Tag Archives: Arua

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Arua district have expressed concern over reports that the management of Arua Regional Referral hospital is handing over bodies of deceased persons to their relatives before carrying out tests to ascertain the cause of death. The leaders say handing over dead bodies …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six major markets in Arua district have been closed for flouting the Covid-19 standard operating procedures. Three of the markets were closed on Monday while others on Tuesday. The affected markets include Arivu in Arivu sub county, Ajia in Ajia sub county, Nyio, and Ejupala …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 residents of Ombokoro village, Adalafu parish in Ayivu West division in Arua city are outraged because of the closure of the only borehole after one woman in the area tested positive for Covid-19. Suspected members of the water user committee secretly closed …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Arua district and city have raised concern about the acts of defiance by night bar operators who continue to flout Covid-19 guidelines. The concern comes after two people were killed in a spate of two days, while one is still being nursed at Arua …

  The National Livestock Census aims to obtain a count of the country’s livestock and their associated characteristics Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people turned up for the livestock census interviews in Arua. Last week, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 15-year- old girl was among the candidates who wrote her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Arua Prisons Primary School, Arua City. The girl who is a mother of a one-month-old baby gave birth during the lockdown when schools were closed following the outbreak …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two enforcement officers from Uganda Revenue Authority –URA attached to Arua Customs were airlifted to Kampala on Monday evening after being beaten into coma by suspected residents of Yobuyia cell in Ayivu East Constituency Arua City. Residents ganged up against the duo on Sunday …

  Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One inmate has been shot and injured while a dangerous murder convict is at large following an attempted escape by a group of prisoners from Arua government prison. The incident involved ten inmates who were transferred from GiliGili prison to Arua government Prisons …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a 500 million shillings motorsport arena has kicked off in Arua city. The arena which is being constructed by Development Infrastructure and supervised by Joadah Consult, a local company based in Arua is expected to host up to 40,000 motor rally fans. …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt at Oluko Catholic Parish in Arua district over the weekend when hundreds of Christians comprising youths and women stormed the priest’s residence to eject him and his two colleagues for alleged mismanagement. The angry Christians started mobilizing as early as …