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Infiltration of South Sudanese militia threatens security in Amuru

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district authorities are concerned about the rampant influx of armed South Sudanese nationals. Armed South Sudanese nationals have been roaming Pachilo and Okidi Parishes in Atiak sub county, raiding cattle and attacking army establishments. Wilfred Odiya Baguma, the Atiak sub county LC III chairperson …

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Eight charged for procuring defilement in Amuru

Suspects are locked up at Otwee police station for marrying off a fifteen-year-old girl Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people in Amuru district are in trouble for procuring defilement. They are thirty-year-old Charles Ojok, who is accused of severally defiling a fifteen-year-old girl and primary six pupil at Oloyotong …

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Gov’t extends piped water supply to Elegu township

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has finalized plans to extend piped water supply to Elegu town council in Amuru district. The construction of the Bibia-Elegu piped water supply system and sanitation facility is being funded by the Germany Financial Cooperation through KfW, a German …

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Amuru district registers low turn up of primary six pupils

The few numbers in primary six have been attributed to financial implications of COVID-19 Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district education department has registered a low turn up of primary six pupils. Recently, the government allowed semi candidates to report back to school as it eased the restrictions on …

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Two more charged over murder of Amuru police informer

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two more people believed to be prime suspects in the gruesome murder of a police informer in Amuru district have been arrested. Denis Okot and Bosco Obwoya were picked up over the weekend from their hideout in Pabbo sub county following a tip-off.   The suspects …

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Motorists demand for guard rails at Apaa bridge

  Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users in Amuru district have raised concerns over the lack of guard rails at the Apaa bridge. Guard rails help to prevent vehicles from slipping off the road in steep areas. Heavy vehicles have found it difficult to pass over the bridge while …

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