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17-Year-Old Housemaid Found Hanging in Mango Tree in Rukungiri District

August 12, 2025 7:28 pm Published by Comments Off on 17-Year-Old Housemaid Found Hanging in Mango Tree in Rukungiri District

Rukungiri: A 17-year-old housemaid has been found dead, hanging from a mango tree in Nyamitooma 1 Cell, Nyamitooma Ward, Bikurungu Town Council, Rukungiri District. The incident occurred on Sunday August 10, 2025. According to Bikurungu Town Council Mayor, Warren Kajuna, the deceased whose name were not identified, had been working... Read More


Priest Decries Men Abandoning Family Roles at Burial of Veteran Catholic Faithful

August 12, 2025 7:55 am Published by Comments Off on Priest Decries Men Abandoning Family Roles at Burial of Veteran Catholic Faithful

Bushenyi: The parish priest of Kitabi Parish in Mbarara Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Hillary Katusiime, has expressed concern over men who abandon their family responsibilities, leaving the burden to women. Fr. Katusiime made the remarks on August 11, during the requiem mass and burial of the late Rosemary Nyanjura Buseene, grandmother... Read More


Bishop Asiimwe Officiates Newly Constructed Nyabiteete Archdeaconry Church

August 10, 2025 7:38 pm Published by Comments Off on Bishop Asiimwe Officiates Newly Constructed Nyabiteete Archdeaconry Church

Rukungiri: The Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmus Asiimwe, has laid a foundation stone and officially commissioned the newly constructed church at Nyabiteete Archdeaconry. The function was held on August 10, at the church headquarters, in Buyanja Sub County, Rukungiri District. Bishop Asiimwe commended the combined efforts of... Read More


Rukungiri Records 26,000 Vote (30.5%) Shortfall in LC5 Polls Compared to Woman MP Elections

August 9, 2025 7:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Rukungiri Records 26,000 Vote (30.5%) Shortfall in LC5 Polls Compared to Woman MP Elections

Rukungiri: A section of residents in Rukungiri District have expressed concern after the district recorded a shortfall of 26,356 (30.5%) voters in the LC5 chairperson elections compared to those who participated in the Woman MP elections during the recent NRM primaries. The Woman MP elections were held on July 17,... Read More


Levi Tukundane Wins NRM Flag for National Youth Council Seat in Rukungiri

August 8, 2025 7:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Levi Tukundane Wins NRM Flag for National Youth Council Seat in Rukungiri

Rukungiri: The Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Rukungiri District Youth League, Levi Tukundane, has been elected as the party’s flag bearer for the National Youth Council (NYC) seat. The elections were held on August 8, at Rukungiri Main Stadium. Tukundane won the race by defeating his sole opponent,... Read More


UPDF Recruits 206 Youth from Rukungiri and Kanungu Districts

August 8, 2025 7:03 pm Published by Comments Off on UPDF Recruits 206 Youth from Rukungiri and Kanungu Districts

Rukungiri: Uganda Peoples Defence Force UPDF has recruited 206 in Rukungiri and Kanungu districts at Rukungiri district offices. The recruitment started with a recruitment exercise, medical checkup, running and physical exercise. During the recruitment, the UPDF 2nd infantry Division public information Officer Maj Tabaro Kiconco, noted that the UPDF checks recruits before... Read More


NRM Tribunal Confirms Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde as Rukungiri Municipality Flag Bearer

August 7, 2025 11:50 pm Published by Comments Off on NRM Tribunal Confirms Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde as Rukungiri Municipality Flag Bearer

Kampala: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has confirmed retired Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde as the party’s official flag bearer for Rukungiri Municipality in the forthcoming general elections. This follows the dismissal of a petition by Isaac Atukunda, who finished third in the 17th July primaries with 1,646... Read More


Junior Muhangi Bows Out for Simprisio Kagame in Western Division NRM Youth Race

August 7, 2025 11:28 pm Published by Comments Off on Junior Muhangi Bows Out for Simprisio Kagame in Western Division NRM Youth Race

Rukungiri: Junior Muhangi Kafuniza has stepped aside to allow Simprisio Kagame to contest unopposed for the position of Male Youth Councillor for Western Division in Rukungiri Municipality on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. Speaking in an interview with our reporter on August 7, Muhangi said he made the decision... Read More


Rukungiri NRM Youth Leaders Seek Meeting with Speaker Anita Among Over Youth Challenges

August 7, 2025 11:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Rukungiri NRM Youth Leaders Seek Meeting with Speaker Anita Among Over Youth Challenges

Rukungiri: Youth leaders in Rukungiri District under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) are seeking a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, to address key challenges affecting young people in the district. The request was made by the chairperson of the NRM Youth League in Rukungiri... Read More


Buyanja Myroots Donates ICT Equipment Worth UGX 35 Million to 24 Schools

August 7, 2025 11:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Buyanja Myroots Donates ICT Equipment Worth UGX 35 Million to 24 Schools

Rukungiri: A total of 24 schools in Buyanja Sub-county and Buyanja Town Council, including 21 government-aided and 3 community-supported institutions, have each received a full set of a desktop computer and printer. The donation, valued at UGX 35 million, was made by Buyanja Myroots (BMR), an association composed of individuals... Read More