Tag Archive: Countryradio

Rukungiri Leaders Divided Over Government Spending Ahead of 39th Liberation Day Celebrations.

January 16, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: As Uganda gears up to celebrate its 39th National Liberation Day on 26th January, 2025, under the theme “Celebrating Pan-African Solidarity and the People’s Sacrifice in the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy for Socio-Economic Transformation,” a section of leaders and residents in Rukungiri District have expressed divided opinions about the... Read More

Father on the Run After Attacking Son and Wife Over Alleged Affair 

January 15, 2025    By admin

Kampala: Police in Nsangi are searching for a man identified as Kaweesa Charles, who is accused of attacking his son, Alex Kimbugwe, and his wife, Harriet Nabosa, after allegedly catching them in a compromising situation in their home.  According to Patrick Onyango, the police spokesperson, the incident occurred on January... Read More

Man Detained in Rukungiri for Allegedly Killing Wife Over Infidelity

January 15, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: The Police in Rukungiri District have detained a man identified as Tuhamize Sperius a resident of Nyabakobora village in Bwanga Parish, Nyarushanje Sub-county over alleged murder of his wife Kiiza Doreen which occurred on January 14. Kigezi Region Police Spokesman Elly Maate told journalists that alleged that on the... Read More

Bishop Onesmus Asiimwe Warns Against Self-Proclaimed Pastors Misleading Christians 

January 14, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: The Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmus Asiimwe, has urged Ugandans to be vigilant and differentiate between genuine servants of God and self-proclaimed pastors.  In an interview with our reporter over the weekend at his office at Emmanuel Cathedral, Kinyasano, Rukungiri District, Bishop Asiimwe expressed concern over... Read More

Rev. Gershom Muhumuza Refutes Claims of Christians Slaughtering His Cow 

January 14, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: The former parish priest of Kitazigurukwa Church of Uganda, Rev. Gershom Muhumuza, has dismissed media reports alleging that Christians from his former parish slaughtered his cow.  Rev. Muhumuza in a phone interview with our reporter on January 14, clarified that his cow was stolen on July 19, 2024, while... Read More

Limited Equipment Delays Road Repairs in Rukungiri District 

January 13, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: The lack of sufficient road maintenance machines has hindered the smooth progress of road works in Rukungiri District.  The district’s civil engineer Nicholas Karuhanga, revealed this on January 13, during an interview with our reporter from his office at the district headquarters. Karuhanga explained that the entire district has... Read More

Kitazigurukwa COU Christians bid fairwell to Rev. Gershom Muhumuza with mixed feelings

January 13, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: Rev. Gershom Muhumuza received a sorrowful farewell on January 12, at Kitazigurukwa Church of Uganda, Rujumbura Archdeaconry, North Kigezi Diocese, after serving just 11 and a half months. His transfer, marked by controversy and tension, took place before his official installation.  Key among the controversies was the incident that occured... Read More

Christians of All Saints Church Bid Farewell to Rev. Alfred Murangira. 

January 13, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: Christians of All Saints Church in Rukungiri on January 12, bid farewell to their Curate, Rev. Alfred Murangira, who has been transferred to Mashongora Church of Uganda in Kyabugashe Archdeaconry.  Rev. Alfred joined All Saints Church in Rujumbura Archdeaconry three and a half years ago as a youthful deacon... Read More

Youth suffer depression than adults-Medics reveal.

January 13, 2025    By admin

Rukungiri: As Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate International day of fight against depression on Monday January 13, 2024, Dr. Nastorio Natukwasa, a psychiatrist at Karoli Lwanga Hospital Nyakibale has urged people to avoid depression as it is the major cause of death. Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious... Read More

Residents Decry Poor Transport as Bridge Collapse Disrupts Lives

January 11, 2025    By Country Radio

Kanungu: A section of residents of Kakoni Cell in Nyarugunda Parish, Kambuga Sub-county, are facing serious transport and communication challenges after the collapse of a bridge connecting Kambuga and Kirima sub-counties.  The bridge located in Kakoni cell, which broke down two years ago, has made it hard for the community... Read More