Tag Archives: Tororo

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Paul Okanya, the former LCIII Chairperson of Osukuru Sub County, Tororo District has allegedly shot himself. The incident occurred on Thursday at his home in Osukuru Town Council. According to reports, Okanya returned home around midnight, where a heated argument ensued between him and …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo Mayor, Kenneth Orono Nyapidi has announced a cabinet reshuffle within the municipal leadership. In the new appointments, he has taken up the role of Secretary for Works and Technical Services, while his deputy, Beatrice Achola, has been moved to the position of Secretary …

Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Tororo Archdiocese marked a first Family Day, with celebrations that brought Christians from her 50 parishes, plus leading Bukedi politicians to the Archbishop’s seat in Nyangole on Saturday. While focus was on celebrating Dr Emmanuel Obbo’s 10th year as Archbishop, 25 years as Tororo …

The SGR was originally an East African project, but faced financing problems. Kenya did a section of the SGR but it did not connect to Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan as was originally planned over 8years ago. Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction works on the delayed Standard Gauge Railway …

Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | After decades ‘sheltering’ in what was originally St Peter’s College Chapel in Nyangole, Tororo Archdiocese will mark the 10th anniversary of Dr Emmanuel Obbo as Archbishop by starting to build a new cathedral. Archbishop Dr Obbo revealed the cathedral news that excited Christians, on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians based in Kampala have finalized preparations for the 2024 Pastoral Visit of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tororo, Dr Emmanuel Obbo. Tororo Archdiocese Development Association of the Laity (TADAL) officials spent Saturday morning at St Kizito’s Secondary School in Bugolobi, ensuring all is …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  This weekend’s grand fundraising dinner in support of the renovation of St Anthony’s Hospital in Tororo has been postponed, after organizers realized all MPs from Tororo Archdiocese would be engaged in a presidential tour of Bukedi district. Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among  and Archbishop Dr. …

  Tororo, Uganda | OLIVIA IRUMBA KATUSHABE  | The parish priest of Nagongera Mission has advised Christians to always celebrate the lives of their loved ones and the people they admire when they are still alive, and not when they are lifeless. Rev. Fr. Clement Manjas who is also a tutor …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati under the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation has launched the second phase of its Economic Empowerment Skilling Program targeting out-of-school youth in Tororo District. The initiative aims to address pressing social issues, including high youth unemployment and teenage pregnancies, by equipping young people with …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Tororo district have arrested the LCII chairperson Pereje Ward, Apokor Town Council after he was found in possession of a gun. According to Johnson Moses Mugwe, the Police Spokesperson of Bukedi North, Stephen Okware the Chairman of LCI Pereje Cell informed the …