Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The departed Resident District Commissioner of Gulu, Maj Santos Okot Lapolo has paid the ultimate price after a delay to access the ICU bed at Mulago costed his life, the bereaved family has revealed. The Gulu District LC5 Chairperson Martin Ojara Mapenduzi communicated the family’s …
Read More »First stray dog rescue centre opens in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City has received its first Dog Rescue Centre thanks to Big Fix Uganda. The Centre that is valued at Shillings 85 million was built with funding from the American People and is found in Pece Acoyo in Pece-Laroo Division South East of Gulu City. …
Read More »Covid-19 patients in Gulu not adhering to home care treatment guidelines
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The home-based isolation and care for COVID -19 positive patients have failed in Gulu following poor adherence to the Standard Operating Procedures. Under home care, people who test positive for the disease but are not asymptomatic or do not have any other underlying conditions …
Read More »Police battles Kyagulanyi supporters in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parts of Gulu city were covered in Teargas on Wednesday as police battled supporters of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu. Kyagulanyi, the head of the National Unity Platform was scheduled to hold a campaign meeting at Awere Playgrounds in Layibi-Bardege division. He arrived in …
Read More »Pece prison placed under quarantine as inmate tests positive for COVID-19
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pece Prison in East Division in Gulu City has been placed under the 14 days’ mandatory quarantine after one of the inmates tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate, whose identity has been withheld, was transferred to Pece Prisons from Amuru district on June 30th, 2020. …
Read More »No more stopovers for long haul trucks in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu District COVID -19 Taskforce has banned stopovers for all cargo truck drivers in the district. The ban was issued by Gulu Resident District Commissioner Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo as the head of the District COVID-19 Taskforce, amid growing uncertainty on the health status …
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