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Water Safety

17 May 2025, 5:00 pm

90% of boreholes in Lira city contaminated

By Denis Okello Lira Water from nearly 90% of boreholes in Lira city has been found to be unsafe for human consumption, according to the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). Gerazio Tukahirwa, NWSC manager for the Lira branch, revealed…

16 May 2023, 7:10 pm

Lira CAO remanded to Luzira Prison

Lira district CAO, Ben Ogwete Otim (in suit) arriving at the Anti-Corruption Court By Denis Okello (denis.okello@vol.co.ug) Kampala. The Anti-Corruption Court has charged the embattled Lira District Chief Administrative Officer Ben Paul Ogwete Otim and remanded him to Luzira prison until…

6 March 2023, 7:45 pm

Three inmates escape from Alebtong government prison

By Denis Okello (denis.okello@vol.co.ug)  Alebtong The Uganda prisons service has launched a hunt for three inmates who escaped from Alebtong Central government Prison. The Uganda prisons service spokesperson Frank Baine told Voice of Lango FM that a search for the…