Alexander Okori
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News
Police boss asks Ugandans to conserve lions
KAMPALA-Ugandans living near protected areas such as game parks have been urged to desist from bad activities that bring them into conflict with the wildlife, especially lions that continue to be killed.…
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Hunger looms in Katakwi district as floods destroy farms
KATWAKI– A food crisis in Katakwi district is likely to worsen as floods occasioned by the ongoing heavy rains continue to devastate the area, leaving several hectares of different crops on farms…
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Environment
Soroti wetland encroachers given ultimatum to vacate
SOROTI-In a bid to restore the wetlands, the authorities in Soroti district have ordered encroachers who have been growing food crops in the same wetlands to vacate by the end of this…
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Development
Former Kalaki head teacher faces sodomy charges
The territorial police of the East Kyoga region have preferred a case of sodomy against the former head teacher of Vikings High School, Marcel Domniano Adunya. Adunya was arrested on Monday by…
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Soroti residents blame “a lax police” for a spate of armed robberies
Residents of Soroti City have castigated the police over laxity after a wave of armed robberies hit the area, leaving them in palpable fear. On Wednesday at around 8:30 pm Solomon Eluku,…
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UNRA suspends Masindi Port ferry operations
KIRYANDONGO – Uganda National Roads Authority [ UNRA ] has temporarily suspended ferry operations at Masindi Port until September 19, 2022, due to a technical glitch. The ferry connects Kiryandongo and Apac…
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Amuria accident death toll rises to 13 after lorry plunged in swamp
AMURIA– 13 bodies of traders who died in a fatal motor accident after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into Alomain Bridge along Alakaituk-Amuria road in Amuria district have been retrieved.…
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Education
Soroti University finally gets first Chancellor after seven years of waiting
SOROTI-Uganda’s Cardiovascular Surgeon, Prof. Francis Gervase Omaswa is Soroti University’s first Chancellor. He was installed by Vice President Jessica Alupo Epel on behalf of President Museveni. Soroti University, by Statutory Instrument No.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UPDF recovers over 150 head of cattle in Kotido district
NAPAK- 156 head of cattle reported to have been stolen by the suspected Jie cattle rustlers were recovered in Kotido district by the joint security team led by the Uganda People’s Defence…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Soroti cooperatives receive Shs 186mln machinery for value addition
SOROTI– Three farmers’ cooperatives in Soroti district have received machinery worth Shs 186 million to process their cassava into finished products, ready for consumption. The cooperatives include Community Link for Development Organization…
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