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: 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
Rukungiri: Leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction in Rukungiri District have raised concerns over alleged death threats made by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, against Dr. Kizza Besigye, who is currently detained at Luzira Prison. The concerns were voiced during a press... Read More
Rukungiri: Bwanga High School in Rukungiri District is celebrating a remarkable achievement after all its candidates passed in Result One in the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams. During the celebration held at the school premises in Bwanga Parish, Nyarushanje Subcounty, Rukungiri District, the headteacher, Herbert Turyasingura, expressed gratitude... Read More
Rukungiri: Youth in Rukungiri Municipality have been urged to join associations that promote development and progress in the area. The call was made on February 14, by Isaac Atukunda, an aspiring Member of Parliament for Rukungiri Municipality, during a meeting with youth and agents coordinators at Karibuni Guest House in... Read More
Rukungiri: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked leaders in Kigezi sub-region to shun politics of religion and focus on uniting people. The president who was on Thursday, February 13, 2025 addressing Kigezi leaders at Rukungiri main stadium said he had received credible intelligence that there are some politicians who are dividing... Read More
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