COVID-19 taskforce has embarked on a drive to trace all contacts of a 34-year-old male resident of Pandwong Cell in Pandwong Division who tested positive for COVID-19. The man, whose results were released on Friday, had reportedly been in the community …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two children and their mother are nursing injuries sustained in a grenade explosion at Kitgum–Matidi sub county in Kitgum district. The injured have been identified as Reagan Omiya, 2yrs, his brother Ivan Mwaka, 5yrs and their mother Christine Akanyo all residents of Bobi B …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Hundreds of residents from Palwo clan in Latuturu village in Omiya Anyima Sub-county, Kitgum district have fled from their homes for fear of revenge attacks. The locals along with their village chairperson abandoned their homes on Sunday following the disappearance of a man from …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have commenced the installation of closed-circuit cameras in Kitgum municipality. The project which was halted due to the Covid-19 commenced over the weekend. It is part of the countrywide plan to install surveillance cameras to curb rates of urban crimes. Kitgum Resident …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Russians and a Uganda national have been arrested in Kitgum district for violating movement restrictions as part of the preventive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic. William Komakech, the Kitgum Resident District commissioner says the suspects were picked up …