Tooro Muslims Ask Omukama for More Cabinet Slots
Editorial Muslim leaders in Tooro have asked Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I to include more Muslims in his cabinet. Speaking during Juma prayers yesterday attended by the King at Kabarole Main Mosque in Fort Portal City, Tooro Muslim District Khadi Sheikh Abdu Karim Hakim said the request is not for an all-Muslim cabinet, but for […]
Continue ReadingKahunge Parish Priest Prays for Candidates ahead of UNEB
By Our Reporter The Kahunge Catholic Parish Priest in Fort Portal Diocese, Rev. Fr. Benedicto Kakwezi Araali, has joined other religious leaders in praying for candidates ahead of the 2026 academic year examinations. Fr. Kakwezi made the prayer today at his office at Kahunge Catholic Parish headquarters, dedicating Primary Seven, Senior Four and Senior Six […]
Continue ReadingKyegegwa: 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 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 […]
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. […]
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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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Fort Portal Central Division leadership Grading Road Network Ahead of Anticipated Rains
Kaboha The Fort Portal Central Division authorities have launched a quick rehabilitation of several maram roads across the division ahead of the anticipated heavy rains. The Central Division Secretary for Works, Bernard Ategeka says the intervention aims to prevent key transit routes from becoming impassable. While major tarmac road projects funded under the UCMID program […]
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Tooro PM Rwomiire Outlines Priorities After Reappointment
Claire Following his reappointment as the Prime Minister of Tooro Kingdom,Owek. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, has promised to focus on reconciliation, youth empowerment, agriculture and proper management of Kingdom money. Yesterday evening,in an announcement made by his personal Assistant Paul Nyakaana, Omukama Edward Rukiidi Nyabongo I retained Owek. Calvin Armstrong in office for what the […]
Continue ReadingKarobwa Questions “Name and Shame” Campaign
Yunisent Former Ruwenzori Diocesan Head of Laity, Tushabe Chris Karobwa, has criticised the way the “Name and Shame” anti-corruption campaign is being run in schools by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara. Speaking in Iruhura Village, Kasenda Sub-county, Kabarole District, Tushabe said the campaign is being conducted like a crusade and will yield little without serious […]
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