Rukungiri: Rubabo County Member of Parliament Mathias Mwesigwa Rwabugumi has lobbied for five tonnes of maize and soybean seeds from the Uganda Prisons Service to support farmers and boost food production in Rubabo County, Rukungiri District. The seeds were officially launched for distribution on September 25, at Buyanja Town Council... Read More
Rukungiri: The Deputy Resident District Commissioner for Rukungiri, Wilberforce Ahimbisibwe Ongom, has urged the LC5 Chairperson, all LC3 Chairpersons, and LC1 Chairpersons to support district leaders in monitoring bars that open before 3pm. Ahimbisibwe made the remarks on August 19, during an interview with our news reporter. He said the... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri District has received 900 bags of Organic New Earth (O.N.E) Manure, for distribution to farmers under a government programme implemented through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Each bag contains 50 kilograms, with the government covering 70 percent of the cost while beneficiary farmers are expected... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri Municipal authorities have evicted tenant farmers who had encroached on the Nyakibale wetland after renting plots from Nyakibale Catholic Parish. The eviction exercise was conducted on August 4, and was led by Rukungiri Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Wilberforce Ahimbisibwe Ongom. It involved officials from the Municipal Environment... Read More
Rukungiri: A midwife at Bugangari Health Centre IV in Rukungiri District was on Thursday morning beaten by a caregiver whose wife had just undergone surgery and delivered a dead baby. The incident occurred on November 20, 2025 at around 9:40am within the health facility premises in Bugangari Sub-county, Rujumbura Constituency.... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri District has officially welcomed its new Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Bron Kikanshemeza, who previously served in Rubirizi District. Kikanshemeza replaces Steven Nsubuga Bewayo, who had served as RDC of Rukungiri for over four years and was recently transferred to Pakwach District. Before Kikanshemeza’s arrival, Deputy RDC Wilberforce Ahimbisibwe... Read More
Rukungiri: The Minister for Security, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, has distanced himself from claims that he was responsible for the transfer of the outgoing Rukungiri Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Steven Nsubuga Bewayo. Muhwezi made the clarification while addressing the congregation via Zoom during a farewell party held at Riverside... Read More
Rukungiri: Only 188 of the 6,686 candidates who registered to sit for the 2024 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in Rukungiri District have failed. This was revealed by the Rukungiri District Principal inspector of schools Lydia Tushemerirwe, during the official release of the 2024 PLE results at the district council hall... Read More
Rukungiri: The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) for Rukungiri District Wilberforce Ahimbisibwe Ongom has commended the Karegyeya family for establishing Karegyeya Memorial Nursery and Primary School, describing it as a significant contribution to the community. Speaking during the school’s end-of-year thanksgiving and graduation ceremony for 23 top-class pupils transitioning to... Read More
Rukungiri: The head teacher of Karuzigye Primary School in Buhunga sub-county, Rukungiri district Denies Akatukunda, has been detained at Rukungiri Central Police Station for allegedly sending away pupils over defaulting school fees which is total violation of presidential directive. The Rukungiri Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) Wilberforce Ahimbisibwe Ongom made... Read More