Put Aside Your Differences and Work Towards Development of Tooro Kingdom – Nyabongo to Supreme Council Members
Alice As accountability issues Intensify in the Kingdom, Omukama Nyabongo has urged members of the Supreme Council to put aside their differences and work together to advance the Kingdom and improve the welfare of its people. He reminded the members that although he is the Omukama within the cultural institution, they are all equal before […]
Continue ReadingOmukama Directs Tooro Kingdom Interim Administration to Submit Accountability Reports
Alice The Omukama of Tooro Kingdom, His Majesty Edward Rukiidi Nyabongo I, has directed the interim Prime Minister, his cabinet and all Kingdom departments to submit reports on their work to the Supreme Council before November 12th, 2026. While opening the Tooro Kingdom Supreme Council meeting at Mucwa Chambers in Fort Portal City, Omukama Nyabongo […]
Continue ReadingSchool Going Girls Blame Early Marriages, Teenage Pregnancies on Poverty
Claire N School-going girls in Kabarole District are calling for urgent interventions, warning that high poverty and inability to pay school fees are driving them directly into early marriages and teenage pregnancies This comes just weeks after a global report from UNESCO raised fresh concerns over how early motherhood is permanently sealing the fate of […]
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Govt Officially Hands Over Gazette Document and Two cars To Tooro Kingdom
By Christine A The Minister of State for Gender and Culture, Hon. Mary Kamuli Kutesa, has today officially handed over a gazette document and two vehicles from the Central Government to Tooro Kingdom. The gazette document clarifies that His Majesty Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I is now officially recognized as the King of Tooro. The two […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal LC1s Divided on city’s Plan to Divert Allowances for Road Equipment
By Sylvia The LC1 and LC2 Chairpersons in Fort Portal City are divided over a proposal to divert their monthly emoluments to buy road equipment for the city. According to the City Mayor, the local leaders had agreed that their emoluments for the 2026-2027 financial year be used to buy road equipment, after the government […]
Continue ReadingBishop Kisembo Urges Parents to Invest in Children Education
Christine Akankunda The Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Reuben Kisembo Amooti, has urged parents to support their children’s education, not because they have a lot of wealth, but for the good future of their children. Bishop Kisembo made the call yesterday while preaching during the burial of the late Peter Monday Ndoleriire Akiiki, […]
Continue ReadingCourt of Appeal to Hear 30 Criminal Appeals in Fort Portal
Kaboha The Court of Appeal will this week hold a two-day Criminal Appeals Session in Fort Portal, with 30 cases scheduled for hearing as the Court continues to take appellate services closer to the people. The session will run from Tuesday 20th to Wednesday 21st October 2026 before a panel of three Justices led by […]
Continue ReadingUCC to Equip Fort Portal City with Public Library, Computers and Internet
By Sunday The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Hon. George William Nyombi Thembo, has revealed urgent plans to transform Fort Portal Public Library into a modern information hub. The facility will be equipped with computers and high-speed internet to enable youth, students, and researchers to conduct research and learning with ease. The […]
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