Daily Monitor
Wednesday March 17 2021
Mr Ronny Johnson Engole who has a criminal record was arrested and new charged with a new case.PHOTO/NET.
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An inmate at Lira government Prison is nursing serious injuries after he was on Tuesday morning stabbed by his fellow convict.
Mr Denis Obaa, 33, was reportedly stabbed two times with a knife on Tuesday morning at a prison cell in Lira Government Prison in Lira City.
Mr Frank Baine, the Spokesperson for Uganda Prison Service (UPS) said on Tuesday that the two inmates were all convicts of murder. Mr Obaa was stabbed by Ronny Johnson Engole, 46 who has been serving as a prison prefect where he committed the offense.
Mr Denis Obaa, 33, was reportedly stabbed two times with a knife on Tuesday morning at a prison cell in Lira Government Prison in Lira City.
Mr Frank Baine, the Spokesperson for Uganda Prison Service (UPS) said on Tuesday that the two inmates were all convicts of murder. Mr Obaa was stabbed by Ronny Johnson Engole, 46 who has been serving as a prison prefect where he committed the offense.
“It happened at around 8:20 am in the morning. There is a prisoner who was a prefect and he had a disagreement with another inmate who is a cleaner at the clinic. This prefect was able to move throughout the prison and he was able to have a knife which he used to stab his friend two times,” Mr Baine said on Tuesday.
Daily Monitor
Thursday February 04 2021
Revellers play pool at a bar in Lira City in December last year. Police are accused of allowing some night clubs to operate despite government closure of the facilities to prevent spread of Covid-19. PHOTO | BILL OKETCH
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According to a mini-survey conducted by this newspaper, some night clubs owned by big shots in Lira City are operating freely, in breach of rules established to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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Police in Lira District have come under the spotlight for selective enforcement of Covid-19 guidelines by allowing some night clubs to operate and blocking others.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 29 2020
Elderly women receive Christmas gifts at Kakoge Ward in Lira City, West Division, on Christmas Day. PHOTO/PATRICK EBONG.
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The women said they no longer have the energy to look after themselves so they depend on the mercy of God and good Samaritans who offer them food and medical care.
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A group of elderly women in Lira City have appealed to the government to roll out a home-based healthcare system to benefit them since they have no energy to walk to health facilities.
The vulnerable older persons are residents of Kakoge Ward in Lira City West Division. They comprise those mainly suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, Parkinson disease, and stroke.