Tag Archive: Rukungiri

Rukungiri Legends Foundation Wins 2025 Corporate Club Sports day Trophy 

February 23, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: Rukungiri Legends Foundation has won the 2025 Annual Rukungiri corporate club sports day Trophy during the Corporate Clubs Day held at Rukungiri Main Stadium on February 23.  The event brought together 22 corporate clubs. Legends Foundation was declared the winner after Kanungu Health Workers, which had qualified for the... Read More

Bwambara Residents Protest Eviction from Wetlands.

February 23, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: A section of residents from Bwambara Sub county in Rukungiri District are accusing government officials of forcefully evicting them from wetlands, which they say were their primary source of livelihood.  This follows an eviction carried out by Rukungiri District authorities on 17th October, 2024, as part of the demarcation and... Read More

UPDF Officer Dies in Hit-and-Run Accident in Rukungiri

February 21, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: A Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) officer attached to Masaka, identified as Naras Kamugisha, has died in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Rukungiri District. According to Kigezi Region Police spokesperson Elly Maate, the accident occurred on February 20, at around 8:45 PM in Katogo Cell, Nyamayenje Eastern Division, along... Read More

FDC Members in Nyakishenyi Demand Release of Dr. Kizza Besigye 

February 18, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: Members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction in Kirimbe Parish, Nyakishenyi Subcounty, Rukungiri District, have called for the immediate release of Dr. Kizza Besigye, who is currently detained in Luzira Prison.  Led by the Chairperson of the Kirimbe FDC United Group Judith Tumushabe, alongside members Charity... Read More

14 Women Groups in Rukungiri Receive Funding Under UWEP Program 

February 18, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: On 17th February, 2025, 14 women groups in Rukungiri District received funding from the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development through the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP). The funds are intended to support various income-generating projects, including tailoring, poultry keeping, brick making, piggery, produce trading, and wine production. ... Read More

Father Arrested for Allegedly Killing His Two-Year-Old Daughter in Rukungiri

February 18, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a two-year-old child, allegedly stabbed to death by her 37-year-old biological father in Southern Division. The deceased, identified as Rachel Owembabazi, was murdered on February 17, by her father, Willy Musinguzi, a resident of Nyamayenje A... Read More

Rukungiri District Receives UGX 3.75 Billion for PDM Beneficiaries 

February 18, 2025    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: Rukungiri District has received UGX 3,750,000,000 under the Parish Development Model (PDM) program, set to benefit 3,750 individuals across the district.  The Rukungiri District Commercial Officer Keithwright Ainebyoona, revealed this on February 17, during an interview with our news reporter at the district headquarters. He explained that each of... Read More