MTN Ready To Support Tooro Kingdom in Education, Health & Other Aspects
Clare Nayebare In about 8 days to the 200th Empango celebration, Tooro Kingdom in partnership with MTN Uganda has today hosted the county bicycle race grand finale, dubbed Empaaka ze’egali, an activity before the forthcoming Empaango, in engaging and unitingTooro people to prepare for the day. This follows the completion of bicycle race competitions in […]
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Yerya Blesses Fort Portal Diocese with 4 Priests Simultaneously
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, Ordinary of Fort Portal diocese, on Saturday August 6 2022, ordained 4 deacons into priesthood, and 6 seminarians into deaconate. This, was at our lady of holy rosary Yerya catholic parish, Fort Portal diocese where hundreds gathered for ordination mass. Among the attendees, were the […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Warns Public On Current Global Warming
The ordinary of Fort Portal catholic diocese, Rt. Rev Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, has cautioned the general public about global warming, and how best it can be avoided. In his speech to hundreds of congregants gathered at Yerya parish on Sunday, to witness the priestly and deaconate ordinations, the Bishop appreciated Hon. Minister Peace Regis […]
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Kabarole: EC Display of Villages Ends Successfully
Kabooha The Electoral Commission on Monday last week kicked off a 10-day exercise to display and confirm all the administrative units (villages and parishes) across the country. The exercise was embraced in Bunyangabu, Fort-portal and Kabarole district has been ongoing at Sub-county, Division and ward levels ahead of LC1 elections slated for next year […]
Continue ReadingBUNYANGABU: Residents Cautioned Against Degrading Kyatwa Hill
By Lucky Patrick The community surrounding Kyatwa Hill in Bunyangabu District has been cautioned against carrying out agricultural practices that destroy the land terrain. The Hill which has an elevation of 1,397 meters from the sea level and covers approximately 250 hectares of land, has approximately 600 families carrying out different agricultural practices which have […]
Continue ReadingWorry Looms As Parents Lack School Fees, Schools To Reopen Jan 2022
Editorial: As Schools Prepare to Open in January next year, Many parents in Fort-Portal are worried of where to get school fees saying that COVID-19 lock-down greatly affected their businesses. Birungi Constansio a parent in Kiyombya Bunyangabu District says she did not yield enough money as expected from her gardens due to restrictions such as […]
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World Wide Fund For Nature Launches shs3.9bn Green Jobs Project For Rwenzori Region.
By Editorial. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has launched a shs3.9 billion Green Jobs and Nature based solution project in the Rwenzori region. The four year project supported by the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) aims at addressing community vulnerabilities to increase resilience as well as empower women and youths to build […]
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20years of Naads, OWC invisible in Bunyangabu and Kabarole
By Augustine Kabooha When the government launched the National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) in 2001, the aim was to provide farmer education through provision of advisory services in order to improve farming practices in rural Uganda. The programme which was intended to help rural farmers apply scientific knowledge and research to their agricultural practices […]
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NUP Sets 30th March As Date For Anticipated Demonstrations In Tooro
By Augustine Kabooha. Opposition National Unity Platform NUP Party has announced date for the long waited peaceful demonstrations in the selected seven (7) districts of Tooro Kingdom. Innocent Natukunda NUP team leader Tooro region says they have already notified security about the planned activities on the fateful day Speaking to us Natukunda revealed […]
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Fortportal FDC Offices Closed Over Rent Arrears.
By Augustin Kabooha. The regional offices of opposition Forum for Democratic Change FDC located along Ruhandika Street in Fort-portal City have been closed by landlord over rent arrears. The situation which has lasted for more than a month has paralyzed party business in the Tooro/Rwenzori Region since the offices act as coordination center for areas […]
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