Rukungiri: Authorities in Rukungiri Municipality have given street vendors two weeks to vacate the streets as part of a new effort to restore order in the town. The municipality has also launched a five-day exercise to identify and mark illegal structures that will be demolished under the new trade order... Read More
Rukungiri: Minister for Security and Member of Parliament for Rujumbura County, Rtd Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, has intervened in the controversy surrounding the removal of equipment from the Nyabugando irrigation scheme in Bwambara Sub-County, Rukungiri District. The issue angered residents after officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment... Read More
Rukungiri: Western Division in Rukungiri Municipality has officially passed a budget of Shs 628,020,874 for the 2026/2027 financial year. The budget was approved during a council meeting held at Town View Hotel in Western Division on April 22, 2026. While presenting the budget, the LCIII Chairperson of Western Division, Sylvia... Read More
Rukungiri: Members of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) in Rukungiri District have celebrated the 70th birthday of Kizza Besigye, calling for prayers for his freedom. The celebrations were held on April 22, 2026, at the PFF offices in Rukungiri Municipality. Speaking at the event, the PFF Vice Chairperson for... Read More
Rukungiri: Motorist in Rukungiri district have urged government to address the rising fuel prices that have hit hard the transport industry in Uganda. Motorists say the increase in fuel prices has greatly affected their daily incomes with some hinting on leaving the transport sector. Taxi drivers who ply the Rukungiri-... Read More
Kanungu: Police in Kanungu District have launched investigations into a shocking attempted murder incident in which a man’s hand was cut off during a violent confrontation with his worker. According to the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, ASP Elly Maate, the victim has been identified as Eriabu Aineplani, a resident of... Read More
Rukungiri: A 40-year-old man, Titus Kusiima, a resident of Kinyamahwa Cell, Kinyamahwa Parish in Nyakagyeme Sub-county, Rukungiri District, has been arrested after being accused of sexually abusing his two biological daughters. The victims, aged 7 and 12, whose identities are withheld because they are minors, are said to have been... Read More
Rukungiri: The Resident District Commissioner of Rukungiri District, Bron Kyikanshemeza, has refused to commission a newly constructed three-classroom block at Bishops Kasheshe Primary School in Buyanja Sub-County, citing poor workmanship. The incident happened on April 15, during an official handover ceremony, where the RDC was expected to commission the project... Read More
Rukungiri: Parents have been encouraged to take their children for immunisation during this month’s Integrated Child Health Days. The Health Educator for Rukungiri Municipality, Boaz Kanyesigye, in an interview with our news reporter on April 14, explained that Integrated Child Health Days are held twice a year, in April and... Read More
Rukungiri: Only 21 out of 52 Emyooga SACCOs in Rukungiri District have held their Annual General Meetings (AGMs) for the 2025 financial year, raising concerns about the performance of SACCO leaders. This was revealed by the Rukungiri District Emyooga SACCO Chairperson, Pastor Laban Ainembabazi, during a meeting of SACCO committee... Read More