Emmanuel Urombi, the Nebbi LCV Chairperson who declined to commission the building, accused the contractor Ongeowun Business Solutions Limited of poor works.
Collins Oromchan Jalachida, the LC3 chairperson of Erussi sub-county, attributes the surge in land conflicts to the region's increasing population and insecurity over land tenure.
The Ministry of Health directed the district to expand the facility, currently situated on 1.5 acres of land, in compliance with a presidential commitment made during the 2011 general elections to upgrade the health center.
Alex Openjinimungu, a cotton farmer in Parombo Sub-county says that the Bollworms have destroyed several acres of cotton plantation which has forced some farmers to abandon cotton growing for other food crops like cassava.
Alfred Ombaga, the head teacher of Paceru primary school says that following last month’s disaster, teaching and learning have been greatly affected, especially during the current rainy season in which lessons often end prematurely as teachers and pupils run in disarray to seek shelter in other classrooms.
According to education authorities in the district, most of the affected teachers borrowed between two to three loans from money lenders, microfinance institutions, Savings and Credits Cooperative Societies (SACCOS), as well as commercial banks and have failed to repay.
According to King Olarker, it is unfortunate that the very chiefs who are supposed to safeguard Kingdom land are deeply involved in its illegal sale, and this practice must cease immediately. He emphasized that the prevailing high poverty levels should not drive the chiefs and their subjects to sell their land, which is their most valuable asset.
At least 14,650 goats have died and 53,397 goats have been infected following the outbreak of the disease which was first reported in 2022, according to records at the Nebbi district veterinary department.
The State Minister of State for Elderly Affairs, Dominic Mafwabi Gidudu, who represented President Yoweri Museveni, said that the healthy aging guidelines are a key milestone in ensuring that citizens leave healthy, meaningful, and dignified lives.
Christopher Amodo, the project officer for Solidaridad Uganda, the implementing partner of the project says the amount of carbon stored by the trees will be measured, there by granting them access to carbon credit markets for the coffee farmers.
Vincent Okaba, the proprietor of Roke Fuel Station Company that operates across West Nile, wonders why insecurity in the Eastern DRC province of Ituri, has not been curbed, yet many traders have lost their lives while transacting business.
According to them, cost of running business has increased because of poor state of the road networks in the area. Vincent Okaba, the proprietor of Roke Fuel Station in Nebbi district says the although government has embarked on the establishing industrial parks, better road infrastructure network is one of the key pre-requisite to enhance development in the region.
The reporters are mostly from the Uganda Homeland Liberation Movement-UHLM, a DRC-based rebel group led by Howard Openjuru, a born of Paidha district who had earlier on been arrested and arraigned before the General Court Martial on charges of treason.
In his ruling on Friday, Justice Boniface Wamala said since there was a suit in 2019, whose matter was heard and determined by a competent court and the fresh petition concerns the same matter earlier determined, the same issue cannot be subject to court proceedings.
Fr. Emmanuel Ocukuru, the Pastoral Coordinator of Nebbi Catholic Diocese, says that preparations are in top gear for the consecration. He, however, says that only a few invited people will attend the event.
