Tag Archives: Tororo

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two individuals were killed, and another injured critically in an accident along the Tororo-Mbale highway on Tuesday evening. The dead have been identified as 40-year-old Margret Adeke from Ginnery village in Molo Sub County, Tororo district, and her 5-year-old granddaughter, Zipola Achengi while the …

COMMENT | Jackson Oboth | Your Excellency, I will start by congratulating you upon winning yet another battle – the battle against COVID- 19. I am the age mate of your son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (Gen.MK) so for that matter, I qualify to be in the bracket of your children, not …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | The Nathan & Christine Were Foundation has donated 200 mosquito nets to help at-risk mothers and children struggling against the spread of malaria in Tororo district. They have also offered 1 A Level scholarship to a needy but bright girl, from the same district. “As a foundation, we …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oxfam International has launched a three-year project called “Fair Recovery – Strengthened Civil Society and Media for Fiscal Justice” with the aim of improving tax collection in Tororo district. The project will be implemented by Osukuru United Women Network in Tororo and will be funded …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A security guard has been arrested and detained at Tororo Central Police Station for reportedly killing his colleague with a Gun. Moses Kedi, a guard attached to Saracen Uganda Limited, was arrested this morning, near the home of the Quarry Manager Tororo Cement in …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Four leaders of Tororo West division in Tororo Municipality were arrested on Monday for protesting the poor state of some roads in the area. The suspects were apprehended while staging a demonstration at the Municipal Council offices, carrying placards with inscriptions such as “West division …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The China Road and Bridge Corporation, CRBC, has signed a contract with the government to rehabilitate the Tororo to Gulu section of the meter gauge railway line. This comes days after the company completed the rehabilitation of the Malaba-Tororo stretch which is now operational. …

Why I have great memories of one of Bukedi’s greatest sons, Oboth Ofumbi TRIBUTE | Jackson Oboth |  In commemoration of Janan Luwum day February 16,  NTV Uganda ran a documentary in remembrance of my late kinsman Oboth Ofumbi which I watched with nostalgic feelings.  Luwum (c. 1922 – 17 February …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RockCity Radio 98.4FM hit the airwaves on Wednesday this week, creating excitement in the usually sleepy town of Tororo in eastern Uganda. Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited Board chairman Geresom Okecho-Ochwo confirmed in an interview yesterday (see Q & A at bottom) that what excited …

Develop a mindset change for personal development, Minister Oboth Oboth tells constituents Tororo, Uganda | JACKSON OBOTH | The Minister of State for Defence who is also Member of Parliament for West Budama Central  Jacob Markson Oboth Oboth has assured his constituents and the people of Tororo that government is …