Bishop Muhiirwa Urges Learners to Detach from Material Things
Alice The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa, has urged learners to embrace the spirit of detachment from material possessions, saying happiness does not depend on the things one owns. Preaching during the Laudato Si Green Festival held at Saaka Holy Cross Novitiate in Fort Portal City, Bishop Muhiirwa encouraged […]
Continue ReadingTooro Muslims Ask Omukama for More Cabinet Slots
Editorial Muslim leaders in Tooro have asked Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I to include more Muslims in his cabinet. Speaking during Juma prayers yesterday attended by the King at Kabarole Main Mosque in Fort Portal City, Tooro Muslim District Khadi Sheikh Abdu Karim Hakim said the request is not for an all-Muslim cabinet, but for […]
Continue ReadingKahunge Parish Priest Prays for Candidates ahead of UNEB
By Our Reporter The Kahunge Catholic Parish Priest in Fort Portal Diocese, Rev. Fr. Benedicto Kakwezi Araali, has joined other religious leaders in praying for candidates ahead of the 2026 academic year examinations. Fr. Kakwezi made the prayer today at his office at Kahunge Catholic Parish headquarters, dedicating Primary Seven, Senior Four and Senior Six […]
Continue ReadingKyegegwa: Police Investigate Triple Murder ; Sniffer Dog Leads to Two Arrest
Police in Kyegegwa District are investigating the murder of three people at Karokalungi village, Nkanja Sub-county. The victims are 28-year-old Kansiime Christine, her one-year-and-three-month-old daughter Miracle, and Joan A, a 19-year-old domestic worker at the home, whose bodies were discovered on Thursday around one in the afternoon by a neighbour, who alerted other residents and […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal Residents Troubled by Weak Shilling, Higher Taxes and Rising Prices
Kaboha Residents of Fort Portal City are raising concern over a weakening shilling, rising commodity prices and higher taxes on retail shops. Traders in the city center and in Mpanga and Kabudaire markets say local property taxes, new fuel levies and falling consumer spending are pushing small businesses toward closure unless taxes are reviewed and […]
Continue ReadingSubjects call for restoration of Tooro Kingdom constitution, Welcome Reappointment of Armstrong Rwomire as Premier
Kaboha Tooro Kingdom subjects have welcomed the reappointment of Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki as the interim Prime Minister (Omuhikirwa) while calling for the formal restoration and respect of the kingdom’s constitution Alongside celebrations, local residents, youths and elders are urgently demanding the reinstallation of the kingdom’s constitution, which has remained suspended since 2012 by late […]
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Kabarole, Fort Portal City Beat Measles-Rubella Vaccination Targets
Sylvia K Kabarole District and Fort Portal City have exceeded their targets in the measles-rubella vaccination campaign, which ended this week. Health officials say 43,060 children aged zero to five were vaccinated in Kabarole, against a target of 38,783. That is 111 per cent of the target. According to Catherine Kemigabo, the Kabarole District Senior […]
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Omukama Nyabongo Urges Action to Protect River Mpanga
By Our Reporter His Royal Majesty Omukama Edwaerd Rukidi Nyabongo the First has called for continued efforts to protect River Mpanga, which is under pressure from a growing population and falling water levels. The Omukama said these yesterday at Kalya Courts Fort Portal City, where he was the special guest at the sixteenth annual Uganda […]
Continue Reading20 NYSC Graduates Rescued After Kidnap in Nigeria
EDITORIAL Twenty young Nigerian graduates who were kidnapped in Imo State have been rescued. The graduates were travelling from Ibadan to attend training for the National Youth Service Corps, known as NYSC, in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. They were kidnapped on October 1st after gunmen attacked two buses they were travelling in along the […]
Continue ReadingKyegegwa Duty Bearers Equipped on Gender-Responsive Laws
By Our Reporter Action for Development, ACFODE, has equipped duty bearers in Kyegegwa District with knowledge on gender-responsive laws and policies, in a two-day workshop. The workshop, organised in partnership with EIRENE International, was held at Katente Country Resort. It brought together chiefs, Community Development Officers, district officials, police officers, media practitioners and other stakeholders. […]
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