Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | DFCU bank has been tasked to explain its move to evict 250 families in Tororo before the expiry of their loan term. Chris Sserunkuma, the in-charge of Special Assets at DFCU Bank appeared before the Physical Infrastructure Committee of Parliament on Wednesday following a petition …
Read More »Tororo residents petition parliament over delayed SGR compensation
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 250 families in Tororo are seeking parliament’s intervention to stop their impending eviction from land that they used as collateral to secure a loan from DFCU bank. The residents under the Kasoli Tenants Sacco Ltd acquired the loan in 2013 to construct …
Read More »Influx of sex workers creates tension on Tororo-Mbale road
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Lyokango trading center commonly known as Mile 5 in Tororo district have raised concern over the increasing number of commercial sex workers in their area. The residents say the number of commercial workers has been increasing since the inception of Hima and Simba …
Read More »Sub county chairperson closes trading center over lack of latrines
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Olowo, the Nyangole sub county LC III chairperson in Tororo district, has suspended operations in the one stop trading center in Mudodo parish, prompting traders to operate in their homes and bushes. The move has affected over 34 shops and 15 stalls. Olowo decided …
Read More »RDC halts allocation of space in new Tororo market
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nixon Owole the Tororo Resident District Commissioner has ordered the municipal council authorities to halt the ongoing allocation of space to vendors in the new market. According to Owole, his office and that of the District Police Commander have received several reports and complaints from market …
Read More »Vendors protest after missing places in new Tororo Market
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in Tororo who have missed out on stalls in the new market are angry, and have protested to municipal officials. Allocation of stalls in the new market ended on Wednesday, but more than 1,000 vendors realized that their names had been deleted from …
Read More »STUDY: Uganda’s urban dwellers prefer private hospitals
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ‘middle class’ or those living in urban areas are less likely to seek medical care in government facilities compared to the poor or those in rural areas, according to a survey published by Twaweza East Africa. The survey was aimed at investigating how …
Read More »Tororo businessman arrested over sale of counterfeit cement
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo police are holding businessman Richard Omwa, resident of Bendo B zone in Akadoit sub county for allegedly selling adulterated cement. Police have also launched a manhunt for his seven accomplices who are on the run. According to police, the suspects have been ferrying pit …
Read More »Health worker arrested for alleged theft of health centre beds
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A health worker attached to Nagongera health center IV in Tororo district is in trouble for allegedly selling beds belonging to the facility. Police picked up Sebastian Opepe on a tip-off from local leaders who traced the stolen items to where the suspect had sold …
Read More »Four family members perish in Mbale-Tororo bridge accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members from the same family have perished and two others sustained injuries following an accident that occurred along Mbale-Tororo Road. The accident that happened on Saturday morning at river Manafwa bridge was caused by an over speeding Tata Truck Registration Number UAR 536R …
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