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Rukungiri: Aspiring Member of Parliament for Rukungiri Municipality, Andrew Kikira Ankunda, has withdrawn from the 2026 parliamentary race out of loyalty to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and respect for its ideology and values.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: Police in Rukungiri District are hunting for a man suspected of brutally murdering his lover following a domestic dispute in Buhunga Sub-county. The suspect, identified as Amon Gumisiriza, a resident of Kagando cell, Kabingo parish, Buhunga Sub-county, is accused of killing 46-year-old Evalyn Tusiime, a resident of Kigariko cell,... 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
Rukungiri: Thieves have broken into Kitojo Church of Uganda Parish in Nyabiteete Archdeaconry during the early hours of October 19th, 2025, and stolen church property and cash worth millions of shillings. While preaching during a Sunday service at St. Luke’s Church of Uganda, Rugarama Sub-parish, the Parish Priest, Rev. Nathan... Read More
Ntungamo: The Director for Mission and Outreach in South Ankole Diocese, Rev. Augustus Ainebyoona Byabagambi, has urged Christians to live a life of repentance if they want to continue enjoying God’s blessings and favor. Rev. Ainebyoona delivered this message on October 19, while closing the annual Mugyera Mission Conference at... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Kitojo Parish in Buyanja Subcounty, Rukungiri District, are demanding that the ongoing National Identification Card renewal exercise be extended to lower levels such as villages and parishes. With only one week left before the six-month renewal period ends, residents especially the elderly and the needy say they... Read More
Rukungiri: Twenty-one Primary Seven pupils of Rugarama Primary School have been dedicated to God at St. Luke’s Church of Uganda, Rugarama Sub-parish in Kitojo Parish, Nyabiteete Archdeaconry, ahead of their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). During the dedication service on October 19, the Parish Priest of Kitojo Church of Uganda, Rev.... Read More