Fort Portal: Suspected Motorcycle Thief lynched, Burnt Into Ashes By Angry Mob
By Sylvia Kugonza A suspected serial motorcycle thief, has been lynched and burnt into ashes by an angry mob in Rwenkuba cell, Rwenkuba ward, North division Fort Portal city. The deceased, has been identified by ASP Vincent Twesigye as John Barozi alias Young, resident of Karago town council in North division Fort Portal. […]
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Fort Portal City Partly Challenged By Sanitation& Hygiene
By Lucky Patrick The deputy mayor Fort Portal city, Hon. Stella Marunga, has observed that some parts of the city have got poor sanitation facilities. Marunga, warns that the issue needs to be addressed with immediate effect, for fear of disease outbreak. During a joint monitoring exercise organized by the Fort Portal […]
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Fort Portal Locals Decry Food Prices, Substitute Daily Food With Affordable Food
Faced with sharp increase in prices of everyday products, some of the Fort Portal city locals are struggling to make ends meet. Most consumed nutritious foods in Uganda such as posho, beans, Matooke, grains and dairy products prices, have gradually increased in the last quarter of 2022. As a result, locals from Fort Portal […]
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Fort Portal City Authorities To Face Court Over Demolished Buildings
Sylvia Kugonza Philemon Asiimwe, a businessman in Fort Portal Tourism City whose buildings were demolished by Fort Portal City authorities, has threatened to drag the City council to courts of law. The demolishing Led by the City Mayor, Asaba Edison Ruyonga, City authourities on Monday demolished the two buildings belonging to a one […]
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Fort Portal Council Demolishes Two Constructed At R. Mpanga Edges
By Sylvia K In a bid to conserve the environment, Authorities in Fort Portal city, have launched a campaign to rescue River Mpanga from pollution and also erase all activities that are non-friendly to the river between 30 -100 meters. The campaign, comes at a time when a number of people are establishing […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Elected Council Member of Catholic University of East Africa
The ordinary of Fort Portal diocese, Rt Rev. Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, was yesterday elected a member of the council of Catholic University of East Africa [CUEA]. The election exercise, was at the end of AMECEA Plenary, where bishops re-elected the previous office bearers. There-election, seeks the previous office bearers, to continue guiding the region […]
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Fort Portal City Authorities Set To Benefit From FDA Loan
Lucky Patrick Fort Portal city authorities are targeting to benefit from a loan, which Ugandan government is set to secure from the French Development Agency [FDA] in order to address climate change and urbanization. This, is also meant to foster economic growth in the city. The funds, are also aimed at […]
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Ugandan Lay Catholics Kick Off Donation Campaign For Karamoja
With more than half a million people decrying hunger in Karamoja, the Catholic church in Uganda has come up with a campaign to collect food and financial support for the affected. Under their umbrella body, Uganda National Council of lay Apostolate [UNCCLA], the lay catholic leaders have taken the responsibility of running this campaign. In […]
Continue ReadingHuman Rights Offices Fort Portal Catch Fire, Documents Destroyed
By Sylvia Fire gutted Fort Portal Human rights offices yesterday, and left documents with other office property destroyed. According to an eye witness, the fire started yesterday at around 10:30 Pm inside the office building. Notably, some workers from Dutchess hotel Mugurusi Road, were coming from work at around10:30Pm when they saw […]
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