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: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has today March 15, bid farewell to North Kigezi Diocese during a thanksgiving service marking the third anniversary of the Episcopal ministry of the diocesan bishop. The thanksgiving service was held at Emmanuel Cathedral... Read More
Rukungiri: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has swept all parliamentary seats in Rukungiri District, traditionally known as the backbone of opposition politics in Uganda. No opposition or independent candidate won any parliamentary position in the January 15, 2026 general elections. Rukungiri District is widely known as a stronghold of... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri District have arrested a 42-year-old Local Council I chairperson in connection with the alleged defacement of campaign posters belonging to Hon. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Rujumbura Constituency. The suspect, identified as Darius Nabasa, the LC I chairperson... Read More
Rukungiri: The Minister for Security and incumbent Rujumbura County Member of Parliament, Rtd. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, accompanied by his wife Canon Susan Muhwezi, has successfully covered 100 percent of his campaign rallies across Rujumbura Constituency as he seeks what he has described as his final term before his... Read More
Rukungiri: The minister of security (Rtd) Major general Jim Muhwezi Katugugu has welcomed business man Charleson Kwikiriza Batsigira to his team and commended him over throwing his support behind him in his search for another term as the legislator representing Rujumbura county. Kwikiriza who once threw his heart into the... Read More
Rukungiri: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), together with the Minister for Security, Rtd. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, have handed over assorted items to communities in Rukungiri District during the commissioning of the 45th Tarehe Sita Anniversary projects. The donated items included 150 life jackets for residents living along... Read More
Rukungiri: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) together with the Minister for Security, Rtd. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, have commissioned several Tarehe Sita 45th Anniversary projects in Rukungiri District as a way of giving back to the community and honoring those who sacrificed during the 1986 liberation struggle. The... Read More
Rukungiri: The Minister for Security and incumbent Rujumbura County Member of Parliament, Rtd. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, has covered over 91% of his campaign rallies in Rujumbura Constituency as he seeks his final term before his planned retirement in 2031. Minister Muhwezi has so far concluded campaign rallies in... Read More
Rukungiri: The Local Council I Chairperson for Rwakiriba Cell in Rusheshe Parish, Buhunga Sub-county, Rukungiri District, Dezi Kyabobo has announced plans to retire after serving the community for 40 years. He announced this on December 21, while delivering his speech at the campaign rally of Minister Jim Muhwezi in Buhunga... Read More