World Food Day: NWSC’s catchment restoration work offers a lesson for Uganda’s food security

By Chris Mugasha MBARARA: As Uganda celebrates World Food Day, attention will focus on farmers, food production, markets, nutrition and agricultural innovation. However, one critical resource underpins the entire food system: water. Without reliable water supplies, farmers struggle to produce crops, livestock cannot thrive, food-processing industries face disruptions, and communities become more vulnerable to food…

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Security investigating eight Bushenyi SACCOs over fraud.

By Chris Mugasha Bushenyi district authorities have launched investigations into the operations of about eight Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs.) According to the Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Robert Atuhaire, there are lots of reports of fraud and mismanagement in these SACCOs. He said they have already sent reports to the ministry of trade…

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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…

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Bushenyi district authorities name six HIV/AIDS hotspots.

By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Ahead of the World AIDS Day celebrations, Authorities of Bushenyi District have named areas with high HIV prevalence rate in the district. The areas which have been tagged as hot spots with consistently higher HIV burden are; Kizinda town, Butare, Mashonga, Rwentuha town council, Ishaka and Akashanda trading centre in Kakanju…

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Meet Ariho Moses, the Man behind Kituzi

Bushenyi District’s urbanization and industrialization have remained at a slow pace not because it lacks investors/people who are able but it’s because residents have neglected their home area to cause the desired social and economic growth.   Surprisingly those who have not helped the district to ‘grow’ are always part of people who always lament…

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Igara Tea Factory Shareholders Urge Museveni to Intervene as DFCU Bank Moves to Auction Assets.

By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI, Uganda: Shareholders of Igara Growers Tea Factory in Bushenyi District have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the government to intervene and save the embattled tea-processing company from a looming auction of its mortgaged assets over an outstanding bank loan of approximately Shs5 billion. Other sources indicate that the factory…

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Masheruka Girls Seeks Funding to Complete Jessica Alupo Science Block in Sheema.

By Hillary Keingana and Chris Mugasha SHEEMA, Uganda: Masheruka Girls Secondary School in Sheema District has appealed for financial and infrastructural support to complete the Jessica Alupo Science Block, a project aimed at strengthening science education for girls amid rising student enrolment and the demands of Uganda’s competency-based curriculum. During a visit to the school…

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Rotary Club recognises conservationists in Greater Bushenyi.

By chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: The Rotary Clubs from Greater Bushenyi (Kabwohe, Bushenyi and Rubirizi) over the weekend hosted Rotarians, Rotaractors and Friends from the Western Uganda at Rukararwe PWRD to celebrate Ankole Cultural night. This was part of the Rotary Western Mega fellowship, which brought together the Rotary clubs/Rotarians/Rotaractors from the Western region and beyond….

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Rukararwe wins prostate-cancer research project

By Chris Mugasha Men with worries of developing prostate cancer should have no more worries as scientists and herbalists have teamed up to intensify research on prostate cancer treatment using a combination of traditional herbal medicine. The government through the ministry of science and technology has extended a support of Sh200million to Rukararwe Partnership Workshop…

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Bweranyangi Girls’ ss lifts Western region MDD crown

By Hillary keingana BUSHENYI/SHEEMA: The festival, which attracted seven schools from across western Uganda was hosted by Kibingo Girls Secondary School on 17th August, it run under the theme Greening Schools, Environmental Protection: Our responsibility. The schools that participated included Kibingo Girls, Bweranyangi Girls, Kyeizooba Girls, MaryHill, Kibubura Girls, Kashaka Girls and Ankole SS. Bweranyangi Girls were…

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