Rukungiri: The president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the people of Kigezi sub region to adopt farming with calculation if they are to get out of poverty. The president made the call on Thursday, Febuary 13, 2025 while addressing Kigezi leaders at Rukungiri main stadium. Museveni is in... Read More
Kampala: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Michael Atingi-Ego as the new Governor of the Bank of Uganda. Ating’s appointment ends a three-year period without a substantive head since the death of Emmanuel Tumusime Mutebile in January 2022. At the time of his appointment, he served as the Deputy Governor... Read More
Ntungamo: Ruhaama Secondary School in Ntungamo District has received new infrastructure worth 1.9 billion shillings, aimed at improving learning conditions and addressing space constraints. The newly commissioned facilities include a computer laboratory complex, a multipurpose hall, six classroom block and two lined toilets with five stances each. Speaking at the... Read More
Kampala: The Supreme Court has ruled that the General Court Martial (GCM) has no jurisdiction to try civilians, declaring its involvement in such cases unconstitutional. The landmark decision, delivered by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo on Friday January 31, 2025, upholds a Constitutional Court ruling that had nullified military trials of... Read More
Rukungiri: The district councillor representing Buyanja Sub-county in Rukungiri District, Albert Mugisha Rwamugaata, has called on the youth to engage in agriculture and avoid being exploited by politicians. In an interview with our news reporter on 28, Rwamugaata expressed concern that some politicians take advantage of idle and unemployed youth,... Read More
Rukungiri: The public has been encouraged to embrace hard work, save money by opening bank accounts, and avoid extravagant lifestyles. This call was made on January 27, by the guest of honor, Asiimwe Robert, a member of the Uganda Cooperative Alliance, during the Pre-Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Rukiga SACCO... Read More
Rukungiri: Citizens have been called upon to cooperate with government officials in the fight against corruption in the country. The Deputy Resident District Commissioner of Rukungiri District, Wilberforce Ahimbisibwe Ngomu, made this appeal on January 27, during an interview with our reporter at the district headquarters. Ahimbisibwe highlighted that corruption... Read More
Rukungiri: The Member of Parliament for Rukungiri Municipality, Hon. Dr. Elisa Rutahigwa, has called on the public to actively participate in the ongoing national voter registration verification exercise in Uganda. Dr. Rutahigwa made this appeal on January 27, during an interview with our reporter after meeting a section of ward... Read More
Africa: Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east. Residents shared videos of M23 rebels patrolling Goma’s main streets following a lightning advance against the Congolese army on Sunday January 26, 2025 that saw tens of... Read More
Rukungiri: The Minister for Security, Hon. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, has donated 40 mattresses worth UGX 2 million to the youth of Rwengiri Catholic Parish in Bugangari Sub county, Rukungiri District. The donation was handed over to the parish youth chaplain, Rev. Fr. Clement Musaryimana, by Isaac Kaharuza, the minister’s political... Read More