Rukungiri: As the world prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14, religious leaders and health workers in Rukungiri District have called on the public to focus on love, faith, and personal safety. During an interview with our news reporter on February 12, the parish priest at Yakobo Orikwera Buhandagazi... Read More
Rukungiri: As schools reopen for first term 2026, the Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesimus Asiimwe, has urged teachers to remain committed to their work, noting that cases of absenteeism are on the rise, especially in public schools. Bishop Asiimwe made the call on February 10, during an... Read More
Ntungamo: Nyamunuka Town Council in Kajara County, Ntungamo District, erupted into jubilation following the election of Yasin Byamukama Katafa as the new LCIII chairperson and town mayor. Celebrations were held at Kyabashenyi Church of Uganda playground, Ntungamo district where hundreds of supporters gathered amid cheers, ululations, cultural songs, and traditional... Read More
Rukungiri: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won the majority of Local Council III (LC3) chairperson seats in Rukungiri District, taking 12 out of the 16 contested positions. The Peoples Front for Freedom (PFF) secured four seats in the elections held yesterday. The results were announced on February 4 and... Read More
Rukungiri: Leonard Muhunguzi of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), a guest in the ENAAMA ya Ruhanga program on County Radio 87.6 FM, has been declared the elected Mayor of Kebisoni Town Council in Rukungiri District. Muhunguzi won the election after polling 1,900 votes, defeating his closest competitor, Evarist Mubangizi (Independent),... Read More
Rukungiri: Innocent Turyahabwe, popularly known as Kaino, of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has been declared the duly elected LC3 Chairperson for Bugangari Sub-County in Rukungiri District. Turyahabwe won the election with 4,141 votes, defeating Deus Ahimbisibwe of the PFF party, who scored 2,530 votes, and Jaston Byamukama (Independent), who... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri District registered a low voter turnout during the LC5 chairperson general elections, with more than half of the registered voters failing to participate. According to official statistics, Rukungiri District has 206,266 registered voters. Out of these, only 78,894 voters (38.2%) turned up to cast their ballots, while 127,372... Read More
Rukungiri: Centenary Bank Rukungiri Branch has donated a motorcycle, registration number UEQ 399C, to Rukungiri District Local Government. The handover ceremony was held on February 2, at the Rukungiri District headquarters and was witnessed by district leaders, heads of departments, and technical staff. Speaking during the event, the Centenary Bank... Read More
Rukungiri: The son of a man who sells bread on a motorcycle in Rukungiri District has scored 4 aggregates in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). The pupil has been identified as Given Nasasira, a student of Rubanga Parent’s Primary School, located in Nshungyenzi Trading Centre, Rubanga Parish, Buyanja Sub-County,... Read More
Rukungiri: The public has been encouraged to secure marriage certificates and land titles in order to avoid land wrangles and family conflicts. The call was made by legal expert Barnabas Tugumisirize during a legal sensitisation training held on January 29, at Riverside Hotel in Rukungiri Municipality, Rukungiri District. The training... Read More