Rukungiri: Three board members of Rukungiri Municipality fishermen Sacco are on spot for allegedly withdrawing over 5 million shillings from the SACCO account without members consent. The members accused are the Sacco Chairperson, Fred Kamugisha, Treasurer – Rev Elidad Twikirize, and Board secretary, Lydia Kemigisha. Their accusations surfaced during Wednesday’s special... Read More
Arua: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has kicked off investigations into circumstances under which a police officer in Arua was got off the hook after being accused of defiling a baby. Inspector of Police, Thomas Otim, who was the head of the Professional Standards Unit (PSU)... Read More
Lyantonde: Parents and bar attendants in Lyantonde district have been called upon to desist from giving away and employing children respectively at a very young age. The call was made on Friday by the Lyantonde town council probation officer Paul Ssekandi during the course of an operation agaisnt child labour.... Read More
Buliisa: Two people have died in the fire that gutted a house in Buliisa district. The deceased have been identified as Jackline Bidong 40 and Grace Faling 43, both residents of Kamagongoro village, Walukuba parish in Butiaba sub-county, Buliisa district. The incident happened on Wednesday at around 3 a.m. It... Read More
Three people have been killed in the Kigezi region in the last two days. The latest incident happened on Tuesday at Nyakabare village, Central Ward Kebisoni town council, in Rukungiri district, when Darius Turyamwijuka, 39 was allegedly killed by his nephew Apollo Niwenyesiga Kabududu,40. According to Richard Katamba,... Read More
Rukungiri: Kyomugisha Mary is struggling to fend for her quadruplets. Kyomugisha 33, a mother of 5 and a resident of Kiteme village, Ihunga parish, Nyarushanje sub-county, Rukungiri district shared to our reporter about her painful story that she gave birth to her first born normally, followed by quadruplets. Kyomugisha who is... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri district are investigating circumstances under which two people were murdered in Buhunga Sub County. According to the District Police Commander (DPC) SSP Musa Tibakirana, the deceased are Ahumuza Enid 56 and Tumuranzye Philip 28 both residents of Buhunga parish in buhunga Sub County, Rukungiri district. It’s... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri district grade one Magistrates court has sentenced Ainebyoona Isaac Alias Buwembo Ibra to eleven (11) months in Rukungiri government prison for stealing a camon 20 Tecno phone. Ainebyoona is said to have committed the offence while at Virunga home of wines and spirits shop on Republic Road belonging to... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri district high court judge Tom Chemutai will sit in Kanungu District for the first time to dispense justice effective Wednesday 6th September 2023. This was revealed by Nantamu Oliver the Assistant registrar Rukungiri High court while interacting with our reporter in her office. It should be noted... Read More
Rukungiri:Property worth millions has been burnt to ashes in Buhandagazi cell, Nyabiteete parish, Buyanja Sub-county Rukungiri district leaving area residents in great shock. The fire that started at around 01:00pm on Wednesday 30th August 2023 is said to have originated from the garden of one the residents only identified as... Read More