Commodity Prices Hold Steady in Fort Portal despite Ongoing Fuel Crisis
By Sylvia Commodity prices in Fort Portal City have remained largely stable despite the ongoing fuel crisis in Uganda that has pushed transport costs upward in many parts of the country. A spot check conducted across key markets, including Kabundaire, Mpanga, and Katale Kenjara, revealed that most vendors have maintained their prices, opting not to […]
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Thousands Join Ecumenical Way of the Cross in Fort Portal as Leaders Call for Unity, Humility, & Justice
By Jubilee Radio Reporters Thousands of Christian faithful on Good Friday participated in the annual ecumenical Way of the Cross in Fort Portal City, in a strong public display of unity, prayer, and reflection on the suffering of Jesus Christ. Believers from different denominations, including Catholics, Anglicans, and the Orthodox Church, took part in the […]
Continue ReadingFort 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. […]
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