Kisoro: Grief and fear have gripped Kisoro District following renewed highway armed robberies in which over 2.5 million shillings was stolen from two businessmen at gunpoint. The insecurity has resurfaced along the Kisoro–Mucha–Mukozi–Kasharara road in Nyundo Sub-County, a key tourism route that generates significant revenue for the government through foreign... Read More
Kisoro: Residents of Busigi Village in Mupaka Town Council, Kisoro District, are accusing their LC1 Chairperson, Johnson Ngomanziza, of blocking the repatriation of a deceased Congolese national’s body to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) unless the family paid him an unlawful fee of 200,000 Ugandan Shillings. The incident followed... Read More
Kisoro: Police in Kisoro District have arrested 20 suspected night criminals accused of terrorizing residents through assaults, theft, and attacks using stray dogs during nighttime operations across the municipality. According to police, the suspects—whose identities have been withheld to avoid jeopardizing ongoing investigations—are accused of snatching mobile phones, assaulting residents... Read More
Kisoro: Fourteen students from St. Paul’s Rugarambiro Secondary School in Nyundo Sub-county, Kisoro District, have been admitted to Kisoro Hospital after being struck by lightning. The incident happened on October 2, at around 2:30 PM during heavy rainfall when lightning struck the Senior One and Senior Two classrooms, causing panic... Read More
Kisoro: Tension and grief have gripped Busamba Ward in Kisoro Municipality as residents protest the continued neglect of the former Kisoro Primary Teachers College (PTC). The facility, which was approved to become a health institute affiliated with Kabale University, has instead been abandoned and is now being used for grazing... Read More
Kisoro: The Minister of Education and Sports, who is also the First Lady of Uganda, Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni, is set to grace the Western Region Women’s Conference in Muhabura Diocese, Kisoro district, later this week. The development was announced on August 25, by the Diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. Godfrey... Read More
Kisoro: The territorial police in Kisoro are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier in a suspected suicide by shooting. The deceased has been identified as RA. 267544 Pte. Samuel Kwesiga, 32, attached to Nyanamo detach under the 35th Battalion in Kisoro District.... Read More
Kisoro: The number of refugees at Nyakabande Transit Centre in Kisoro District has dropped from over 6,000 to about 1,000 following a massive influx in April 2025 due to ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This development was confirmed by the Kisoro Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Robert... Read More
Kisoro: Police in Kisoro District are investigating the murder of a 37-year-old man, Irankunda Desire, who was killed by a mob after escaping from hospital where he was under police guard. According to Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, ASP Elly Maate, the incident happened on the night of June 4, 2025... Read More
Kisoro: A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 18-year-old wife following a domestic dispute in Nyakinama Sub County, Kisoro District. The deceased, identified as Denise Ntezimana, was a resident of Gikoro Village, Chihe Parish in Nyakinama Sub County. According to police, she was allegedly assaulted by her... Read More