Bundibugyo Struggles To Contain Congolese Refugees
EDITORIAL Bundibugyo district leaders have appealed to the Office of the Prime Minister to offer food supplies to the starving Congolese refugees who have been entering the district since last week. On Thursday last week, more than 13,000 Congolese refugees entered Uganda through the Lamia-Busunga border point following an attack on several villages in Eastern […]
Continue ReadingTooro Kingdom Sign An Mou With NDRI To Conserve Environment
Editorial Tooro Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Natural Resources Defense Initiative (NRDI) to collaborate on areas of mass environmental awareness creation, Advocacy, Promotion of Ecosystem Based enterprises, reforestation and restoration of degraded Ecosystems in Tooro Kingdom. The omuhikirwa (Prime Minister) Tooro Kingdom Rt. Hon. Bernard Tungakwo encouraged all other […]
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Fort Portal resident hacks two year old girl to death
The police in Fort Portal have arrested a 36 year-old man for allegedly killing a two-year-old girl and injuring two others. According to the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson Vincent Twesige, David Kachope, a resident of Kidukuru cell, Karambi ward in Fort Portal allegedly hacked Angel Fautsine to death on Tuesday night. He adds that […]
Continue ReadingRwenzori Agencies Set To Kick GBV Out Of The Region
By CLARE NAYEBARE Stakeholders from the Rwenzori region have partnered with NGO’S of Action for Women Foundation (AWF) and Rwenzori Forum for peace and Justice (RFPJ) to discuss issues of gender based violence related in Rwenzori region. In a recent two day workshop funded by UN women under Women’s peace and Humanitarian Fund held at […]
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John Byamukama Tooki earns first-ever call-up to Uganda Cranes
John Byamuka Tooki has earned his first-ever call-up to the Uganda national team in a squad to face Tanzania in a friendly this week. Uganda Cranes will be part of Tanzania’s Usiku ya Uhuru (Independence Day Celebrations) after getting invited for a friendly game. The two East African Nations will face off at the National Stadium […]
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Virika School Of Nursing 2-day 24th Graduation Ceremony
By Claire Nayebare. A total of 324 graduands have walked away with Diplomas and certificates of Nursing and midwifery at Virika School of Nursing, and this marked the Institution’s 24th graduation ceremony. After a period of two years without having any graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 Pandemic and its devastating effects, Students have finally […]
Continue ReadingFort-portal: Grasshoppers Surface After Days Of Delay
Grasshoppers (Ensenene) which are bush crickets migrate and appear just twice a year, after the rainy seasons in November and May annually. The swarms are around for only a few days and it is a time of business and joy to the lovers of the special delicacy. In most places of Uganda, majority of the […]
Continue ReadingKabarole: All Children Below 5yrs To Vaccinate Against Polio
The Ministry of Health has said the mass vaccination for children aged five and below against the deadly strain of polio virus circulating in the country will be done in December 2021. The mass vaccination which will be house-to-house comes after the government received 10 million doses targeting 8.5 million children. Uganda was declared […]
Continue ReadingFr Muchocho Laid To Rest, Bishop Muhiirwa Hints On Security
The Rt Rev.Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki of Fortportal catholic diocese has urged people to remain vigilant and ensure safety during these unprecedented times especially during gatherings. This He said today while addressing hundreds of mourners at the send off ceremony of their beloved priest Rev.Fr Francis Muchocho Araali who passed on in the morning of […]
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Four Suspected Rebels Killed In Ntoroko
Four men suspected to be plotting subversive activities in Uganda have been killed from Ntoroko district. The four, allegedly part of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, were intercepted on Wednesday evening at Kisenge trading centre along the Fort Portal-Bundibugyo road. Mesearch Kawamara, the Ntoroko Resident District Commissioner said that a joint security team first intercepted the […]
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