The residents argue that the road is very dusty which affects their businesses and traffic flow. They blocked the road with heavy stones and heaps of garbage as they carried placards asking motorists to find alternative routes.
Lawrence Egole, the Lira Resident City Commissioner disclosed that investigations led by joint security forces are ongoing and so far six have been arrested in connection to the murder.
In Lira City, approximately 120 tons of waste per day but only about 70% of the waste reaches designated disposal sites, with the remaining being disposed of poorly.
City Mayor Sam Atul described him as a dedicated leader whose efforts boosted revenue collection in the City. He is afraid the City will not get another leader like Tibihika
Lira City Mayor Sam Atul confirmed the news describing it as a big blow to the city and the entire Lango region. The deceased's body has been retrieved and conveyed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital Mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
In court, presided over by Lira City Grade One Magistrate Jonathan Wamimbi, the five admitted their guilt, while Ebil entered a plea of not guilty and sought a lenient sentence.
The city registered 5,593 candidates to sit for this year’s Mock exams in both public and private primary schools in Lira. But according to the results released on Friday, 8.24 per cent of them failed the exams.
Under the polluter pays, individuals, institutions, and businesses will bear the cost of eliminating the waste garbage generated from their facilities.
Early this month, Lira City Town Clerk Theophilus Tibihika issued an ultimatum of April 1, 2023, asking all dealers to relocate to the timber yard located in Railways Quarters A in East Division, next to the Airstrip. The letter further stated that anybody found operating in the City Centre after April 1, shall be reprimanded.
The casket was moved in a procession through Juba Road to Obote Avenue- the Main Street to Lira City council hall where councilors from districts in Lango assembled for a joint special council sitting to pay tribute to the deceased justice.
William Omedi, a vendor in the Lira Main market, says that with the ongoing street vending, most of their products bought using bank loans will get spoilt because customers stop and shop from the street vendors.
Sam Atul, the Lira City Mayor says that they have failed to raise the projected Shillings 400m from land-related fees due to the absence of functional Area Land Committees in the two divisions.
Morris Chris Ongom, the chairperson Lira City Development Forum cited unfavorable physical conditions and political interference as barriers to effective implementation and development of the project.
Appearing before Justice Emmy Vincent Mugabo on Tuesday, Ogwang’s lawyer Daniel Odongo from Okwi and Company Advocates informed the court that they reached an agreement to have the petition withdrawn from court without cost.
“A number of staffs have applied to occupy the staff quarters but we cannot allocate them houses since you are still occupying them," the letter reads in part.
