May 7, 2026 3:37 am
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Rukungiri: Rukungiri District Council has approved the reallocation of UGX 187.2 million that had initially been budgeted for culvert installation and road rehabilitation projects in the 2025/2026 financial year to other road works planned for the next financial year 2026/2027. The approval followed a motion of Request for Amendment of... Read More
May 7, 2026 3:32 am
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Rukungiri: Rukungiri Municipal Council has approved a UGX 17,807,748,000 budget for the Financial Year 2026/27, marking an increase from last financial year’s approved budget of UGX 15,538,852,000. The new budget reflects an increase of UGX 2,268,896,000, representing a 14.6 percent rise compared to the previous financial year. The budget was... Read More
May 7, 2026 3:25 am
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Rukungiri: Teenage Africa has launched a four-day Timothy Camp at Kyamakanda Secondary School in Buyanja Town Council, Rukungiri District, aimed at transforming young people and promoting spiritual growth. The camp, which started on May 6 and will end on Saturday, May 9, 2026, has brought together dozens of teenagers for... Read More
May 5, 2026 7:20 pm
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Kampala: Uganda’s Parliament on Tuesday May 5, 2026 passed the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 under tight military and police security, after a heated sitting that exposed deep divisions over how far the State should go in regulating foreign influence. The Bill was passed after Parliament adopted the report of... Read More
May 5, 2026 5:44 am
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Rukungiri: The Member of Parliament-elect for Rubabo Constituency in Rukungiri District, Hon. Mathias Mwesigwa Rwabugumi, has launched the distribution of 150,000 coffee seedlings to farmers in the constituency as part of efforts to fight poverty and boost household incomes. The official launch was held on May 4, at Nyarushanje Sub-county... Read More
May 5, 2026 5:39 am
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Rukungiri: More than 1,963 beneficiaries aged between 18 and 79 years in Rukungiri District have received loans under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), but district authorities are concerned about the low rate of loan repayment. According to the Principal Community Development Officer for Rukungiri District, Charlene Twesiime, over UGX... Read More
May 3, 2026 4:46 pm
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Rukungiri: Residents of Rwenkurijo Cell in Buyanja Sub-county were left shocked last night Sunday May 3, after a man was caught transporting a suspected stolen pig along Kihunga Road, allegedly on his way to sell it in Rukungiri Town. The suspect was identified as Justus Akankwasa, a resident of Butinde... Read More
May 2, 2026 6:02 pm
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Rukungiri: Christians of Yakobo Orikwera Buhandangazi Church of Uganda under Nyabiteete Archdeaconry have donated a brand new Toyota Noah registration number UA 232DA worth UGX 44 million to the church to support ministry and pastoral work. The handover ceremony took place on May 1, at Yakobo Orikwera Buhandangazi Church of... Read More
May 1, 2026 4:41 am
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Rukungiri: The Rukungiri District Local Government is set to recruit more than 80 workers in the 2026/2027 financial year following the approval of the district recruitment plan by the district council. The recruitment plan for Rukungiri District Local Government Vote 924 for the Financial Year 2026/2027 was approved on April... Read More
May 1, 2026 4:36 am
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Rukungiri: Rukungiri District Local Government has held a farewell function to mark the end of the 2021–2026 council term, bidding farewell to outgoing LC5 Chairperson Geoffrey Kyomukama and district councilors after five years in office. The event was held on April 30, at the district headquarters in Rukungiri Municipality and... Read More
