COVID-19 Coverage, News Round-Up
The water crisis in Kitgum municipality has affected several public places and individuals in implementing safe hand washing. The Health Ministry, among its recommendation deemed safe for fighting the Coronavirus…
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Amuru Runs Out of Quarantine Space For Coronavirus Suspects
Amuru district has identified Pabo secondary school as an alternative to isolate suspected cases of coronavirus after it ran out of isolation space. The four beds allocated for suspected cases…
Government To Revoke Licenses Of Trading Hiking Prices of Goods
President Yoweri Museveni has lambasted traders for hiking prices of goods, describing them as “crooks”, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. A kilogram of sugar which used to sell…
Uganda Registers Eight More COVID-19 Cases
The Ministry of Health has confirmed eight more cases of COVID-19. This brings the number of confirmed cases to nine in the country. All the eight cases are Ugandan nationals…
Man Kills Brother In Lamwo District
Lamwo police is holding a man accused of killing his brother in a dispute over a mango tree. 38-year-old Walter Nyero Rwakasule, a resident of Tadi Central Village, Wantit Parish,…
89 Arrested in Aswa River Region for Defying COVID-19 Guidelines
At least 89 people including revelers and church leaders in Aswa river region were picked up on Sunday for defying the presidential directive on public gatherings. The suspects include Perino…
Two Foreigners Isolated in Amuru
Four people including two foreigners have been put under quarantine at Elegu border post in Amuru district after opening up that they were from India. The four include Adok Agany…
Police To Install ANPR To Fight Vehicle Theft
Police in Aswa River Region has revealed that besides the Closed- Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras, plans are also underway to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system along the major…
Aswa Police Apologizes For Assault on Journalist
Patrick Jimmy Okema, the Aswa regional police spokesperson has apologized for the actions of some errant police officers in Kitgum district who on Thursday night assaulted a journalist covering an…
Vicar Arrested in Kwania for Conducting Prayers
Police in Kwania district has arrested the vicar of St Peter’s Cathedral Aduku in West Lango for conducting prayers. Rev. Newtown Abalo was arrested together with Jimmy Uhuru Onyewa, the…