Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri District are investigating a suspected suicide incident involving a 10-year-old boy. The deceased has been identified as Benedicto Gumisiriza, a pupil at Mutariga Primary School and a resident of Nyamubogore Cell, Nyeibingo Parish, Kebisoni Sub-county in Rukungiri District. According to Kigezi Region Police spokesperson ASP Elly... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri District authorities have launched the physical demarcation of Lake Kimbungu boundaries by installing concrete markstones and pillars to clearly define the protected buffer zone around the lake. The exercise was carried out at Lake Kimbungu in Kimbungu Cell, Kiganga Parish, Nyarushanje Sub-county, as part of efforts to protect... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri District Local Government has earmarked significant funding to rehabilitate and support more than 35 primary and secondary schools in the 2026/2027 financial year, as part of efforts to improve education infrastructure across the district. According to the approved budget seen by our reporter, the district council last week... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri District Council has approved the reallocation of UGX 187.2 million that had initially been budgeted for culvert installation and road rehabilitation projects in the 2025/2026 financial year to other road works planned for the next financial year 2026/2027. The approval followed a motion of Request for Amendment of... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri Municipal Council has approved a UGX 17,807,748,000 budget for the Financial Year 2026/27, marking an increase from last financial year’s approved budget of UGX 15,538,852,000. The new budget reflects an increase of UGX 2,268,896,000, representing a 14.6 percent rise compared to the previous financial year. The budget was... Read More
Rukungiri: Teenage Africa has launched a four-day Timothy Camp at Kyamakanda Secondary School in Buyanja Town Council, Rukungiri District, aimed at transforming young people and promoting spiritual growth. The camp, which started on May 6 and will end on Saturday, May 9, 2026, has brought together dozens of teenagers for... Read More
Kampala: Uganda’s Parliament on Tuesday May 5, 2026 passed the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 under tight military and police security, after a heated sitting that exposed deep divisions over how far the State should go in regulating foreign influence. The Bill was passed after Parliament adopted the report of... Read More
Rukungiri: The Member of Parliament-elect for Rubabo Constituency in Rukungiri District, Hon. Mathias Mwesigwa Rwabugumi, has launched the distribution of 150,000 coffee seedlings to farmers in the constituency as part of efforts to fight poverty and boost household incomes. The official launch was held on May 4, at Nyarushanje Sub-county... Read More
Rukungiri: More than 1,963 beneficiaries aged between 18 and 79 years in Rukungiri District have received loans under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), but district authorities are concerned about the low rate of loan repayment. According to the Principal Community Development Officer for Rukungiri District, Charlene Twesiime, over UGX... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Rwenkurijo Cell in Buyanja Sub-county were left shocked last night Sunday May 3, after a man was caught transporting a suspected stolen pig along Kihunga Road, allegedly on his way to sell it in Rukungiri Town. The suspect was identified as Justus Akankwasa, a resident of Butinde... Read More