Rukungiri: The aspiring Woman Member of Parliament for Rukungiri District, Hon. Annah Nuwagaba Tumuramye, has stepped aside in favor of the incumbent, Hon. Medius Natukunda Kaharata. Hon. Natukunda was duly nominated on October 22, in Rukungiri on an independent ticket after losing the NRM flag in the recently concluded party... Read More
Rukungiri: Allan Nabaasa Tiberondwa, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) flag bearer for Rubabo County, has been duly nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest in the upcoming general elections. Tiberondwa, who was nominated on October 22, at exactly 10:49 a.m., spoke shortly after the exercise and urged the people... Read More
Rukungiri: A total of 16 candidates have been duly nominated to contest as Members of Parliament for various constituencies in Rukungiri District on the first day of the Electoral Commission’s nationwide nomination exercise. The exercise, presided over by the Rukungiri District Returning Officer Abas K. Namara, took place at the... Read More
Rukungiri: Aspiring Member of Parliament for Rukungiri Municipality, Andrew Kikira Ankunda, has withdrawn from the 2026 parliamentary race out of loyalty to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and respect for its ideology and values. Ankunda, who contested for the NRM flag in the NRM primaries, in his statement dated October... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri Ghetto Youth have held a patriotism training and resolved to mobilize support for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and other NRM flag bearers ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The meeting, held at Rukungiri Main Stadium on October 19, was led by the Rukungiri District NRM youth cadre,... Read More
Rukungiri: Independent parliamentary aspirants in Rukungiri District have vowed to defy a resolution passed by the party’s flag bearers advising them not to contest in the forthcoming general elections. The resolution followed two meetings one held on Monday October 20, at Riverside Hotel and another on Tuesday October 21, at... Read More
Rukungiri: Members of the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Rukungiri district have expressed concern over the divisions and intrigue which they say have continuously plagued their party. These are now calling for genuine reconciliation as the party braces for a heavy mobilization task ahead of the 2026 general elections.... Read More
Ntungamo: The Senior Presidential Advisor on Agriculture, Peace Rugambwa, who also serves as the Chairperson of the Boona Bagaigahare Nyekundire Group in the Ankole and Kigezi regions, has urged the public to stop exploiting poor people. Rugambwa made the remarks on October 18, during a meeting with residents of Kyobwe... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri District Council has held a special sitting to pay tribute to the late Hon. Francis Ndazaarwe, the District Councilor representing elders. The emergency session, held on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Rukungiri District Headquarters, was attended by several dignitaries, including the district security heads, family members... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri District Executive Committee of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has resolved to support all National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearers in the district ahead of the upcoming general elections. The decision was made during a closed-door meeting held this afternoon October 16, at Rukungiri Inn Hotel... Read More