Rukungiri: Leaders and residents of Nyakyishenyi sub-county in Rukungiri district have taken up the task of solving the problem of water scarcity which has hit their area after several attempts to get help from government remained unsuccessful. According to leaders, the only existing gravity flow scheme in their sub-county, which... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Rukungiri town were on Wednesday 3, 2024 left in disarray after the emptier vehicle locker accidentally opened leaving the human waste spilling all over the road. Most of the people who were affected by the nasty smell are the Boda boda riders operating at Rwenshama stage. While... Read More
Rukungiri: The outgoing Rukungiri District Police Commander (DPC) SSP. Musa Tibakirana has commended residents and leaders in Rukungiri district for co-operating with him since his arrival in September 2021. SSP Tibakirana was speaking to our reporter on Monday July 2, 2024 shortly after the new Police boss Abbas Byakagaba made... Read More
Rukungiri: Rubabo County Legislator Hon. Naboth Namanya has urged the electorates to value Good Leaders who always stand up to fight for the public cause. MP Namanya was addressing Mourners on Sunday June 30, 2024 at the funeral of Enock Muramira, the former Managing Director of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL)... Read More
Rukungiri: The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) of Rukungiri Wilberforce Ongom Ahimbisibwe has issued a stern warning to defaulters of the Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) in the district. This comes days after Country FM aired an undercover research report revealing a slow pace of recovery of funds under the youth... Read More
Kenya: Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have shot dead at least five people during huge protests against planned tax increases, according to the Kenya Medical Association. A journalist form the Reuters news agency also reported counting the bodies of at least five protesters outside parliament. Earlier, the crowds broke... Read More
A total of 98 shortlisted candidates in Rukungiri District will next month (July) sit for interviews that if passed will allow them to join the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The Rukungiri Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC), Wilberforce Ongom Ahimbisibwe told our reporter that the interviews will commence on 1st July... Read More
About 100 primary schools in Rubabo constituency have received Pre-mock exams from Tushabomwe David Ndindirize. The beneficiaries included both UPE and private schools. Speaking to Country Radio shortly after distributing the exams on Saturday June 22, 2024, Ndindirize who is eyeing the Rubabo County seat revealed that the purpose of... Read More
Rukungiri: The 2026 aspiring member of Parliament for Rujumbura County Charleson Kwikiriza Batsigira has refuted claims that he received money from Uganda’s security minister Major general (rtd) Jim Muhwezi Katugugu to withdraw from the parliamentary race. Recently, rumours have been circulating like wildfire in Rujumbura constituency indicating that Kwikiriza received... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri District Kadhi Sheikh Kayole Abdulmalik Byaruhanga, has extended heartfelt gratitude to Country Radio for providing weekly airtime to the Muslim community, an offer rarely given by others. Speaking at Rukungiri Main Muslim Mosque on Wednesday June 19, 2024 after donating beef to Country Radio in celebration of... Read More