• Latest
Lira City Physical Planner Omara Convicted for Shs4m Bribe

Lira City Physical Planner Omara Convicted for Shs4m Bribe

4 years ago
NSSF Kampala Hills Run Targets Shs1.5bn to Renovate Public Schools

NSSF Kampala Hills Run Targets Shs1.5bn to Renovate Public Schools

16 hours ago
UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia after Two Decades of Peace and Stabilisation Support

UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia after Two Decades of Peace and Stabilisation Support

19 hours ago
UNEB Warns Against Exam Malpractice as 920,833 Candidates Begin PLE

UNEB Warns Against Exam Malpractice as 920,833 Candidates Begin PLE

20 hours ago
Coca-Cola Rewards 26 University Content Creators in Student Campaign

Coca-Cola Rewards 26 University Content Creators in Student Campaign

20 hours ago
Akii-Bua Stadium Reaches 84.5% Completion Ahead of AFCON 2027

Watoto’s Hope Vocational and Technical Institute Graduates 164, Urges Youth to Leverage Skills

2 days ago
Government Launches E-Waste Collection Campaign, Plans Cleanliness Competitions

Akii-Bua Stadium Reaches 84.5% Completion Ahead of AFCON 2027

2 days ago
SoftPower News
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
SoftPower News
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

Lira City Physical Planner Omara Convicted for Shs4m Bribe

by Rogers Atukunda
September 25, 2022
Lira City Physical Planner Omara Convicted for Shs4m Bribe

Geoffrey Omara

57
VIEWS

Lira City Physical Planner, Geoffrey Omara, was on Friday convicted on charges of corruption after he solicited a bribe in order to extend a lease on government land.

He will not serve the government for the next 10 years.

Related Stories

NSSF Kampala Hills Run Targets Shs1.5bn to Renovate Public Schools

UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia after Two Decades of Peace and Stabilisation Support

UNEB Warns Against Exam Malpractice as 920,833 Candidates Begin PLE

Omara was first arraigned at Anti-Corruption Court in May 2022.

State House Anti-Corruption Unit arrested him for soliciting and receiving a Shs4m bribe in order to process a lease extension for public land in Lira Municipality.

Omara being escorted out of court in May

The City Physical Planner with Lira Municipal Council was then charged with corruption and remanded to Luzira prison.

His co-accused Ogwal Phillip, the Lira District Physical Planner, was also summoned to appear before the court.

In a related development, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit on Thursday arraigned Lira District officials on charges of abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud and fraudulent procurement of titles on district land.

The suspects are; Natural Resources Officer, Otuke Pabious and Cartographer, Ogwang Joel, who while surveying public land in Lira allegedly left out part of it and processed titles that they allocated to their accomplice Atoo Rebecca.

The suspects

They were remanded until September 28, 2022.

The District Staff surveyor is still at large.

Tags: AtoocorruptionGeoffrey OmaraLira city plannerLira officialsOgwangOtukeSoftPowerSoftPower NewsTop Uganda News

Recent Stories

NSSF Kampala Hills Run Targets Shs1.5bn to Renovate Public Schools

UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia after Two Decades of Peace and Stabilisation Support

UNEB Warns Against Exam Malpractice as 920,833 Candidates Begin PLE

Coca-Cola Rewards 26 University Content Creators in Student Campaign

Watoto’s Hope Vocational and Technical Institute Graduates 164, Urges Youth to Leverage Skills

Akii-Bua Stadium Reaches 84.5% Completion Ahead of AFCON 2027

SoftPower News Logo

SoftPower News is a subsidiary of SoftPower Communications LLC, a Ugandan digital media group. Keep posted of the latest from Uganda and East Africa.
Plot 4B Malcolm X, Kololo
P.O Box 1497, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256-392-001-701
Email: info@softpower.ug

This news site is licenced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

ADVERTISEMENT
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More

© SoftPower News

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

error: Content is protected
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women

© SoftPower News

Not enough quota to unlock this post
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?