Tag Archives: Lira

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The police and Uganda People’s Defense Force- UPDF have sealed off Grand Pacific Hotel in Lira town, to stop supporters of the opposition pressure group-People Power from accessing the premises. The hotel had been booked to host one of the consultation meetings by Kyadondo East …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The World Bank has threatened to withdraw funding for the infrastructural upgrade at Coronation Park, a public space in Lira town, as a result of an unresolved dispute on its management. The facility, located opposite the main Market along Obote Avenue, is currently managed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police officers in Lira District are the worst in crime investigations, according to a police performance survey conducted by the force’s research directorate. Police’ Research Director Edward Ochom says that Lira, with a score of 36.7 per cent, scored way below the average during an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four newly created sub counties in Lira district are yet to start operating following a directive from the Finance, Planning and Economics Development Ministry. They are Itek that was curved from Bar sub county, Awio-Odyek curved from Amach sub county, Iwal curved from Ngetta …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved the creation of nine cities, five of which will become operational on July 1, 2020. These cities include Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Fort Portal, and Mbarara which will be elevated from municipal status. The others are Hoima and Mbale which will become operational …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business has been paralysed at Lira District local goverment where civil servants have abandoned offices for fear of being arrested by the State House anti-corruption unit. This stemmed from a raid in Lira and the districts of  Alebtong, Dokolo and Amolatar over the last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira municipality has recorded a slight increase in local revenues, thanks to the improved infrastructure under the Uganda Support to Municipality Infrastructure Development- USMID project. The Project, funded by the World Bank has seen key infrastructural installations set up. Roads in the Central Business District …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 million Shillings has been lost by the UMEME due to power outages in Northern Uganda in a space of eight months. The northern Uganda towns of Gulu, Lira, and Kitgum, among others, have faced dire power outages in the recent past, mainly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Municipal has temporarily halted payment of annual registration fees by boda-boda operators. The suspension of payment of 30,000 shillings was authorized by the Mayor, Mike Ogwang Olwa. The decision stemmed from series of complaints filed by the cyclists who want the fees reduced to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira District Security Committee has directed police to conduct fresh investigations into some closed case files. The directive stems from several petitions by some residents to the Lira Resident District Commissioner, Milton Odongo. The RDC told URN this morning that they had resolved to conduct …