Over 1000 Acres of Tree Cover Restored at Kyaka Refugee Settlement Camp
By Sylvia The Kyegegwa district local government has restored over 1,000 acres of tree cover at Kyaka refugee settlement camp. The tree cover restoration followed a successful implementation of a five year Development Response to Displacement Impact Project that was funded by the World Bank through the Office of the Prime Minister. Sefuroza […]
Continue ReadingPoliceman Among 7 Arrested Over Sale of Govt Drugs
Alice A police officer from Kyenjonjo district is among the seven suspects arrested in connection with illegal possession and sale of government drugs and medical equipment worth over Shs300 million. The arrest, followed a targeted enforcement operation in Ntoroko and Kyenjojo districts with other suspects including an in-charge of Bweramule Health Centre Il, and […]
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Fort Portal: Fire Destroys Property Worth Millions
By Sylvia. Police in the Central Division Fort Portal city are investigating circumstances under which fire gutted kiosks, car garage and part of Tian bar in Kisenyi this afternoon, leaving property worth millions of money destroyed. About the Fire According to the Central Division police commander, Afande Acidri Savior ,they were called this […]
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Avoid Being the ‘Living Dead’ – Christians Told
The body of late Josephine Businge the Parish chief Ruteete has finally been laid to rest at her husband’s home in Bwenderwa Kigarama Her burial Ceremony that took place yesterday September 5, began with requiem Mass that was presided over by Fathers Christopher Kankya, Moses Mutangirizi and other Clergy, amidst wails and sobs from […]
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Fort Portal City Residents Threaten to Demonstrate Over Poor Quality Street Lights
Kabooha Fort-portal Tourism City residents have criticized authorities for installing poor quality street lights at the expense of taxpayers’ money which tantamounts to felony and lack of value for money. The lights, which were recently erected along Lugard road, Kyebambe Road and Balya road are not working equivalent to the amount of funds accounted […]
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Endeavor to Plant Indigenous Trees for the Good of the Environment – Bishop Muhiirwa
Alice The Bishop of Fort Portal catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa has launched the distribution of indigenous tree seedling to the youth of Fort Portal diocese, as one way of protecting the environment in the spirit of Laudato si. He launched the distribution yesterday at St. Adolf Ongoing Formation Center in Mukabura […]
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Sr.Tuhaise DST Finally Laid to Rest
The body of Rev.Sr. Mary Tuhaise Abooki 41, a Munyatereza nun has finally been buried yesterday , a day after her death. Sr Tuhaise,a nurse who succumbed to breast cancer at Mulago Cancer Institute Kampala on Friday August 11,was laid to rest on Sunday August 13, at Banyatereza Sisters cemetery Kinyamasika, in Fort Portal […]
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Fort Portal Farmers Tipped on Utilizing Agroecology to Address Climate Change
Clare Nayebare Farmers in Fort Portal and the Rwenzori region have been called upon to embrace Agroecology as one way of addressing the current global threat of climate change and global warming. The call, has been made by Paul Kusiima, an Agroecologist at Food-Feed- Forest (Triple F) Agroecology demonstration center, based in Kigarama […]
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Kyaka Fails to Defend the Tooro Kingdom Masaza Trophy
The Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Cup 2nd Edition has finally come to an end in a thrilling event hosted at Buhinga Stadium in Fort Portal City. In the second game played between Kyaka and Mwenge South the finals qualifiers, the defending Champion Kyaka County, failed to defend the trophy after losing to Mwenge South 2-1 […]
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Fort Portal: Newly Recruited City Staff Summoned by State House Anti Corruption Unit
By Sylvia The state house Anti corruption unit has summoned the Twenty three newly recruited staff of Fort Portal City, to the State house head offices Kampala. In a letter dated August 11, 2023 copied to the resident city commissioner and the city clerk, all the 23 recruited staff are supposed to […]
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