By David Awori As schools reopened for term one on Monday, pupils at Bulekei Primary School in Lunyo sub-county, Busia District, missed lessons after parents staged a protest over “poor academic performance”. The 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results were released last month; however, the parents say out of 38 […]
By David Awori Police in the Eastern border District of Busia have arrested a Catholic priest over allegations of defiling a 17-year-old primary school leaver. Police on Sunday picked up Fr Peter Owora from Dabani Parish headquarters, where he is attached, and detained him at Dabani Police Station, before transferring him […]
By David Awori | Monitor A nine-year-old girl has suffocated after smoke from a burning charcoal stove engulfed their home in Sofia ‘B’ Village, Busia Municipality, Busia District, on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Patra Alinda, a Primary Three pupil of Greens Primary School, and daughter to Ms […]
By Philip Wafula Dabani sub-county council in Busia District has resolved to name 70 of its roads after fallen and prominent residents. Mr Stephen Bali, the LC3 chairperson, says the decision was backed by the Local Council committee on December 21. “Naming roads is not merely about assigning labels, but […]
By David Awori A soldier belonging to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been killed by suspected smugglers in Sofia ‘B’ Village, Busia municipality, while a policeman who was with him survived death with severe injuries. Corporal David Asasira, attached to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement unit, was killed as […]
