Fort Portal & Kabarole: UCE Candidates Complete UNEB Briefing as Examinations Commence Nationwide
Clare As the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) commences nationwide briefings for Senior Four candidates, hundreds of students in Fort Portal City today have completed their first paper, also known as the briefing session, ahead of the written examinations scheduled to begin next week. Across various schools in the tourism city and Kabarole District, supervisors […]
Continue ReadingKing Oyo Champions Tree Planting, Applauds Sports Excellence in Tooro Kingdom
In a continued effort to combat climate change and promote environmental conservation, the King of Tooro Kingdom, His Majesty Dr. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, has urged his subjects to prioritize tree planting as a means to safeguard the environment for future generations. Speaking during his ongoing Kingdom tour at Tooro Botanical Gardens in […]
Continue ReadingAmerican Tower Corporation Embarks on Tree Planting Drive for Climate Resilience
By Alice In a bold step towards environmental conservation and climate resilience, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, a leading telecom infrastructure provider, has partnered with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to restore tree cover in Uganda’s Central Forest Reserves. The initiative, launched today in Oruha Forest Reserve, Kyenjojo District, saw the planting of 33,330 […]
Continue ReadingKyenjojo: RDC Warns Against Deforestation as ATC, NFA Launch Tree Planting Drive
By Alice Kobusinge The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Kyenjojo, Ayesiga Julian Sarah, has cautioned the public against deforestation, wetland encroachment, and other destructive practices that are accelerating the effects of climate change. Speaking during a tree-planting exercise at Oruha Forest Reserve in Kyenjojo District, an initiative spearheaded by American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda in […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal City Sensitizes LC1s, Landlords on Garbage Management
By Kaboha Fort Portal City Central Division has launched a sensitization campaign to promote effective garbage management and restore the city’s glory as the cleanest in Uganda. The drive, led by Division Town Clerk Didas Muhanguzi, brings together LC1 chairpersons, landlords, Village Health Teams (VHTs), councilors, and enforcement officers. So far, two stakeholder meetings have […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal Farmers Trained in Modern Livestock Practices
Hundreds of livestock farmers from Fort Portal and neighboring districts have received training in modern animal husbandry practices during a workshop held at New Fort View Hotel in Fort Portal City. The training, organized by Conversion Feeds Uganda in partnership with Intraco Feeds, a Belgium-based company, attracted poultry, piggery, and dairy farmers from Kamwenge, […]
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Uganda to Mark World Food Day with Focus on Malnutrition and Sustainable Agriculture
Lucky Patrick The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze, has announced that Uganda will join the rest of the world in commemorating the 45th World Food Day on October 16, 2025, with a call to strengthen food and nutrition security amidst rising climate and economic challenges. The national celebrations will […]
Continue ReadingSt Theresa Girls Masindi Marks 50 years of Academic Excellence and Empowering Girl Child
Editorial Owned by the Congregation of Banyatereza Sisters, St. Theresa Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Nyamigisa–Masindi has marked its golden jubilee with a call to deepen prayer, cultivate determination, and emulate the virtues of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, who died at 24. Presiding at the thanksgiving Mass yesterday on what was also celebrated as […]
Continue ReadingKabarole: IRC Commission Buhara Water Scheme in Kicwamba
By lucky P Residents of Bwanika Parish, Kicwamba Sub-County, have a reason to celebrate after Kabarole District, in partnership with the International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commissioned the Buhara Gravity Piped Water Flow Scheme worth Shs 900 million. The scheme, aimed at curbing waterborne diseases […]
Continue ReadingKyenjojo: Two Family Members Hacked t Death
Lucky P Police in Kyenjojo District are investigating a gruesome incident in which a man and his elderly mother were hacked to death in Bulenge Zone, Kakuba Ward, Katooke Town Council, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Tumusiime Molly Teo, a 71-year-old peasant farmer, and her son […]
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