Culture for Unity: Museveni Meets Cultural Leaders on Heritage and Progress
Editorial President Yoweri Museveni has this afternoon hosted the King of Tooro, Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I and several other cultural leaders from across Uganda at State House Entebbe in what was also described as the Cultural Leaders Conference. Omukama Nyabongo,was received at State House by Lieutenant General Henry Tumukunde, the Minister of Gender, Labour […]
Continue ReadingParents Urged to Guard Children Over Holidays
Clare Parents have been urged to closely supervise their children during the school holidays. The warning earlier came from the Fort Portals Diocesan Inspector of Schools, Rev.Fr. Andrew Isingoma as P.7 and S.4 candidates complete UNEB examinations today. He said that unsupervised time can expose school leavers to risky relationships and negative peer influence. Fr […]
Continue ReadingBiting Economy and Fuel Hikes Worry Fort Portal Grasshopper Business ahead of the season
Kaboha Residents of Fort Portal City are bracing themselves for the much-anticipated arrival of edible grasshoppers locally known as Ensenene. Unlike in previous years when the seasonal brought unreserved celebration, this season is marked by deep anxiety Harvesters and traders say the soaring cost of living, sharp fuel prices and expensive trapping gear threaten to […]
Continue ReadingEncroacher’s on Government land risk arrest-Minister Ntabazi
Editorial Government land across Uganda is increasingly being grabbed, encroached on and fraudulently titled, with some officials in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development accused of facilitating illegal transactions, the State Minister for Lands, Harriet Ntabazi, has said. Ntabazi said some high-ranking government officials with access to information in the ministry had acquired […]
Continue ReadingNjara Landlords Rallied to Support Expansion, Opening of New Roads
Kaboha Fort Portal City’s ambitious plans to expand its urban road network have received a major boost with landlords in Njara ward, Central Division rallying behind city council’s efforts to open and widen key access roads, despite resistance from a section of local residents The Central Division Mayor, Jorum Bintamanya, alongside political and technical team […]
Continue ReadingPoor Road Network Hampers Transport and Business Activities in Nyabuharwa, Kyenjojo District
Sunday A poor road network linking Bitiiti Town Council, Nyabuharwa Sub-county and Mbale Town Council in Mwenge South, Kyenjojo District, is hurting transport and trade. Traders moving maize, coffee, maize flour and timber are struggling to reach markets, and passengers sometimes have to walk to Mukunyu main road to find onward transport. The Nyabuharwa Sub-county […]
Continue ReadingKeep Them Busy: Fort Portal & Kabarole Political Leaders Call for Structured Holidays
Sylvia Parents have been asked to keep a close watch over their children during the long holiday that follows the end of candidate classes. Speaking to our reporter, the Burahya County Member of Parliament Joseph Mugenyi Ateenyi said Primary Seven and Senior Four leavers need guidance at home. He urged parents to give them work […]
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