By Chris Mugasha The long week high level continental 22nd African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) International Congress and Exhibition (ICE) ended on Thursday. This has been Uganda’s 4th time hosting the event that pulled over 1000 delegates and exhibitors from 40 countries. The delegates gathered at Munyonyo in Kampala to discuss opportunities and challenges…
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…
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…
Kanungu: In a significant community meeting held recently, at Kyabahanga Bridge in Mashako Village, Nyamirama Sub- County in Kanungu district where the restoration project was recently launched by the area Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Ambrose Mwesigye, local government leaders urged the prioritization of environmental conservation while avoiding personal gains. The meeting, chaired by Kanungu District…
By Chris Mugasha. Kampala, Uganda; The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has launched a 4 year ambitious Corporate Plan aimed at expanding water and sanitation services to more Ugandans. The plan for 2024-2027, themed “Water and Sanitation for All,” builds on the corporation’s achievements over the past three years, during which it increased its…
By Chris Mugasha Unlike in urban areas where water flowing from a tap is normal, in some areas, a site with water flowing from a tap becomes like ‘tourist attraction’! This is what happened recently in Omukayuya trading centre in Karungu Sub County in Buhweju district when National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) opened a…
By Western Focus Team Officials from the Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) office have caused the arrest of one person for soliciting bribes from PDM funds beneficiaries. According to a statement from the RDC’s office, Muhammad Congo of Rubare cell, Butare ward- Kyamuhunga town council in Bushenyi district was rounded up today. The RDC’s team…
Leaders in Kanungu District seized the occasion of the belated NRM Liberation Day celebrations to petition the government for the expansion of the tarmac road network from Kanungu Town to Kambuga via Enengo, linking to Rukungiri, a vital route for the district. The event held recently, at the Bishop Comboni College playground, featured Major General…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: A total of 421 coffee farmers across the sub counties of Bushenyi district on Tuesday left the district stores with a smile on their faces! This followed a release of 840 bags of fertilizer which were handed over to the coffee farmers. The function that was presided over by the Bushenyi…
By Chris Mugasha Local leaders from Kiruhura district were on Friday left speechless after touring the Bushenyi based banana factory. The leaders instead turned against the saboteurs of the project. “We are surprised to see such a development in our region and the country at large,” said the Kiruhura district chairman Mukago Rutetebya. “What is…