Michael Odongo, the East Kyoga Region Police Spokesperson, says that after the robbery, Musungu took off with the thugs leaving behind his gun. He says preliminary investigations show that Musungu helped the robbers to sedate his fellow guards before the mission was executed.
Emmanuel Banya, the Town Clerk Soroti municipality, admits the challenge of garbage collection, saying their waste disposal truck broke down a month ago.
Esther Akayos 8- months- old- baby was born with protruding intestines. Akayo says her daughter was operated after birth at Kabarole Regional Referral hospital to create an anus to help the baby pass out stool but she developed complications.
Adupa Francis, a resident of Kaabong, swore an affidavit indicating that he was offered 5000 Shillings and a bottle of beer by Loik Gabriel Fidel, an agent to the legislator, to lure him to mobilize support and vote for Tubo. Adupa says he was promised more money for withdrawing his support from Lily Akello, the other contender in the race.
Juma Hassan Nyene, the East Kyoga Police spokesperson, says Akiiso faces charges of extortion and obtaining money by false pretense. According to Nyene, the officer was picked up after her victims complained that she obtained money from them promising to help them join Uganda Prison Services last year, in vain.
Monica Ngobi, the Kumi Electoral Commission Registrar told URN on phone from Kumi district, that they have not registered any incident since the polls kicked off this morning.
Dan Agolei, the Legal Officer Soroti University expressed their willingness to enter negotiations with residents for an out of court settlement. He however, says they will appeal the court, saying it doesnt favor the university.
Emmanuel Batibwe, the Director Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, says some of the vaccines and drugs that need refrigeration went bad because the generator couldnt power the cold storage facility at the hospital.
The hospital has had no electricity over the last one week following a fault on a transformer last Saturday. It runs a generator which is reported to be too weak to support sophisticated equipment.
On Monday, bailiffs from Chap Chap General Auctioners and Court Bailiffs stormed Jamia mosque in Soroti town and evicted the families of the duo over accumulated rental arrears to the tune of Shillings 2.5 million.
Through her lawyers, M/S Tugwako Co. Advocates Alaso wants court to quash Adoas victory. The petition is backed by the affidavits of Calvin Ewalu of Agora village in Bugondo sub-county and Martin Okoboi from Kateta sub-county in Serere district.
It is alleged that Etubu tricked the RDCs driver to leave behind the keys and sneaked out with the vehicle to unknown destination. After causing the accident, Etubu went into hiding abandoning the vehicle at the accident scene. The female passenger he was driving all jumped out of the vehicle and fled to safety.
It took the intervention of a team of Police officers led by Soroti District Police Commander, Henry Moses Ochieng to save Obila from the wrath of the angry residents. Ochieng blamed Obila for remaining behind alone to speak to the residents without police protection.
His brother Peter Eperu, says Okello was immediately pulled out of the quarry and rushed to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital in critical condition. Our reporter visited Soroti Regional Referral Hospital on Good Friday and found the victim on life support.
Stephane Bontemps, the Managing Director Access Uganda Solar Limited, said the 10MW solar power plant, will be the largest in East Africa. He said once completed the plant will provide clean and sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes in Uganda.
Ecweru was responding to an incident in which three people were indiscriminately killed by a Uganda Peoples Defence forces- UPDF soldier in Soroti town over the weekend.
