Fort Portal: Ghetto Children Still Home Due to Lack of School Requirements
Kaboha One week after the opening of schools for the 2026 academic year, learners who stay in the ghettos of Fort portal Tourism City have not yet reported as parents face a burden of meeting school requirement. Schools in Uganda officially reopen for the 2026 1st term on February 10, 2026 after a postponement from […]
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Fort Portal: Tech-Aided Malpractice Worries Invigilators Ahead of 2025 UNEB Exams
Clare A total of 140 invigilators and chief invigilators from 30 schools have been briefed on the dos and don’ts ahead of the forthcoming UNEB Secondary Examinations, particularly in light of the ongoing curriculum reforms. The briefing, which included examination officials that double as teachers, was held earlier today at St. Leo’s College Kyegobe in […]
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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 […]
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Two Dead in Fatal Road Crash at Kabegira, Fort Portal-Kampala Highway
By Lucky Patrick Tragedy struck this morning at Kabegira along the Fort Portal–Kampala highway when a speeding vehicle knocked down a motorcycle, killing two people instantly. According to police reports from Kabarole Central Police Station, the accident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. when a Toyota Noah, registration number UBQ 006W, grey in color, lost […]
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Appeals Court Clears Kyenjojo Woman MP, Dismisses Case With Costs
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has last week on Friday dismissed with costs a case in which Hon Spellanza Baguma Muhenda, had appealed the Fort Portal High Court ruling dismissing her petition challenging the victory of Faith Kunihira. On Friday, May 03, 2024, the appeals Court in Kampala cleared Hon Faith Kunihira based on […]
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Fort Portal: City Council Starts Wetland Gazzetment
By Sylvia The Fort Portal Tourism City has started a process of gazetting all its major wetlands with the sole aim of safe guarding them against encroachers. Samuel Musana the Fort Portal Tourism City senior Physical Planner, says that so far, a total of Thirty seven (37)wetlands have been earmarked and gazzeted. […]
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Fort Portal: Suspected madman kills 3 Siblings, Injures 2
By Sylvia Police in Fort Portal are investigating circumstances under which a suspected mad man killed his siblings and injured two in Rwengoma B2 cell, Rwengoma ward, and central division Fort Portal city. The suspect has been identified as Brian Mutegeki 20, a peasant and a resident of the same area. […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal: Worry Looms as Kabundaire shooting Leaves One Critically Injured
Clare Nayebare Traders operating from Kabundaire market in Fort Portal City have expressed fears over their security in the facility, following a Wednesday standoff between police and a one trader that caused injuries. The territorial Police in Fort Portal City, at CPS Central Wednesday morning registered a case of shooting at Kabundere market in Fort […]
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Fort Portal : Over 50 Suspects Aligned Before Grade 1 Magistrate Court
By Sylvia The Rwenzori west police have last week sanctioned files of over 50 suspected wrong doers who have reportedly been terrorizing the community through stealing their property. According to Vincent Twesige,the Rwenzori West police spokesperson, 99 people were arrested and 54 aligned to court in a one week operation. “The majority that […]
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