Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Lira City are concerned about the deteriorating sanitation in and around the ...

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities have declared Lira Regional Referral Hospital ready to handle medical emergencies during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) games. The hospital, ...

Residents and leaders in Lira City have raised alarm over the deteriorating conditions at the city's main abattoir, citing poor hygiene, inadequate sanitation, and waste management problems that could ...

Voting is officially underway in Lira City, where polling stations opened on time and were fully set up to receive voters as early-morning queues formed across several locations. From the early hours ...

What you need to know: NDA targets illegal medicine trade in Lira, Amolatar and Oyam. The National Drug Authority (NDA) has intensified its fight against illegal drug operations in Northern Uganda, ...

The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Ms Betty Amongi, has accused Speaker Anita Among and Health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng of orchestrating electoral malpractice in Lira City's ...

The newly commissioned ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in Lira City on March 7, 2026, expands the facility’s capacity ...

The Mufti of Uganda, Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, led Muslims in the last congregational Juma prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at the Idi Amin Dada Memorial Mosque in Lira City, where he also ...