Rukungiri: Kyamakanda Secondary School celebrated its 40th anniversary on October 5, 2024 in Buyanja Town Council, Rukungiri District, marking four decades of success and quality education. The event featured the official opening of a new building, a thanksgiving ceremony, and a fundraising drive for a proposed multipurpose block estimated at... Read More
Rukungiri: The Chairperson of the Headteachers Association in Buyanja Sub-county, Salary Beinomugisha, has raised concerns about the challenges facing schools in the area. Speaking in an interview October 3, Beinomugisha revealed that the sub-county has 18 primary schools, but none of them have enough desks, which has negatively impacted learning.... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri are searching for a suspect, Ategyeka Barnabas, who allegedly killed his older brother, Henry Mugarura, a 48-year-old UPDF veteran, following a disagreement over milk from their parents’ cows. The incident occurred on the morning of 2 October, 2024, in Katooma Cell, Kigaaga Parish, Nyakagyeme Sub-county. According to... Read More
Rukungiri: As Kyamakanda Secondary School gears up for its 40th anniversary, the staff held a friendly football match with Country Radio 87.6FM Radio Yeitu staff on October 2. The event kicked off with a curtain-raiser match between Kyamakanda Homeboys FC and the students of Kyamakanda Secondary School, resulting in a... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri municipal council has hired a private contractor to collect garbage in Rukungiri town. This was revealed on Thursday September 26, 2024 by the Rukungiri municipality deputy town clerk Prosper Tagobya during the municipality staff meeting that happened at the municipal headquarters . Tagobya emphasised that Home clean... Read More
Rukungiri: Keith Ainebyoona, the Rukungiri District Commercial Officer has revealed that 65.7% of the 7.5 billion Shillings, the district received under Parish Development Model (PDM) program has been disbursed to beneficiaries. Speaking from his office at the district Headquarters on Tuesday September 24, 2024, Ainebyoona explained that the district, working with... Read More
Authorities and students at St. Jerome Secondary School Ndama, Kebisoni Sub County, Rukungiri District, are mourning the death of Desire Akankunda, a form four student. Akankunda, who was set to sit for her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams in October this year passed away from heart complications. According to... Read More
Rukungiri: Bwambara Leo’s Club on Saturday September 21, 2024 cleaned Bikurungu Town Council in Bwambara sub-county, Rukungiri district as part of their cooperate social responsibility. Joan Atuheire, the club president told our reporter after the cleaning exercise that they chose Bikurungu Town Council because it is a busy area, with... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri district Principal Inspector of Schools, Mrs Lydia Tushemerirwe, has dismissed claims that her office denied Bridge of Hope Nursery and Primary School a Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) centre. Speaking in an interview with our reporter from her office at Rukungiri District headquarters on Thursday September 19,... Read More
Rukungiri: Residents of Rubanga Parish in Buyanja sub-county are seeking for government assistance following a devastating hailstorm that severely damaged their homes and livelihoods. The storm on Wednesday September 18, 2024 destroyed various gardens, including beans, cassava, coffee, and bananas, and resulted in the loss of livestock, such as hens... Read More