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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Fort Portal: Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Bicycle Races Leave City Dwellers Yearning for More
Fort Portal: Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Bicycle Races Leave Residents Yearning for More Businesses operating in Fort Portal city, have yesterday come to a standstill following the Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Bicycle Races in the area. Observably, over 1000 spectators hit the streets to cheer up their preferred Candidate among the 98 […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal: Local Revenue Tax Increases After Introduction of IRAS
By Sylvia Fort Portal City has reportedly registered a steady progress in increased taxes collected, following the introduction of the new mode of paying the local revenue tax known as integrated revenue administration system (IRAS). According to the secretary finance Fort Portal city council, who doubles as the worker’s councilor in the […]
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Fort Portal : City Council to Issue Food Hygiene Certificates to Vendors
By Sylvia The Fort Portal city council is set to issue food hygiene certificates to all the hotel owners, street food vendors and restaurants with an aim of improving on the food hygiene standards in the city. According to Asaba Edison Ruyonga, the city mayor, the process of issuing certificates is going […]
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Fort Portal: City Council Blamed for Failure to Control Garbage
Fort Portal city Boda Boda riders Association ,Fins Medical University and Fort Portal Women Intercessors have today joined the central division council authorities to conduct a monthly cleaning exercise. The monthly routine exercise which was led by the Boda boda riders focused on maintaining cleanliness of the Lorry Park and Nyakaseke taxi park in […]
Continue ReadingProperty Worth 180M Destroyed in Kabundaire Fire Out Break
By Sylvia. Police in Fort Portal are investigating circumstances under which fire gutted charcoal and wood kiosks in Kabundaire market, leaving people’s businesses and property damaged. The Incident According to the Rwenzori West police spokesperson Vincent Twesigye, today at around 5:00pm fire fort brigade portal received an alarm call through the fireman […]
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F/P North Division Councilors Protest Over Delayed Payment
By Sylvia. The Fort Portal North division councilors, led by their speaker, have protested over delayed payment of their emoluments by the Fort Portal city for about 8 months. The incident It was yesterday morning, when angry councilors led by a one Rose Kajubu, stormed the Karambi North division headquarters. While at Karambi in the […]
Continue ReadingRecognize who you are if you are to be like the beloved disciple – Bishop Muhiirwa to Christians
The Bishop of Fort Portal catholic Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki has asked Christians to strive to recognize who they are if they are to be like the beloved disciple. While delivering his homily yesterday during the Bishop’s day at the Bishop’s residence in Kijanju Fort Portal city, Bishop Muhiirwa said that Christians […]
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Fort Portal: Catholic Church Clears off Air on Recent Murders
Kabooha Following the recent murder that saw two dead bodies dumped at the premises of Catholic Town Church and Kabarole main Mosque along Laggard Road in Fort portal City, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Baguma of St. Charles Lwanga Town parish in Fort Portal has come out to speak about the incidents. The cases The rising […]
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