Rukungiri: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has ended a 30-year opposition leadership spell in Rukungiri Municipality after its candidate, Boaz Kansiime Matiita, was declared the duly elected mayor. According to the Rukungiri District Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Namara K. Abas, Matiita won the mayoral race after polling 5,759 votes,... Read More
Rukungiri: Biometric Voter Verification Kits(BVVKs) machines have been used for the first time in Rukungiri District during today’s January 27, ongoing municipal mayoral and municipal councillor elections. According to observations by our news reporter across several polling stations in Rukungiri Municipality, all stations visited were using BVVK machines. This is... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri Assistant Resident District Commissioner (A/RDC), Mabel Mirembe Karazarwe, has expressed her gratitude to the people of Rukungiri District for voting out the opposition and overwhelmingly supporting the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Karazarwe noted that the NRM won all the four parliamentary seats in the district... Read More
Country Radio brings you the full list of elected Rukungiri District councillors, covering directly elected councillors, women councillors, and special interest group representatives across sub-counties, town councils, and municipal divisions. Municipal Division Results In Southern Division, Generous Annah Kembabazi (NRM) won the directly elected councillor seat with 1,144 votes, defeating... Read More
Rukungiri: Charles Andrewson Katebire has been officially declared the newly elected LC5 Chairperson for Rukungiri District following the conclusion of the district tallying process. The announcement was made this morning January 23 by the Rukungiri District Returning Officer, Abas K. Namara, at the district tally centre held at the Rukungiri... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri Electoral District has concluded the election of district councillors representing Special Interest Groups. The elections were held on January 21, at Rukungiri Main Stadium and the Rukungiri District Council Hall. The exercise covered representatives of the youth, older persons, workers, and persons with disabilities (PWDs), with each group... Read More
Rukungiri: The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party in Rukungiri District has announced plans to take legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC) and several National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates who were declared winners in the January 15, 2026 general parliamentary elections. Speaking at a press conference held this evening... Read More
Rukungiri: The incumbent Rukungiri District councillor representing Nyarushanje Sub-county, Mathias Mwesigwa Rwabugumi, has been elected the new Member of Parliament for Rubabo County. Rwabugumi, who contested on the NRM ticket, was declared the winner on Saturday January 16, at around 3:00 a.m. after polling 16,102 votes. He defeated the incumbent... Read More
Rukungiri: Former Rukungiri Municipality parliamentary aspirant Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe has rejected the victory of Gen. Henry Kakurugu Tumukunde, insisting that the election was marred by violence, intimidation, and electoral malpractice. Speaking during a press conference held on January 18 at her home in Famers, Western Division of Rukungiri Municipality, Ingrid... Read More
Rukungiri: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has swept all parliamentary seats in Rukungiri District, traditionally known as the backbone of opposition politics in Uganda. No opposition or independent candidate won any parliamentary position in the January 15, 2026 general elections. Rukungiri District is widely known as a stronghold of... Read More