Namugongo Foot Pilgrims Urged to Walk During Day for Safety
Clare Nayebare Foot pilgrims from the Rwenzori region can rest assured of enhanced security throughout their annual pilgrimage to Namugongo for the Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations on June 3rd this year. The assurance was given by the Rwenzori West Regional Police Commander, RPC James Ruwheza, during a security meeting held at Virika Hill yesterday. The […]
Continue ReadingRotary Club Empowers Locals with Training in Sanitary Pad Manufacturing
In a promising development for girls in Kyenjojo district, a new program has emerged spearheaded by the Rotary e-Club of Uganda Global, in collaboration with Eco-Pads Company, aiming to produce reusable sanitary towels locally. This initiative, part of the “Butiiti Adopt a Community Global Grant Project” valued at 1.2 billion Shillings, was officially launched […]
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Embrace Upcoming Population Census Exercise- Bishop Muhiirwa to Christians
Bishop Robert K Muhiirwa, the Local ordinary of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese has urged Christians to embrace the Government’s population census program for 2024. The upcoming census, themed ‘It matters to be counted,’ is scheduled to take place from May 10th to May 19th this year. Addressing congregants yesterday during Sunday Mass at St. […]
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MTN Boosts Namugongo Preparations with 15 Million Shillings Donation to Anglican Church Midwestern Cluster
Clare MTN Uganda, a telecommunications company has significantly contributed 15 million Shillings to aid the preparations for the upcoming Uganda Martyrs’ celebrations at the Namugongo Anglican Shrine. The donation was on Friday May 3rd 2024, presented to Bishop Reuben Kisembo Amooti of Ruwenzori Diocese, who also chairs the Midwestern Cluster at St.Johns Cathedral in […]
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Appeals Court Clears Kyenjojo Woman MP, Dismisses Case With Costs
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has last week on Friday dismissed with costs a case in which Hon Spellanza Baguma Muhenda, had appealed the Fort Portal High Court ruling dismissing her petition challenging the victory of Faith Kunihira. On Friday, May 03, 2024, the appeals Court in Kampala cleared Hon Faith Kunihira based on […]
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Don’t tell me Lack of Jobs, But Lack of Vision – Museveni Rallies Ugandans
EDITORIAL President Yoweri Museveni says Ugandans should stop attributing unemployment to the lack of jobs in the country but blame themselves for lacking vision of implementing his 4 acre model he has advocated since 1996. This was in his speech at the International Labour Day celebrations at the Mukabura grounds, in Fort Portal under […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Identifies Despising Jobs as Primary Contributor to Youth Unemployment
Alice During the Labor Day and St. Joseph the Worker celebrations yesterday, Bishop Robert Muhiirwa of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese cautioned public against the despising certain types of work. Speaking at the Brothers of St. Joseph the Worker gathering at Saaka Novitiate in Kicwamba, Kabarole district, Bishop Muhiirwa highlighted how many Ugandans are unemployed […]
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Bishop Franzeli worried Over Increasing Unemployment Amidst Available Labour Force
Kenneth Musiimenta The Uganda Episcopal Conference Social Communications Commission Chairman, Rt. Rev. Joseph Franzeli has noted with concern over the persistent lack of jobs amidst the high human resource in the country. In a survey conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) dubbed National Labour Force Survey 2021, it is specified that out […]
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More Financial Support Required for Namugongo Preparations – Bishop Kisembo
Alice Kobusinge Rt. Rev. Reuben Kisembo Amooti, the Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese and Chairperson of the Midwestern Uganda cluster, is calling on all Christians and well-wishers to lend their support in preparing for the upcoming Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations, set to take place on the 3rd of June at the Anglican shrine site in Namugongo […]
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Politics Not Entertainment: Ugandans Urged to Prioritize Substance Over Spectacle
By Sylvia Ugandans have been urged by General Mugisha Muntu, former presidential candidate of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), to view politics with a sense of soberness, emphasizing that it should not be seen as mere entertainment. Muntu stresses that political engagement should be grounded in a deeper understanding that it is not […]
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