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UPDF revisits pay claims of 1991 bombing victims
Summary Lt Col Wilson Bahati, a UPDF officer in Maracha who accompanied the team of investigators to the scene of the bombing, said the purpose of the visit was to ascertain the level of damage caused by the bombardment so as to compensate the victims. Advertisement By Robert Atiku The UPDF 4th Division has sent a team of officers to make a fresh assessment of people who were injured during the aerial bombardment that occurred at Ojapi Primary School in Maracha District in 1991.
Uganda: 800 Tobacco Farmers Demand Shs9b Arrears
More than 800 tobacco farmers who grew and sold tobacco to the Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd between 2018 and 2019 are demanding payment of upto Shs9 billion. The coordinator of the affected farmers in Maracha District, Mr Christopher Adia, on Tuesday said: "In 2018, we signed a contract with Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd to grow tobacco. We sold the tobacco that year and the same thing happened in 2019.
800 tobacco farmers demand Shs9b arrears
Summary The coordinator of the affected farmers in Maracha District, Mr Christopher Adia, on Tuesday said: “In 2018, we signed a contract with Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd to grow tobacco. We sold the tobacco that year and the same thing happened in 2019.
Uganda: Maracha Locals Decry Poor Road Network
The poor state of most roads in different sub-counties in Maracha District has continued to paralyse service delivery. The most affected roads are the district feeder roads and community access roads. Resident say some of the roads have developed gullies, making them impassable. Speaking to Daily Monitor on Tuesday, Mr Modesto Buga, a resident of Yivu Sub-county, said: "There is no murram on the feeder road stretching from Maracha Town Council via Azipi Primary School up to Tara-Pajuru.
Maracha locals decry poor road network
Summary Others roads that have been damaged include the Oleba Sub-county road that extends up to Paranga via Simbili to the Uganda-DRC borderline, Lurua-Oniba road, Koyi-Onzilabori road, Yivu-Goyi Goyi road and Goyi Goyi-Kololo-Wanize road. Another resident Ronald Ocatre, said the problem has been worsened by the breakdown of culvert bridges. Advertisement By Robert Atiku The poor state of most roads in different sub-counties in Maracha District has continued to paralyse service delivery.
Uganda: Maracha Bomb Victims Appeal to Govt Over Pay
Survivors of the 1991 aerial bombardment of Ojapi Primary School in Nacara Village, Tara Sub-county in Maracha District have asked government to speed up their compensation. On September 20, 1991, at around 11:45am, Two Antonov planes flew in from the northern direction (then Uganda-Sudan border) and bombed the school, church and the neighbourhood, causing serious damage. Intentions of the air raid have also remained a mystery to residents.
Maracha bomb victims appeal to govt over pay
Advertisement By ROBERT ATIKU Survivors of the 1991 aerial bombardment of Ojapi Primary School in Nacara Village, Tara Sub-county in Maracha District have asked government to speed up their compensation. On September 20, 1991, at around 11:45am, Two Antonov planes flew in from the northern direction (then Uganda-Sudan border) and bombed the school, church and the neighbourhood, causing serious damage. Intentions of the air raid have also remained a mystery to residents.
Shs230m Nusaf projects commissioned in Maracha
Shs230m Nusaf projects commissioned in Maracha Wednesday November 20 2019 A beneficiary of the Nusaf III project in Ayat Village, Anwangi Parish, Nambieso Sub-county in Apac District milks a cow on October 20, 2018. Maracha District leaders have commissioned Shs230m Nusaf III projects in Tara Sub-county.
Uganda: Rain Destroys 500 Households in Namutumba
A downpour characterised by hailstones has displaced about 500 households and left thousands of people homeless across eight parishes in Namutumba District. The affected parishes include Budunda, Mpumiro, Nalubabwe, Kizuba, Nakawano, Namuseno, Nawandagala and Buyoboya, all in Bulange Sub-county. The heavy rain, which reportedly started at about 6am on Sunday and lasted for more than three hours, killed livestock and destroyed crops.
Rain destroys 500 households in Namutumba
Rain destroys 500 households in Namutumba Wednesday September 25 2019 Destruction. One of the houses that were destroyed by a downpour on Sunday in Namutumba District. PHOTO BY RONALD SEEBE In Summary Mr Joel Ofeku, the chapel finance, planning and development chairperson, said about 32 people have made pledges amounting to more than Shs1.3 million to support the renovation.
Arua, Kiryandongo locals meet land probe team
Arua, Kiryandongo locals meet land probe team Thursday August 8 2019 Eviction. Members of a family leave a disputed land in Maracha District after they were evicted last year. PHOTO BY ROBERT ATIKU In Summary Complaints.
Farmers blame poor yields on govt seeds
Farmers blame poor yields on govt seeds Thursday February 14 2019 Destroyed. Mr Mathias Okulega, a farmer in Maracha District, stands besides felled mango trees on his plantation on Tuesday. PHOTO BY FELIX WAROM OKELLO Advertisement By ROBERT ATIKU Farmers in Maracha District, who embraced the growing of improved mango varieties supplied under various government programmes, have started destroying them over poor yields.
UNEB summons Arua school candidates over PLE results
BY ROBERT ATIKU. editorial@ug.nationmedia.com Over 50 candidates who sat 2018 PLE at Lugbari primary school in Arua District have been summoned to appear before the UNEB Security Council over suspected examination malpractice. UNEB withheld the results of this rural school after all the candidates passed in first grade in last year’s PLE, something unusual in the history of the school.
Uganda: New Arua Market to Benefit 4,600 Vendors
Photo: Daily Monitor Vendors who used to do business in this market had been shifted to other temporary and scattered markets within Arua Town to pave way for the construction of the modern market. By Robert Atiku Arua — At least 4,600 vendors in Arua Municipality will have space to do business in the new Arua main market currently under construction, the project manager, Ms Viola Bacia, has said.
New Arua market to benefit 4,600 vendors
New Arua market to benefit 4,600 vendors Friday January 18 2019 Vendors who used to do business in this market have been shifted to other temporary and scattered markets within Arua Town to pave way for the construction of the modern market. FILE PHOTO In Summary Actually, our target is that by April this year, all the concrete work should have been completed and then we start doing roofing, block works and fittings. And then from May, we start with finishes.
Uganda: Lightning Strikes, Injures Five Pupils in Maracha
By Robert AtikuMaracha — Five pupils of Simbili Primary School in Oleba Sub-County, Maracha District are still recovering from shock and injuries after they were struck by lightning. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 5pm in Iruwe village, Oluffe Sub-County following a heavy down pour with thunderstorms. The lightning struck the children from the nearby grass-thatched house where they had taken shelter from the rain.
Lightning strikes, injures five pupils in Maracha
MARACHA. Five pupils of Simbili Primary School in Oleba Sub-County, Maracha District are still recovering from shock and injuries after they were struck by lightning. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 5pm in Iruwe village, Oluffe Sub-County following a heavy down pour with thunderstorms. The lightning struck the children from the nearby grass-thatched house where they had taken shelter from the rain.
Uganda: Bad Road Hindering Cross-Border Trade
By Robert AtikuThe delay to upgrade Maracha-DR Congo road that was last graded about 17 years ago is hindering the cross-border trade. During rainy seasons, the 38.5 kilometre road becomes impassable and passengers spend nights with their perishable goods hence make loses. Besides being narrow and bushy, the road also has many potholes and becomes very dusty during the dry season. Efforts by residents to task the district leadership to upgrade the road have yielded no fruit.
Bad road hindering cross-border trade
The delay to upgrade Maracha-DR Congo road that was last graded about 17 years ago is hindering the cross-border trade. During rainy seasons, the 38.5 kilometre road becomes impassable and passengers spend nights with their perishable goods hence make loses. Besides being narrow and bushy, the road also has many potholes and becomes very dusty during the dry season. Efforts by residents to task the district leadership to upgrade the road have yielded no fruit.
Uganda: 90 People Homeless After Losing Houses to 'Mystery' Fires
By Robert AtikuMaracha — Twenty-five houses in Maracha District have gone up in flames from mysterious fires, rendering up to 90 people homeless. Police say they have no clue about the cause of the fires ravaging Bataka village, months after the first case was registered last November. Ms Josephine Angucia, West Nile region police spokesperson said; "It is puzzling, but we shall keep on investigating the case because the families have continued to suffer from these fires".
Mysterious fires burn up 25 houses
Police say they have no clue about the cause of the fires ravaging Bataka village, months after the first case was registered last November. Ms Josephine Angucia, West Nile region police spokesperson said; “It is puzzling, but we shall keep on investigating the case because the families have continued to suffer from these fires”. “It is indeed mysterious, although we haven’t concluded on who is burning the houses,” she added.
Maracha woman abandons 12-year marriage for school
MARACHA. A 28-year-old woman from Pio village in Yivu Sub-county, Maracha District has returned to school, 12 years after dropping out due to pregnancy. Ms Vicky Driciru reversed her decision to leave marriage life and return to school after seeing the benefits and efforts on promoting girl-child education in Maracha. Ms Driciru is now a Senior Two student at Yivu Senior secondary school after she dropped out in Senior One from Nyadri Urban Secondary School in 2003.
Over 300 typhoid cases recorded in Maracha
Maracha Woman MP Ruth Molly Ondoru advised residents to always boil water before drinking it. “Even if you are getting water from a safe water source, it is very necessary to boil it before drinking because many of these typhoid cases are linked to the quality of water we drink,” Ms Ondoru said At least 311 suspected cases of typhoid fever have been reported in Maracha District.
Maracha bombing victims seek govt compensation
MARACHA. Victims of an aerial bombardment reportedly by Sudan on September 11, 1991 in Nacara village, Tara Sub-county, Maracha District have demanded compensation from the government. The incident that happened near Ojapi Primary School killed a pregnant woman, a pupil and left seven others injured. The victims have written to the Office of the President seeking compensation and psycho-social support.
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