Tag Archives: Serere

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A retired head teacher in Serere district and his wife have been found dead. Francis Esiaru, 87, and Gabudesia Ikwam, 78 were discovered dead on Saturday by neighbors who were concerned that the old couple had not come out of their house since morning. …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iteso Paramount Chief, Emorimor Augustine Osuban Lemukol was on Saturday laid to rest at his ancestral home in Abilayep, Serere district. Osuban who died on February 5, at Mulago National Referral Hospital has been at the helm of Iteso cultural leadership since April 2000, …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six fishermen are feared dead in Serere district after drowning during stormy weather on Wednesday night. The fishermen had sneaked into the lake with illegal fishing gears like seine nets in small boats when they drowned. Those feared dead are Sam Okweny from Agule village, …

Teachers promise to work harder if their families are assured of a coffin for each of them Serere, Uganda |  STEPHEN ELIGU | After living in poverty for years as they serve the nation, the teachers in Serere District have asked to at least be spared from starting the journey into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A local council chairperson on Wednesday threatened to block Alliance for National Transformation- ANT presidential candidate, Gen. Gregg Mugisha Muntu from addressing residents in his cell. Simon Okot, the LC I of Kamod cell in Kamod town council, Serere district attempted to send away Muntu’s …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Bugondo sub county, Serere district are counting losses as the condition of roads worsens due to the rising water levels from Lake Kyoga. For more than two months now, parts of major roads in Bugondo, Kadungulu, Labor and Pingire sub counties have …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several fishermen who did not register in Serere district have resorted to illegal fishing after government lifted a ban on fishing in Lake Kyoga. In March, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries issued a directive to all boat owners along Lake Kwania …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has unveiled plans to rehabilitate Kagwara fish handling facility. This comes after Serere district leaders criticized the poor state of the facility. The facility constructed between 2009 and 2013 with funding from African Development Bank has been lying idle after the district leadership …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rising water level in Lake Kyoga has taken a huge toll fish farmers in Serere district. More than 30 fishponds built by government through Operation Wealth Creation, Youth Livelihood and other programs have been submerged in Kadungulu, Bugondo, Labor, Pingire and Kateta sub …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Serere district have asked the government to partially reopen schools starting with areas that do not have confirmed Covid-19 cases. The proposal follows an assessment of the recent interventions by the government to help children learn at home. Government has been …