Rukungiri: Uganda Peoples Defence Force UPDF has recruited 206 in Rukungiri and Kanungu districts at Rukungiri district offices. The recruitment started with a recruitment exercise, medical checkup, running and physical exercise. During the recruitment, the UPDF 2nd infantry Division public information Officer Maj Tabaro Kiconco, noted that the UPDF checks recruits before... Read More
Kampala: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has confirmed retired Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde as the party’s official flag bearer for Rukungiri Municipality in the forthcoming general elections. This follows the dismissal of a petition by Isaac Atukunda, who finished third in the 17th July primaries with 1,646... Read More
Rukungiri: Junior Muhangi Kafuniza has stepped aside to allow Simprisio Kagame to contest unopposed for the position of Male Youth Councillor for Western Division in Rukungiri Municipality on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. Speaking in an interview with our reporter on August 7, Muhangi said he made the decision... Read More
Rukungiri: Youth leaders in Rukungiri District under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) are seeking a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, to address key challenges affecting young people in the district. The request was made by the chairperson of the NRM Youth League in Rukungiri... Read More
Rukungiri: A total of 24 schools in Buyanja Sub-county and Buyanja Town Council, including 21 government-aided and 3 community-supported institutions, have each received a full set of a desktop computer and printer. The donation, valued at UGX 35 million, was made by Buyanja Myroots (BMR), an association composed of individuals... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri District Police Commander (DPC), SSP Apollo Kyangungu, has cautioned school head teachers against sending pupils home over unpaid fees. Speaking during a community policing session on August 5, in Kitanda Cell, Nyakaina Parish, Buyanja Sub County, Kyangungu said ensuring that all children attend school is the responsibility... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri District have recovered an AK-47 rifle that was stolen from a Police Officer at Rwakaraba Police Post in Rwakaraba Trading Centre in Nyakyishenyi Sub county about two weeks ago. The firearm was found today August 5, in the home of a man identified only as Saturday,... Read More
Rukungiri: Citizens in Rukungiri District have been advised to reduce the risk of diabetes by eating less fatty foods and engaging in regular physical exercise. The call was made on August 5, by Rukungiri District Health Educator, Alban Natukunda, during an interview with our news reporter from his office in... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Ruhinda Sub-county in Rukungiri District have been urged to avoid fights in politics and instead embrace unity and peaceful dialogue. The call was made on August 4, by the Minister for Security Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Rujumbura Constituency in Rukungiri... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Nyamayenje A Cell in Southern Division, Rukungiri Municipality, were this morning August 4, shocked to discover the lifeless body of a 61-year-old man in a banana plantation. The deceased was identified as Vincent Bindibata, commonly known as Kikaaka, a resident of Rugongi Cell in Eastern Division, Rukungiri... Read More