By Western Focus Team BUSHENYI: A group of seven Doctors who studied alongside Dr. Celestine Barigye at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) between 1991 and 1996 visited him at his home in Kyeitembe, Central Division, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality over the weekend. The team, led by Prof. Frank Rubabinda Asiimwe a Consultant Urologist, and lead…
By Chris Mugasha In a twist of events, two former ministers in Sheema District who were defeated in the last NRM primaries have bounced back with overwhelming support. Provisional results indicate that Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu who is the Senior Presidential advisor is leading in Sheema South against the incumbent Prof. Elijah Mushemeza. In Sheema North,…
By Aggrey Twesigye MBARARA: Police in Mbarara city are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 19-year-old student of Ntare School. Elvis Magambo who was a senior five student at Ntare School was reportedly stabbed by unidentified attackers before his body was dumped in River Rwizi. It is alleged that the deceased went missing from…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: City tycoon Dr. AlHajji. Hassan Bassajjabalaba has announced a mega plan to grow Bushenyi/Ishaka Municipality. Bassajjabalaba the Bushenyi district NRM chairman said he has already finalized plans of establishing a mega project at Rweibango in Nyakabirizi Division which will increase the population in the area and in the periphery. This…
By Chris Mugasha Authorities of both primary and secondary schools have been challenged not to sit on the children’s/student’s talents but to invest in developing them (talents.) William Ngabirano the dean of students Kyambogo University said schools should not think that sports promote their schools alone but they (sports) also help the students individually. Ngabirano…
By Chris Mugasha As tempers flare between candidates and their supporters in the on-going NRM party primaries, the Bishop of Diocese of West Ankole Rt. Rev Johnson Twinomujuni has come out to express his concern over the manner in which some candidates and their supporters are ‘behaving.’ In a message released today Sunday morning,…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Hundreds of people yesterday thronged the home of Paul Kahiigi Turyamureba in Rwanshetsya in Kyamuhunga sub county Bushenyi district to witness the official launching of his manifesto and campaign trail in the on-going NRM party parliamentary primaries. Kahiigi the former Bushenyi district Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) secretary general excited his…
By Aggrey Twesigye MBARARA: The Igara West Member of Parliament, Louis Gafa Mbwatekamwa, who is seeking for the Mbarara city mayoral seat on the NRM ticket, has accused fellow aspirants of plotting to derail his nomination. Addressing his supporters at the Mbarara city bus park on Saturday, Mbwatekamwa alleged that fellow contenders in the race have petitioned…
By Aggrey Twesigye Kampala: Government has been petitioned to support the establishment of a cancer cell line laboratory to advance cancer research using local herbal medicines. The proposed facility would focus on identifying indigenous plants with the potential to treat various types of cancer which is estimated to be affecting about 33,000 Ugandans every year….
By Western Focus Team SHEEMA: Pupils, parents and staff at Rwengiri Primary School in Sheema District are in shock following a catastrophe that hit the school yesterday leaving two pupils dead. The lightning that struck a classroom during a heavy downpour also left 15 pupils injured and in coma. The police have identified the dead…