Fort Portal City Residents Threaten to Demonstrate Over Poor Quality Street Lights
Kabooha Fort-portal Tourism City residents have criticized authorities for installing poor quality street lights at the expense of taxpayers’ money which tantamounts to felony and lack of value for money. The lights, which were recently erected along Lugard road, Kyebambe Road and Balya road are not working equivalent to the amount of funds accounted […]
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Endeavor to Plant Indigenous Trees for the Good of the Environment – Bishop Muhiirwa
Alice The Bishop of Fort Portal catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa has launched the distribution of indigenous tree seedling to the youth of Fort Portal diocese, as one way of protecting the environment in the spirit of Laudato si. He launched the distribution yesterday at St. Adolf Ongoing Formation Center in Mukabura […]
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Sr.Tuhaise DST Finally Laid to Rest
The body of Rev.Sr. Mary Tuhaise Abooki 41, a Munyatereza nun has finally been buried yesterday , a day after her death. Sr Tuhaise,a nurse who succumbed to breast cancer at Mulago Cancer Institute Kampala on Friday August 11,was laid to rest on Sunday August 13, at Banyatereza Sisters cemetery Kinyamasika, in Fort Portal […]
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Fort Portal Farmers Tipped on Utilizing Agroecology to Address Climate Change
Clare Nayebare Farmers in Fort Portal and the Rwenzori region have been called upon to embrace Agroecology as one way of addressing the current global threat of climate change and global warming. The call, has been made by Paul Kusiima, an Agroecologist at Food-Feed- Forest (Triple F) Agroecology demonstration center, based in Kigarama […]
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Kyaka Fails to Defend the Tooro Kingdom Masaza Trophy
The Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Cup 2nd Edition has finally come to an end in a thrilling event hosted at Buhinga Stadium in Fort Portal City. In the second game played between Kyaka and Mwenge South the finals qualifiers, the defending Champion Kyaka County, failed to defend the trophy after losing to Mwenge South 2-1 […]
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Fort Portal: Newly Recruited City Staff Summoned by State House Anti Corruption Unit
By Sylvia The state house Anti corruption unit has summoned the Twenty three newly recruited staff of Fort Portal City, to the State house head offices Kampala. In a letter dated August 11, 2023 copied to the resident city commissioner and the city clerk, all the 23 recruited staff are supposed to […]
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RFPJ Pushes for the National Transitional Justice Law
The Rwenzori Forum For Peace and Justice (RFPJ) is advocating for the consideration and passing of the National Transitional Justice Law by the Parliament of Uganda, as a way of addressing the issues confronting victims of various conflicts and wars in Uganda. In a one day advocacy training for the leaders of […]
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Two ADF Killed, Three More Children Rescued by UPDF FARDC in Congo
By Sylvia. The joint operation by the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF), and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo ( FARDC) operating in Mwalika Valley under the 15th battalion, has yesterday rescued three children who had been captured by ADF. The rescue, followed the UPDF- FARDC’s encounter with a group of […]
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Fort Portal : Deputy City Clerk, His Accomplices Arrested Over Abuse of Office
By Sylvia The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) detectives, have arrested and detained the Fort Portal deputy City Clerk Richard Kagaba Ndora, and three other employees over abuse of office. The other three City council members arrested, include Simon Karamagi the Chief Finance Officer, Kyomuhendo Suzan the acting secretary of the City Service […]
Continue ReadingTaxpayers Win Prizes as URA Starts Campaign to Promote E-Receipt in Fort Portal
Lucky Patrick The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), has embarked on a campaign to create awareness of the use of electronic receipts, dubbed the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) in Tooro sub-region The EFRIS, is an initiative under the Domestic Revenue Mobilization Program, whose aim is to address the tax administration challenges […]
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