Tag Archives: Arua

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City health department is on high alert following a suspected outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as Red Eye disease in some schools. According to information from Arua City health officials, at least 13 suspected cases of red eye have been registered of which six …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Services Registration Bureau (URSB) has embarked on the mass registration of informal businesses in the West Nile region. The move is aimed at addressing business informality among entrepreneurs and small business owners in the sub-region and the entire country. During a stakeholder engagement …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security in Arua City has banned the sale of alcoholic drinks and drugs around football grounds as the secondary school Ball Games commence on Friday. The ban is among other strict guidelines security has issued to ensure peace and security during the tournaments. Over the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua central police station is holding five staff of Post Bank over the alleged theft of Shillings 138 million. The suspects include Leonard Lakwey, the Operations Manager, Walter Feni, the Customer Service Officer, Resty Lunkuse, David Tenywa, and Brian Olara Okidi, all banking officers at …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Activities at Arua city offices on Thursday came to a hold after a group of more than 200 hundred fishmongers stormed the office of the Resident City commissioner protesting the impounding of their fish. The fish mongers, who are mostly women threatened to strip naked …

Arua, Kampala | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua City are investigating the circumstances under which a newly married couple burnt to death in a petrol fire incident. The deceased couple have been identified as Lillian Anguezaru Fungaro, 20, a resident of Okuazaku cell, Arivu ward, Ayivu Division, Arua City, and …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A priest of Arua Diocese, Rev. Fr. Denis Isa Iranya  who has been serving as the parish priest of Holy Cross Indriani Pilgrim Centre Catholic Mission in Adjumani district has died after collapsing during a meeting. Fr Iranya passed away at Pioneer Hospital in …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral commission (EC) has embarked on the construction of the first-ever custom-built Regional Election Office to serve all the 12 districts and Arua city in the West Nile.. The construction works for the Regional Election Centre located on Plot 2, Municipal By-pass in Arua central …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Passengers traveling to Adjumani and Moyo districts and other parts of the West Nile region and South Sudan are stranded after the temporary suspension of services by Laropi-Umi Ferry on Albert Nile. The vessel temporarily halted services on Sunday night after a Kenyan fuel …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Internal Security Organization (ISO) have joined police Flying Squad Unit (FSU) to hunt for robbers of gold said to be valued at sh2.5 billion. The thugs travelling in a Toyota Hiace waylaid a Toyota Wish UBE 139G loaded …