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
Rukungiri: Residents of Nyakishenyi Sub-county in Rukungiri District have pledged their full support to the incumbent Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Midius Natukunda Kaharata, as she seeks re-election in the 2026 general elections. Natukunda is contesting as an independent candidate after losing the NRM flag to Mary Paul Kebirungi. The... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Kafunjo Parish in Nyarushanje Sub-County have warmly welcomed LCV chairperson aspirant Angello Twinomuhangi following his discharge from hospital, where he had been receiving treatment after a brutal attack by unknown assailants. Twinomuhangi was attacked last Tuesday January 6, when unknown people reportedly abducted him from his car,... Read More
Rukungiri: The Minister for Security and incumbent Rujumbura County Member of Parliament, Rtd. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, accompanied by his wife Canon Susan Muhwezi, has successfully covered 100 percent of his campaign rallies across Rujumbura Constituency as he seeks what he has described as his final term before his... Read More
Rukungiri: A candidate in the Rukungiri district woman representative contest Innocent Nabaasa Kashobera has disputed allegations circulating on social media revealing that she has left the race. Nabaasa made the revelation while speaking to our reporter in a phone interview on January 8, 2026. Recently, social media was awash with... Read More
Rukungiri: The minister of security (Rtd) Major general Jim Muhwezi Katugugu has welcomed business man Charleson Kwikiriza Batsigira to his team and commended him over throwing his support behind him in his search for another term as the legislator representing Rujumbura county. Kwikiriza who once threw his heart into the... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Ruhinda Sub-County have been encouraged to elect leaders who will serve the people rather than pursue personal gain. This message was delivered on January 6, by the Rukungiri District Woman MP, Midius Natukunda Kaharata, during her campaign rallies held in Nyakitabire B and Burombe parishes in Ruhinda... Read More
Rukungiri: The Peoples Front for Freedom (PFF) Party in Rukungiri District appears to be drifting into the hands of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) led by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. This follows open support for President Museveni from top PFF leaders, even as the party founder, Col. Dr. Kizza... Read More