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Rukungiri District to Recruit Health Workers to Improve Service Delivery

December 4, 2025 8:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Rukungiri District to Recruit Health Workers to Improve Service Delivery

Rukungiri: Rukungiri District Local Government is set to recruit new health workers in an effort to boost healthcare services across the district. The Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Hillary Agaba, confirmed the development during an interview with our news reporter on December 4, at Rukungiri district headquarters, revealing that the district... Read More


Community Health Extension Workers Trainees in Rukungiri Stranded as Training Ends Without Payment

December 4, 2025 8:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Community Health Extension Workers Trainees in Rukungiri Stranded as Training Ends Without Payment

Rukungiri: Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Rukungiri District are stranded as their six-month training program ends without the financial support and accommodation they were promised. The program, which started on June 23, was meant to improve community health services and involved 210 trainees aged 18 to 35. Each parish... Read More


14 Pupils Graduate from Mahwa Primary School in Ntungamo

December 3, 2025 8:35 pm Published by Comments Off on 14 Pupils Graduate from Mahwa Primary School in Ntungamo

Ntungamo: Fourteen pupils have graduated from Top Class to Primary One at Mahwa Primary School in Nyamunuka Town Council, Ntungamo District. The graduation and speech day ceremony was held on December 3, at the school premises in Mahwa Village, Iterero Ward, where parents, teachers, and community members gathered to celebrate... Read More


Uvtab Candidates Worried Over High Cost of Materials During Final Exams

December 1, 2025 7:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Uvtab Candidates Worried Over High Cost of Materials During Final Exams

Rukungiri: Candidates sitting for the ongoing Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) final examinations have expressed concern over the high cost of materials required to complete practical papers. The most affected are learners undertaking technical courses such as plumbing, building and construction, tailoring, and salon operations, whose exams demand... Read More


Church Leader Urges Christians to Work Hard, Forgive, and Embrace Generosity

November 30, 2025 7:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Church Leader Urges Christians to Work Hard, Forgive, and Embrace Generosity

Rukungiri: The head of laity at Yakobo Orikwera Buhandazi Church of Uganda Parish, Benon Tugume, has called on Christians to work hard, forgive, and live responsibly. While preaching during today’s service November 30, where Tugume and his wife, Jackline Tumuheirwe the Station Manager of Country Radio held a thanksgiving ceremony,... Read More


54 Pupils Graduate from Top Class to Primary One at Star Parents Kindergarten

November 29, 2025 5:00 pm Published by Comments Off on 54 Pupils Graduate from Top Class to Primary One at Star Parents Kindergarten

Rukungiri: A total of 54 pupils have graduated from Top Class to Primary One at Star Parents Kindergarten and Primary School during a colorful ceremony held at the school playground in Kifunjo Cell, Eastern Division, Rukungiri Municipality. While addressing parents and guests, the school directors, Jacqueline Karyabakabo and her husband,... Read More


16 Couples Exchange Vows in First-Ever Mass Wedding at St. Peter’s Buyanja

November 29, 2025 4:42 pm Published by Comments Off on 16 Couples Exchange Vows in First-Ever Mass Wedding at St. Peter’s Buyanja

Rukungiri: Sixteen couples have tied the knot in a colorful mass wedding ceremony held at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish in Buyanja, Rukungiri District. The ceremony comes as the Catholic Church concludes its Holy Year, which was declared by the late Pope Francis on 24th December 2024. According to the program,... Read More


Nyamunuka Speaker Yasin Katafa Graduates With Master’s Degree, Urges Youth to Pursue Education

November 29, 2025 3:23 pm Published by Comments Off on Nyamunuka Speaker Yasin Katafa Graduates With Master’s Degree, Urges Youth to Pursue Education

Bushenyi: The Speaker of Nyamunuka Town Council in Ntungamo District, Yasin Byamukama Katafa, has graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting and Finance, from Kampala International University (KIU) Ishaka–Bushenyi campus. Katafa, who is the NRM flag bearer for the Nyamunuka Town Council mayoral seat and the... Read More


Parents Urged to Take Full Responsibility for Children’s Education

November 28, 2025 8:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Parents Urged to Take Full Responsibility for Children’s Education

Rukungiri: Parents have been encouraged to take full responsibility for their children’s education if they are to achieve quality academic results. This message was delivered on November 28 by the Director of Graceland Academy Nursery and Primary School, Bishop Onesmus Ngoboka, during the school’s 3rd graduation ceremony held at the... Read More


55 Pupils Graduate from Top Class to Primary One at Karinoni Community Nursery & Primary School

November 28, 2025 8:36 pm Published by Comments Off on 55 Pupils Graduate from Top Class to Primary One at Karinoni Community Nursery & Primary School

Rukungiri: A total of 55 pupils have graduated from Top Class to Primary One at Karinoni Community Nursery and Primary School in a colorful ceremony held at Nyakabungo Hiika, Nyakabungo Parish, Buyanja Sub-County in Rukungiri District. While addressing parents and guests, the head teacher Brian Nuwamanya expressed gratitude to parents... Read More