Tag Archives: Yumbe

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Senior Procurement Officer for Yumbe district, Taban Kana, and Siraj Anule, an official of Miribe Foundation Limited, have been arrested for soliciting a bribe from a contractor. They have been arrested by detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the Police Criminal Investigations …

Yumbe , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people have been arrested for alleged malpractices in the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. Jennifer Kalule Musamba, UNEB’s Principal Public Relations, said the suspects include six teachers and an invigilator, who were arrested at Nampita Secondary School in Yumbe district. Kalule …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yumbe Magistrates Court has sentenced a teacher of Kumari Primary School in Koboko district to eight years in jail for defilement. Bosco Atiku, 36, a teacher of Kumari Primary School in Koboko District defiled a primary seven pupil of Omgbokolo Primary School in Yumbe …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world commemorates World Refugee Day today, Hello World in collaboration with abrdn, Andan, Imagine Her and Roke Telkom has constructed a solar-powered digital hub known as the Hello Hub at the Odravu West Community in Yumbe District to equip refugees and the …

  Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee implementing partners in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Yumbe district are concerned about the high number of pregnancies among adolescent girls in emergency situations. A statement issued by the International Rescue Committee-IRC and health implementing partners in the settlement, shows that an average of 1,400 girls …

The initiative is aimed at improving access to clean water for 1,500 school going children and the surrounding refugee community Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda, KCB Bank Uganda commissioned a UGX 30 million water harvesting project at Gobero Primary School …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank Uganda on Oct.20 donated assorted items worth Shs31.75million to Yumbe District Local Government. The move is in line with the banks’ Corporate Social Responsibility of giving back to the communities where they operate, aimed at improving the livelihoods of the individuals within the …

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A heavy downpour with hailstorm has destroyed crop gardens in the sub-counties of Darjini, Lodonga in Yumbe district and Abuku sub-county in Koboko district. The heavy rain that lasted for close to an hour started at around 2:30pm on Wednesday afternoon destroying several acres of …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Yumbe District Police Commander, Geoffrey Leo Ogwok has himself a five-year jail term for embezzling Shillings 6million meant for allowances of security guards. The Principal Grade One Magistrate of the Anti Corruption Court, Moses Nabende handed Ogwok the five-year sentence after finding him …

Arua, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Between 25 and 42 people are beaten by animals in Arua and parts of Maracha Koboko, Yumbe and Madi Okollo monthly, a report by Arua District Veterinary Department has revealed. Dr. Willy Nguma, the Arua District Veterinary Officer, says, 51-percent of the animal bites involve …