The Health Center in Charge, Dr. Jagire Oyango, says the major equipment in the theater has broken down because of going for a long time without being used due the absence of critical staff.
The Camp Chairperson, Jowali Wabire says that they are faced with numerous challenges ranging from food shortage to lack of mosquito nets and increasing cases of rape and defilement.
Connie Bwire, the Tororo, District Assistant Health officer says that they still have a challenge of lack of personal protective equipment in the district yet there are increasing COVID-19 cases in the community.
The student, identified as Sabiya Muhamud, was allegedly stabbed to death by her sister Soweda Muhamud for her alleged involvement in a sexual affair with her husband.
According to health officials in the district, for over six consecutive months, the district’s accredited health facilities haven’t received essential drugs especially for second line ARVs and for the pediatrics regiments.
Paul Omoka, the Town Clerk Tororo Municipality told URN that the municipality has conducted inspection in the market and found out that everything required in the market is available and that by next month, the contractors will be exiting the site.
Tororo District Health Officer Dr David Okumu said that the 27 people who are are currently under quarantine at Mukuju Core Primary Teacher’s College were picked by the district surveillance team after they came in contact with the two cases. Several others are being followed up.
According to information obtained by our reporter, Mugeni reportedly used forged signatures last year to acquire loans worth Shillings 4.5 million from different entities in the names of the school and provided school cheques as security for the loans.
The suspects are identified as Peter Opua the senior principle stores assistant Tororo main hospital, the Nangongera Health Centre IV assistant inventory officer Isaac Obbo and the senior Ambulance driver at Tororo main hospital Ochwo Usain.
The recruitment exercise that was held on Saturday at Tororo Police Primary School grounds also attracted candidates from the neighboring regions of Mbale and Bukedi North who tried to sneak in using forged National Identity Cards.
Jorem Ogwang, an eye witness says the duo collapsed after taking 3 liters of crude waragi. He says the two had boasted that they can take three liters of waragi within 30 minutes. Residents suspect that the three couldn’t have taken alcohol on empty stomachs.
Daniel Mwesigwa, the Principle Tororo Technical Institute, says the recovery of the body comes as a relief to the entire staff, students and management of the institute including the community and friends.
Oyuka reportedly locked up children in classrooms to prevent them from receiving the vaccines as part of the mass measles-rubella vaccination campaign that started today, in schools across the country. He said that the school needed to seek consent from the parents before subjecting its pupils to any kind of vaccination.
The 4-day operation which started on 7th to 11th October was conducted in the districts of Tororo, Busia, Budaka, Kibuku, Butaleja, Butebo and Pallisa in Bukedi and Amuria, Bukedea, Kaberamaido, Katakwi, Kumi, Ngora, Serere, and Soroti in Teso sub-region.
According to records, 644 million shillings was meant for the construction of Malaba Seed Secondary School in Malaba Town council, 2.9 billion shillings for salaries of staff that were supposed to be recruited.
The refugees who included 22 children and five adults fled fighting in North Kivu Province, Rucuru village and ended up in Abakiriza church in Kampala who sheltered them for some time but later were put in a bus and they ended up in Malaba border as they were seeking for asylum in Kenya.
Each member is entitled to Shillings 100,000 monthly. Charles Onyapidi, the chairperson of the garbage gang, says they decided to lay down their tools after pleading with the division authorities to clear their wages in vain.
John Paul Okanya, the LC 3 Chairperson Osukuru Sub county and his Rubongi counterpart, Solomon Oketcho both claim the key installations fall under their jurisdiction.
According to the minister, residents want President, Yoweri Museveni to address the issue of dormant NRM party structures in the district, delayed compensation of people affected by the proposed construction of the Standard Gauge railway in Tororo Municipality, construction of government Secondary schools in Nagongera, Kisoko and Sopsop sub counties.
Ogola was nominated during an exercise held by Commissioners of the Sectoral committee of the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution chaired by Adrian Jag Owori at Nagongera town council headquarters ground on Thursday.
