The training, which is part of a broader effort to strengthen border surveillance and disease outbreak response, aims to equip stakeholders with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent and respond to public health emergencies.
According to Peter Oyesigye, the Kitgum District Police Commander, the suspects allegedly waylaid the roaming cattle from Bar lobo village in Potika Sub-county, Lamwo District, loaded them in the truck with the intention of selling them at Amach Livestock Market in Lira District before they were intercepted at Pager River Bridge in Kitgum Municipality.
The cases were reported from Ocettoke East village, where a family of seven was rushed to Kitgum General Hospital (KGH) after exhibiting symptoms of cholera.
The suspect, Alex Olweny, a resident of Kaugoli South Village, Potika Sub-county, allegedly stabbed his wife Jacklin Amony to death after a heated argument over money.
According to Joe Oloya, the Aswa East Regional Public Relations Officer, Florence Aciro, the officer in charge of the station, will be charged for her role in the jailbreak.
According to Joe Oloya, the Aswa East Regional Public Relations Officer, four suspects, who were being held for various offenses, managed to break free from their cells at around 1:00 am.
According Joe Oloya, the Aswa Regional Police Spokesperson, the deceased was accused of defiling a 5-year-old girl from Kapeta village, Madiopei sub-county Lamwo district.
In December 2024, the Kitgum District Council approved a plan by the District Executive Committee to identify approximately 1,000 acres of land within the district for resettlement.
Titus Komakech, Kitgum's surveillance focal point person, revealed that the patient was isolated at Kitgum General Hospital last week following a positive Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) result.
According to a report from Dr. Denis Omoya Ocula, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the distribution of water purifiers is a crucial step in preventing the spread of cholera.
The patient was admitted on Sunday evening, and a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) has returned positive for cholera. However, the hospital is awaiting Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test results sent to Entebbe for confirmation.
Williams Komakech, the Lamwo Resident District Commissioner and Chairperson of the Lamwo District Cholera Taskforce announced that the ban will remain in place until the outbreak is brought under control. Security forces have been deployed to enforce the ban and ensure that markets remain closed.
According to Dr. Denis Ocula Omoya, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the outbreak is currently confined to five parishes in Agoro Sub-county. Dr. Ocula revealed that out of the 30 confirmed cases, 27 patients are currently admitted at Agoro Health Center III, while two have been discharged.
According to a police report, the body was discovered by Police Constable Rogers Ssekadde, a police officer attached to Boma Hotel Lamwo Branch, while on patrol around the hotel’s farm at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Paul Onen, the GISO of Palabek Abera, Lamwo District, recounted being ambushed by unknown assailants at around 10:30 p.m. while returning from Yot Kom Medical Centre in Kitgum Municipality.
According to Arwai Christopher Obol, the Kitgum District Chairperson, the communities in Namokora North and Labongo Amida West sub-counties have willingly offered their land to support the resettlement of South Sudanese refugees.
According to Kitgum District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Peter Oyesigye, the mortuary attendant, Richard Okongo, was taken into custody after he refused to release the body of a deceased individual until he was paid his share of the fees.
