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UGANDA: MPs DETAINED FOR PROTESTING AGAINST CROSS-BOARDER DRIVERS ARE OUT OF UNDER ARREST
If government has put Testiing Diagnosing machine that can test COVID-19 within 45 minutes, why not to be brought to Elegu boarder pint
Osborn Ocheng, the newly posted Deputy Amuru Residence Commissioner has put a tough measure by cordoning Elegu boarder point that has become center for COVID-19, no movement in and out of Elegu.
Martin Ojara Chairman Gulu District maintain that Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has 67 cases, the MPs says 115 cases, 56 cases from South Sudan
GULU-UANDA: Jimmy Patrick Okema, the Spokesperson for Aswa region on June 1st said the police are holding two MPs, Mr. Odonga Otto the MP for Arua South and Gilbert Olanya the MP for Kilak South for organizing a protest against COVID-19 cases in northern Uganda brought about by allowing cross-border truck drivers into the country through Elegu.
“We have arrested four political activists led by Odonga Otto in the company of Kelly Komakech the Local Council III Chairman for Pece Division, and one called Stella Kijange we found them mobilizing people to block truck drivers while burning tires. We got them at Cere-loeno.” Okema stated
The Spokesperson says contrary to panel cord 171 the four political activists have been inciting to a demonstration against COVID-19, we are appealing to the public that anyone who come to incite you want you to get infection.
John Ogwok, the Lamwo District Chairman while appearing on a local FM station on Tuesday June 2, 2020 talk about the fear of cattle rustling by the Lango from South Sudan.
Q & A with Lamwo Women MP
Oyeng Yeng caught up with Sarah Lanyero, the Women MP for Lamwo district about her take on the COVID-19 situation. Below is her response
Sarah Lanyero: I have been pitching camp in Lamwo district to monitor and participate in the District Task Force meeting every Tuesday. I also do go and meet Sub Counties COVID-19 task and I am working hand in hand with Villages task force as well.
The community along the border between Uganda and South Sudan they are very vigilant, they will not allow anybody from South Sudan to cross to Uganda because what we know is COVID-19 is spreading at alarming rate.
Other Ugandans who have been caught up in South Sudan are living near the border point, I was told that there are three people, one from Agago district, one from Kitgum and One from Lamwo district.
But, we have told them that they cannot enter into Uganda through Lamwo district since South Sudan is now an epic center of COVID-19, we told them that they get the food items that has been so far given to Lamwo district, since we have received food items.
Question? The Chairman of Lamwo John Ogwok says there are some cattle rustlers along the border, is it true, who are those cattle rustlers?
Answer: Yes when the President declared lock down some people from the neighboring country came and raided cattle from the Agoro Sub County and Madi-opeyi Sub County. The rustlers took away the animals and beat one person leaving him unconscious, thinking that the man was dead but luckily he survived.
Last week I raised the issues before the floor of Parliament, and the UPDF responded by sending the 3rd Division UPDF Division Commander Bridger Kabounga who paid impromptu visits to the border areas and talked to the affected community who live along the frontiers. So far, Local Defense Forces- LDU, and UPDF soldiers have been deployed along the border.
Medical official on standoff
Information reaching Oyeng Yeng News desk by press time indicates Atyiak Health Center IV medical staff on Tuesday June 1st 2020 were on a sit down strike.
According to information received by Oyeng Yeng News desk source says there was an attempt to admit two COVID-19 patients from Elegu boarder point to Atyaik Health Center IV, when the medical official realized the move, they had to close the door, said a source
Another sit down strike occurred yesterday at Koch Ongako Health Center III when the medical official also laid down their tools refusing to treat patients who came to seek for the medical treatment, the areas Local Councilor I from Ongako who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter said.
The community of Ongako impounded water jars of the medical staff on the ground that they did not turn up for community services at the well, this annoyed the medical staffs.
