UGANDA’S NWSC HOSTS 94TH AfWASA SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL COUNCIL MEETING
KAMPALA: The 94th meeting of the African Water & Sanitation Association Scientific and Technical Council…
UGANDA’S NWSC HOSTS 94TH AfWASA SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL COUNCIL MEETING
KAMPALA: The 94th meeting of the African Water & Sanitation Association Scientific and Technical Council yesterday kicked off at the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) International Resource Centre (IREC/NWSC) in Kampala. Among the objectives of the 94th AfWASA STC session is to bring together African Stakeholders and their partners around the theme “Disruptive Technology…
Former Minister condemns violence against clergy/church
By Western Focus Team Former Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye has condemned the acts of violence that some Christians in Sheema district extended to church, religious leaders/the clergy in West Ankole Diocese. Tumwesigye described the ‘ugly incidents’ attacks on churches as very unfortunate. In 2014, misunderstandings broke out between a cross section…
Mourners, MPs ‘face off’ at Obadiah Rushambuza’s burial.
With the increasing cases of Ugandans being referred abroad for treatment, Some Ugandans are not happy with the trend and they want it to stop. They want government to equip and modernize the existing hospitals in the country.
Bushenyi Pupils fail to show up for PLE
By Western Focus Team Authorities in Greater Bushenyi region have expressed concern over cases of pupils dropping out of schools before completing primary seven. The Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Emmy Ngabirano said today he monitored the ongoing Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and discovered that a number of some pupils who had registered for…
Bishop Twinomujuni warns MPs, public on stress
By Chris Mugasha The Bishop of Diocese of West Ankole the Rt. Rev Johnson Twinomujuni has cautioned people especially the leaders not to let the demands and expectations of their constituencies take away their lives. Twinomujuni said leaders especially MPs are facing a lot of pressure because their electorates expect a lot from them on…
Kampala Business mogul Obadia Rushambuza dead
By Chris Mugasha Kampala, Western region and Bushenyi in particular are mourning the untimely death of one of the prominent pillar, business mogul Obadia Ntebekeine Rushambuza. The different social media pages are awash with the news of the untimely death of Ntebekeine a great man and role model to many. His Brother Lay. Canon Apollo…
Invest in training members, Co-operatives told.
By Chris Mugasha Leaders of Cooperative Societies have been challenged to invest in training their members/people instead of only concentrating on making profits to declare at the end of the year. Robert Asiimwe, a senior Institutional development officer from Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) said one of the core objectives of cooperatives is to invest…
Bushenyi elder lashes at Speaker Among over Timbitwire case.
By Chris Mugasha Following the arrest and remanding of the embattled woman who slapped a police traffic officer in Kampala, an elder in Bushenyi district has come out to defend and sympathize with the woman. Mzee William Mukaira an elder has come out to defend Mercy Tibitwire Bashisha saying the public should wait to…
The money for ‘one bottle of beer gives you 40jellycans of water’-says NWSC Boss
NWSC defends water charges By Chris Mugasha The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have reiterated that the charges they levy on water remains the cheapest. The Managing Director Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha said it is surprising to find that Ugandans complain over the money they spend on water but they never complain on the…
Bweranyangi Girls’ ss speaks out on the RDC saga.
The girl in social media is not our student-HM By Western Focus Team Authorities of Bweranyangi Girls Secondary school have clarified on the photos of a girl which have gone viral on social media. According to the headmistress Molly Buhwairoha the girl in the photo purported to be a student of Bweranyangi is not…
