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Rukungiri Returning Officer Abbas Namara calls for mass participation in Voters Register update exercise.

January 21, 2025 3:33 am Published by Comments Off on Rukungiri Returning Officer Abbas Namara calls for mass participation in Voters Register update exercise.

Rukungiri: The Rukungiri district returning officer Abbas Namara has rallied eligible voters in the district to actively participate in the ongoing national voters register update exercise. Namara made the call while speaking to our reporter who had visited him at his office in Rukungiri town. The elections officer revealed that... Read More


Archbishop Kazimba calls for Support of Women in coffee production.

January 18, 2025 1:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Archbishop Kazimba calls for Support of Women in coffee production.

Ntungamo:The Archbishop of Uganda His Grace Dr Steven Samuel Kazimba Mugalu has rallied members of the public to support Ugandan women who are involved in coffee production. The Archbishop made the call on Friday January 17, 2025 while paying a courtesy visit to Africa Coffee Park factory belonging to Nelson... Read More


Coffee Marathon Launched in Ntungamo

January 17, 2025 7:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Coffee Marathon Launched in Ntungamo

Ntungamo: The Assistant Commissioner for Sports in the Ministry of sports and education Samuel Odong on Friday January 17, 2025 officially launched Coffee Marathon Uganda at the Coffee Park Uganda in Rwashamaire Town Council, Ntungamo District. Coffee Marathon Uganda which aims to raise Shs 2 billion for uplifting rural women coffee growers... Read More


Father on the Run After Attacking Son and Wife Over Alleged Affair 

January 15, 2025 7:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Father on the Run After Attacking Son and Wife Over Alleged Affair 

Kampala: Police in Nsangi are searching for a man identified as Kaweesa Charles, who is accused of attacking his son, Alex Kimbugwe, and his wife, Harriet Nabosa, after allegedly catching them in a compromising situation in their home.  According to Patrick Onyango, the police spokesperson, the incident occurred on January... Read More


Man Detained in Rukungiri for Allegedly Killing Wife Over Infidelity

January 15, 2025 7:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Man Detained in Rukungiri for Allegedly Killing Wife Over Infidelity

Rukungiri: The Police in Rukungiri District have detained a man identified as Tuhamize Sperius a resident of Nyabakobora village in Bwanga Parish, Nyarushanje Sub-county over alleged murder of his wife Kiiza Doreen which occurred on January 14. Kigezi Region Police Spokesman Elly Maate told journalists that alleged that on the... Read More


Bishop Onesmus Asiimwe Warns Against Self-Proclaimed Pastors Misleading Christians 

January 14, 2025 9:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Bishop Onesmus Asiimwe Warns Against Self-Proclaimed Pastors Misleading Christians 

Rukungiri: The Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmus Asiimwe, has urged Ugandans to be vigilant and differentiate between genuine servants of God and self-proclaimed pastors.  In an interview with our reporter over the weekend at his office at Emmanuel Cathedral, Kinyasano, Rukungiri District, Bishop Asiimwe expressed concern over... Read More


Rev. Gershom Muhumuza Refutes Claims of Christians Slaughtering His Cow 

January 14, 2025 8:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Rev. Gershom Muhumuza Refutes Claims of Christians Slaughtering His Cow 

Rukungiri: The former parish priest of Kitazigurukwa Church of Uganda, Rev. Gershom Muhumuza, has dismissed media reports alleging that Christians from his former parish slaughtered his cow.  Rev. Muhumuza in a phone interview with our reporter on January 14, clarified that his cow was stolen on July 19, 2024, while... Read More


Youth suffer depression than adults-Medics reveal.

January 13, 2025 5:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Youth suffer depression than adults-Medics reveal.

Rukungiri: As Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate International day of fight against depression on Monday January 13, 2024, Dr. Nastorio Natukwasa, a psychiatrist at Karoli Lwanga Hospital Nyakibale has urged people to avoid depression as it is the major cause of death. Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious... Read More


Rukungiri District Veterans Receive Hoes from Government to Boost Agriculture

January 8, 2025 9:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Rukungiri District Veterans Receive Hoes from Government to Boost Agriculture

Rukungiri: In Rukungiri district, civilian war veterans from various sub-counties have received hoes as part of a donation sent by the Office of the Prime Minister in mid-December last year. The government sent 1,000 hoes, which are intended for civilian war veterans, including members of the Front for National Salvation... Read More


Besigye’s lawyer Kiiza Arrested, Sentenced to 9 months by Court Martial

January 7, 2025 5:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Besigye’s lawyer Kiiza Arrested, Sentenced to 9 months by Court Martial

Kampala: The General Court Martial presided over by Brig Gen Robert Freeman Mugabe on Tuesday January 7, 2024 sentenced lawyer Eron Kiiza to nine months in prison for professional misconduct. Kiiza, one of the key lawyers in opposition figure Kizza Besigye’s trial before the military court, was found guilty of... Read More