UNICEF has under its program keeping children learning, safe and alive donated 162 bicycles to the Rwenzori diocese. Handing over the bicycles to the Reverend at St Johns cathedral, the Rwenzori diocese UNICEF focal person Rev Kalyebara Stephen said UNICEF is using the church structures to implement its programs of good health, nutrition and PMTCT […]
Kijura town council has passed budget estimates of 383,199,853 shillings for the financial year 2010/2012 under the theme improved service delivery and sustainable development. Presenting the budget before council yesterday the mayor kijura town council William Manyindo Nayera said that shillings 39,412,350 will be locally raised while Uganda shillings 343,787,503 will be got from the […]
Police in fort portal are holding a laboratory technician from Buhinga regional referral hospital for soliciting a bribe from a patient. The police have identified the suspect as Mwanguhya George aged 52 years and resident of Karambi SubCounty in Kabarole district. The victim who has been identified as Bakunda Deograsious says the lab technician asked for 150,000 shillings […]
The police rapid response unit in fort portal Kabarole district has nabbed three suspected opium and mairungi dealers in fort portal town. The trio have been identified as Steven Byaruhanga 42 years a resident of Kyanduru in Mugusu sub county, Clovis Mwesige 20 a brick layer in Gweri parish Karambi sub county and Joseph Kwikiriza, […]
As the Rwenzori diocese celebrates its golden Jubilee, a lot of challenges have been realized ranging from social economical spiritually among others according to Bishop Reuben Kisembo. The bishop decries the ever increase moral decadence, sexual immorality, corruption, excessive drinking of alcohol among other drugs among believers. He reveals that the prosperity among believers has […]
Flavia Kisembo, 70, is a happy woman today. In 2002, Kisembo was a miserable village grandmother as she considered the future of her remaining two HIV positive grand children. Kisembo had lost three of her children, a son and two daughters to HIV/AIDS. Some of her grandchildren also died from the same disease. When the […]
The body of late Fr. John William Kaliba has been laid to rest at Virika diocese cemetery in fort portal municipality. Fr. Kaliba a born of Mperre Village, Kiboha Parish, Mugusu Sub County in Kabarole District, has been working as a priest of Witch buck Parish in South Africa. He passed away at 58 years. […]
Banana farmers in Kabarole district have expressed concern over the government’s failure to fluffily sensitize them on how to control Banana Bacteria Wilt disease which they say has affected their produce. Nyakato Rubombora a farmer in Rwimi Town Council Bunyangabu County says half of her two hectare banana plantation has been attacked. Nyakato says that […]
The director of Egabu Za Tooro a cultural troupe in Tooro region, Stephen Rwagweri has been arrested in Fort portal and transferred to Old Kampala police station following high court orders. Robert Barozi the complainant says Rwagweri had a debt of 33 million shillings which he failed to clear after signing a contract with Barozi […]
The one year old Kijura town council in Burahya county Kabarole district has fulfilled the dreams of its inhabitants Manyindo William the town council mayor has said. Manyindo says that through the government program of community driven development, more people have been mobilized and encouraged on how to form SACCOs to access easy credit for […]