Rukungiri: Residents of Rukungiri town were on Wednesday 3, 2024 left in disarray after the emptier vehicle locker accidentally opened leaving the human waste spilling all over the road. Most of the people who were affected by the nasty smell are the Boda boda riders operating at Rwenshama stage. While... Read More
Rukungiri: A new survey by Twaweza shows that most Ugandans (57%) believe the climate is getting worse, and 86% are worried about its impact on their lives. According to Martha Chemutai, Communications officer for Twaweza, in Uganda, the survey, conducted from October 25 to November 25, 2023, included 2,762 respondents... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri district Councillors have been advised to visit their respective areas and sensitize residents on how to maintain water and their sources. The advice was on Wednesday 28th February 2024 given by Dr Godfrey Wakwabubi, a doctor working with National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Mbarara branch while speaking to... Read More
Rukungiri: A 70 year old woman from Kafujo cell Kanyinya ward, Southern Division of Rukungiri municipality is struggling to get support to build a new house following the collapse of her house due to heavy rains. Lovence Tushereirwe a wife to the late David Tibenderana told our reporter yesterday that... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents from Ruhinda Sub-county in Rukungiri District are accusing the district officials of evicting them illegally from their ancestral land. Recently, Rukungiri district officials majorly the NEMA and law-enforcement officers evicted over 100 residents from areas demarcated as wetlands. These said that they were implementing the presidential directive on... Read More
Amuru: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the Balaalo (nomadic pastoralists) with non-fenced farmland in the Greater North to vacate the region within three weeks. The Greater North sub-regions, which are being occupied by the Balaalo, include Lango, Acholi, and West Nile, according to a release from State House. President... Read More
Rukungiri: The outgoing commander of the Fisheries protection Unit (FPU) on Lake Edward Captain Julius Ankunda has appealed to the fishermen at Rwenshama fish landing site to stop entering the buffer zone while doing their fishing activities. Capt Ankunda made the appeal during the cross-border meeting convened by the Resident District... Read More
Kabale: A nursery pupil at Kanyankwanzi Primary School in Bukora Parish, Kitumba Sub County was swept away by fast-flowing waters in Kabale district on Wednesday evening. The minor has been identified as Pearl Amumpeire, the daughter of David Twinomujuni Bariyanga. Evas Ayebare, the head teacher of Kanyankwanzi Primary School intimated... Read More
Rukungiri: Leaders of Rwenshama parish have accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities of seizing fishing gears for Uganda fishermen. The accusations were made on Wednesday during the cross-border meeting held at Rwenshama fish landing site on Lake Edward, in Rwenshama cell, Rwenshama parish, Bwambara sub-county, Rukungiri district. Leaders... Read More
Kisoro: Authorities in Kisoro District are accusing the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of delaying to relocate residents in Taba Village, Mbuga Parish in Nyakinama Sub County, following the decision by the Government to halt farming activities in the area. The residents claim that the Government halted farming activities in the area... Read More