Kyegegwa: Police Investigate Triple Murder ; Sniffer Dog Leads to Two Arrest
Police in Kyegegwa District are investigating the murder of three people at Karokalungi village, Nkanja Sub-county. The victims are 28-year-old Kansiime Christine, her one-year-and-three-month-old daughter Miracle, and Joan A, a 19-year-old domestic worker at the home, whose bodies were discovered on Thursday around one in the afternoon by a neighbour, who alerted other residents and […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal Residents Troubled by Weak Shilling, Higher Taxes and Rising Prices
Kaboha Residents of Fort Portal City are raising concern over a weakening shilling, rising commodity prices and higher taxes on retail shops. Traders in the city center and in Mpanga and Kabudaire markets say local property taxes, new fuel levies and falling consumer spending are pushing small businesses toward closure unless taxes are reviewed and […]
Continue ReadingSubjects call for restoration of Tooro Kingdom constitution, Welcome Reappointment of Armstrong Rwomire as Premier
Kaboha Tooro Kingdom subjects have welcomed the reappointment of Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki as the interim Prime Minister (Omuhikirwa) while calling for the formal restoration and respect of the kingdom’s constitution Alongside celebrations, local residents, youths and elders are urgently demanding the reinstallation of the kingdom’s constitution, which has remained suspended since 2012 by late […]
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Kabarole, Fort Portal City Beat Measles-Rubella Vaccination Targets
Sylvia K Kabarole District and Fort Portal City have exceeded their targets in the measles-rubella vaccination campaign, which ended this week. Health officials say 43,060 children aged zero to five were vaccinated in Kabarole, against a target of 38,783. That is 111 per cent of the target. According to Catherine Kemigabo, the Kabarole District Senior […]
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Omukama Nyabongo Urges Action to Protect River Mpanga
By Our Reporter His Royal Majesty Omukama Edwaerd Rukidi Nyabongo the First has called for continued efforts to protect River Mpanga, which is under pressure from a growing population and falling water levels. The Omukama said these yesterday at Kalya Courts Fort Portal City, where he was the special guest at the sixteenth annual Uganda […]
Continue Reading20 NYSC Graduates Rescued After Kidnap in Nigeria
EDITORIAL Twenty young Nigerian graduates who were kidnapped in Imo State have been rescued. The graduates were travelling from Ibadan to attend training for the National Youth Service Corps, known as NYSC, in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. They were kidnapped on October 1st after gunmen attacked two buses they were travelling in along the […]
Continue ReadingKyegegwa Duty Bearers Equipped on Gender-Responsive Laws
By Our Reporter Action for Development, ACFODE, has equipped duty bearers in Kyegegwa District with knowledge on gender-responsive laws and policies, in a two-day workshop. The workshop, organised in partnership with EIRENE International, was held at Katente Country Resort. It brought together chiefs, Community Development Officers, district officials, police officers, media practitioners and other stakeholders. […]
Continue ReadingMasaka court grants bail to Eddie Mutwe and three NUP supporters
Editorial The Masaka High Court has granted bail to four National Unity Platform members, including Eddie Mutwe, the bodyguard of party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, after more than a year on remand. Also released on bail yesterday are Achileo Kivumbi, Robert Gadafi Mugumya and Grace Wakabi. Justice Victoria Nakintu set cash bail at five million shillings […]
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Kasese: Rwenzururu Kingdom Postpones 60th Coronation Anniversary
EDITORIAL The Rwenzururu Kingdom has postponed the 60th Coronation Anniversary celebrations of His Majesty Charles Wisely Mumbere Iremangoma. The celebrations, earlier set for October 19th, have been moved to November 14th, 2026 but the kingdom says the change is due to the ongoing medical review of the King in Turkey, where he travelled in late […]
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Kamwenge Grade 1 Magistrate Calls For Literacy On Court Proceedings
By CKhristine Kamwenge Grade One Magistrate Innocent Ahimbisibwe Kagumire has urged the public to embrace the courts’ open door policy to access judicial proceedings, court records and better understand court processes. Ahimbisibwe made the remarks during a mobile court sitting at Kabujogera Town Council in Kitagwenda District, where a three-day court session is being held […]
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