Rukungiri: The outgoing Rukungiri District Police Commander (DPC) SSP. Musa Tibakirana has commended residents and leaders in Rukungiri district for co-operating with him since his arrival in September 2021. SSP Tibakirana was speaking to our reporter on Monday July 2, 2024 shortly after the new Police boss Abbas Byakagaba made... Read More
Kabale District Police have arrested 13 suspects on accusations of smoking in public, an a practice that contravenes the Tobacco Control Act 2015. The suspects, whose names have been kept anonymous, were arrested on Thursday and Friday night in an anti public smoking operation conducted by the police, officials from... Read More
Rukungiri: Rubabo County Legislator Hon. Naboth Namanya has urged the electorates to value Good Leaders who always stand up to fight for the public cause. MP Namanya was addressing Mourners on Sunday June 30, 2024 at the funeral of Enock Muramira, the former Managing Director of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL)... Read More
Rukungiri: The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) of Rukungiri Wilberforce Ongom Ahimbisibwe has issued a stern warning to defaulters of the Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) in the district. This comes days after Country FM aired an undercover research report revealing a slow pace of recovery of funds under the youth... Read More
Kenya: Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have shot dead at least five people during huge protests against planned tax increases, according to the Kenya Medical Association. A journalist form the Reuters news agency also reported counting the bodies of at least five protesters outside parliament. Earlier, the crowds broke... Read More
A total of 98 shortlisted candidates in Rukungiri District will next month (July) sit for interviews that if passed will allow them to join the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The Rukungiri Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC), Wilberforce Ongom Ahimbisibwe told our reporter that the interviews will commence on 1st July... Read More
About 100 primary schools in Rubabo constituency have received Pre-mock exams from Tushabomwe David Ndindirize. The beneficiaries included both UPE and private schools. Speaking to Country Radio shortly after distributing the exams on Saturday June 22, 2024, Ndindirize who is eyeing the Rubabo County seat revealed that the purpose of... Read More
Rukungiri: The Bishop of Kabale Diocese Rt. Rev. Callistus Rubaramira has confirmed 230 Christians into catholic faith at St Peters Katojo Catholic Parish in Katojo ward, Buyanja town council, Rukungiri district. Bishop Rubaramira in his homily during the mass on Saturday June 22, 2024 emphasised the need for Christians to... Read More
Rukungiri: The 2026 aspiring member of Parliament for Rujumbura County Charleson Kwikiriza Batsigira has refuted claims that he received money from Uganda’s security minister Major general (rtd) Jim Muhwezi Katugugu to withdraw from the parliamentary race. Recently, rumours have been circulating like wildfire in Rujumbura constituency indicating that Kwikiriza received... Read More
Kampala: The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded the former Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr. Byarugaba Baterana Bonaventura to Luzira prison on charges of abuse of office. He and six others are accused causing government a 6.3 billion shillings loss in irregular and double payments. They... Read More