NTOROKO: Submerged schools fail to reopen
EDITORIAL Education, The district chairperson Ntoroko district has stated that all schools that were affected by the rising water levels of Lake Albert in Kanara Sub County have been able to reopen immediately for the academic year. Kasoro says four schools, which include Umoja, Kachwamkumu, Kanara and Rwangara primary schools, have not been able to […]
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Benjamin Nyakoojo Humbled For First National Team Summon
By JOSHUA .A. BACWA Uganda Revenue Football Club centre back Benjamin Nyakoojo Araali is pleased having been summoned to the Uganda team preparing for the upcoming international build up matches in Europe and Asia. Nyakoojo confessed to 105.6 Jubilee Radio Sports Department that the summon is truly humbling and motivates him to work extra […]
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Benjamin Nyakoojo Earns His Maiden Call To The Uganda Cranes
By JOSHUA .A. BACWA Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic has summoned a team of 44 players in preparation for the upcoming international build up matches in Europe and Asia. Uganda will play five international build up matches against Iceland, Botosani and Moldova in Turkey.Two other build ups will be held in Asia; against Iraq […]
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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 […]
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Police FC Continues Their Resurgence Leaving Tooro United Reeling
By Joshua A. Bacwa Police beat Tooro United in a Uganda Premier league game played at Buhinga Stadium in Fort Portal Tourism City. Former Kitara Fc striker Brian Mayanja Mululi, Juma Balinya and Tonny Mawejje scored a goal each as Police jumped out of the relegation zone. It’s the successive win for Police who recently […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingNew Kampala ArchBishop:
EDITORIAL Bishop Paul Ssemogerere takes over from late Cyprian LwangaBishop Paul Ssemogerere has been confirmed as the new Archbishop of Kampala archdiocese by Pope Francis. Bishop Ssemogerere’s appointment was confirmed on Thursday, December 9, 2021 by the Apostolic Nunciature to Uganda, Archbishop Luigi Bianco at Lubaga Cathedral. Ssemogerere replaces late Cyprian Kizito Lwanga who was […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingGBV Prevalence in Uganda remains high despite efforts to address it says US Ambassador Natalie.
The United States Ambassador to Uganda HE Natalie E Brown has called upon cultural leaders and other stakeholders to commit themselves and form a collective effort to eliminate all violence against women and girls in Uganda. Speaking during her visit to Gender based Violence shelter in Bwaise, HE Natalie said that concerted efforts are […]
Continue ReadingNtoroko district authorities have decried the devastating effects of being a refugee-hosting community
Editorial According to the authorities, they are facing a number of challenges, some of which are likely to hinder the resumption of schools once the government reopens them following the ongoing influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. William Kasoro, the Ntoroko District LC V chairperson, says that he was shocked when he […]
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