Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two family members died on the spot, while 16 others are still fighting for their lives at Arua Regional Referral Hospital after the Fuso truck they were traveling in overturned in Arua District on Friday. The accident involved a white Mitsubishi Fuso Canter truck, registration …
Read More »FDC founding member Tiko Ondoga asks Museveni to pardon Besigye
ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Martha Tiko Ondoga, a founding member of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has pleaded with President Yoweri Museveni to intervene and pardon him. Besigye, along with his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, are in Luzira Prison since November last year. They are accused of …
Read More »West Nile LRA war victims raise new demands for compensation
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Resistance Army (LRA) war victims in West Nile have renewed their demand for compensation. The 1,102 members under their umbrella organization West Nile Kony War Victims Association lost money, merchandise and motor vehicles among other property between 1992 and 1997 during the …
Read More »‘Prosper Women’ making difference out of vegetable growing in Arua City
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wonder still hovers over friends and neighbors of Charity Kayomirwoth, 31, and her colleagues Margaret Atimango and Gladys Piyic after they successfully turned a bushy, grove-inhabited area along the banks of River Enyau in Arua City into a money-making space. In January 2003, the …
Read More »UMSC seeks shs1b for construction of Mosque, commercial complex in Arua
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) is seeking 1 billion Shillings for the construction of the Irishad Mosque and commercial complex. Hassan Mwinyi, the Site Engineer, states that construction of the mosque component has reached 20 percent completion rate after site clearance and foundation level …
Read More »PLE: Arua School registers first grade after decades
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lazebu Primary School in Arua District has finally registered its first grade in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) 76 years since it was established in 1948. Last year, the school presented 53 candidates for the national exams, including 43 males and 10 females. Out of …
Read More »Bishop Odoki warns Christians against interfering with celibate life of clergy
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Arua Catholic Diocese Rt. Rev. Sabino Ocan Odoki has warned Christians against meddling with the celibate life of the Clergy. Celibacy in the Catholic Church Doctrine relates to taking vows of living a single unmarried life which mainly applies to Bishops, …
Read More »Health authorities want UVRI Arua field station boosted to address sample delays
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in West Nile have urged the government to enhance the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Arua field station so it can conduct tests for diseases beyond just Plague and Anthrax. They argue that this expansion will help address the challenges of delays in …
Read More »Mpox suspects on the run in Arua City
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Runaway suspected Mpox cases are complicating efforts to fight the virus in Arua City. The city has recorded four cumulative cases of Mpox and 87 contacts since December 2024. Dr. Pontius Apangu, the Arua City Health Officer, revealed that the surveillance team is facing resistance …
Read More »Mpox: 52 contacts of Arua first case traced
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City health department is using bodaboda cyclists to help intensify the sensitization on Mpox disease in the area. This follows the tracing of 52 individuals who came in contact with a person who tested positive for Mpox. Arua City received an alert about …
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