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 Rubirizi district has been selected to host this year’s World Wetlands day. According to the district leaders, the function is slated to take place on 2nd February 2025 at Katerera play grounds in Katerera town council. The Rubirizi district Chief Administrative Officer Edward Kasagara said President Yoweri Museveni is expected to preside…
By Chris Mugasha Five top officials of a SACCO in Bushenyi district have been arrested for allegedly causing the collapse of the SACCO. The arrested officials have been leaders of Bumbeire SACCO in Bumbeire Sub County which has since closed its operations. They are being accused of mismanaging the SACCO where over 2000 members/shareholders have…
By Western Focus Team KAMPALA/KABALE: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda The Most Rev. Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has begun his farewell visits to Dioceses across the Province. The Church of Uganda’s/Province is composed of 39dioceses. According to Sadiiki Adams the Church of Uganda’s communications officer/Archbishop’s press secretary, Archbishop Kaziimba is set to…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Residents of six villages in Nyakabirizi Division Bushenyi/Ishaka Municipality have got a tide of relief after the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) bailing them out of water crisis. The villages which include Irembezi, Matyazo and Nyakahita A, Nyakahita B, Muhire, and Rwemishwa had remained un-served due to their hard-to-reach status….
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Amidst teachers strike, the Bishop of Diocese of West Ankole Rt. Rev Johnson Twinomujuni has challenged teachers at all levels to live exemplary lifestyle before the children/students they teach. The Bishop said everything that a teacher does infront of a child/student has got an impact on the young generation. “You teach…
SACCO petitions government on tea stabilization and a single regulatory. By Chris Mugasha Delegates of Kyamuhunga People’s SACCO (KYAPS) yesterday elected new leaders on its Board of Directors (BOD) with a call on the new leadership to manage, sustain and double the growth of the SACCO. Paul Kahiigi Turyamureba was re-elected unopposed to spearhead KYAPS’s…
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 Western Focus Team KAMPALA: The Catholic Bishops of Uganda are expected in Rome for their ad limina apostolorum visit, marking the second group of African Bishops to meet Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks as part of the periodic Vatican pilgrimages. Sources at the Catholic Secretariat – Nsambya and reports by The Vatican News…
By Chris Mugasha Lake Kakyera is a shallow lake found in Mid South Western Uganda in Kirihura District. It is one of the little known water bodies in the Country! Known for its rich fish and bird species, L. Kakyera is one of the unmissable places for travelers exploring L. Mburo National park in Western…