By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: After a long search, Butuuro SACCO has announced a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ General Manager. The SACCO’s Board of Directors led by the Chairman Eng. Benson Tumuhimbise unveiled Denis Komunda on Monday as the new General Manager. The function to officially announce the new general manager took place at the…
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 Aggrey Twesigye MBARARA: Uganda’s criminal justice sector has emerged as an unexpected yet vital partner in the country’s fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, following a renewed push supported by funding from the Global Fund. Once regarded primarily as an enforcer of law and order, the sector is now playing a central role…
With the increasing effects of climate change, issues of conserving the environment must take a centre stage. In this write-up, Moses Bukwatsizo a Senior Secondary school Teacher shares and explains why schools must double their efforts. The term environment comes from a French word Environner meaning to encircle or surround. In short, environment means surroundings…
By Chris Mugasha In a move to address the growing demand for water, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is constructing a new intake on river Kagera at Nshungezi, Kikagati Sub County in Isingiro district. This is part of the wider plan to improve the current water network and sanitation systems for Mbarara city, Lyantonde…
EXISTING TOURISM SITES IN BUSHENYI DISTRICT. By Amanya sheilah Tourism officer-BushenyiDistrict. Bitooma sub-county 1. Hot spring. Found in Bitooma sub-county,makwetere cell, amabare village.It is Approximately 18 kilometers off the Bushenyi –Mbarara highway. Activities include; 2. Kyamuhunga sub-county Karinju forest reserve. Found in Kayanga village, Kibazi parish, Kyamuhunga sub-county and other parts of Nyabubaare sub-county.It is…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: President Yoweri Museveni has okayed allocation of Ug.shs81billion to the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to extend safe and clean water to more areas. The disclosure has been made by the NWSC Managing Director Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha who commended the President and the government for funding the investments in…
By Western Focus Team Local leaders in Greater Bushenyi region have decried the rate at which teachers are quitting the classrooms with majority seeking for early retirement. The local leaders said unless government intervenes and take deliberate action, the sector is heading for a crisis. “We must ask ourselves why teachers are opting for early…
By Chris Mugasha The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) in partnership with the Uganda Olympic Committee have launched the “Olympic Day-Tooke Run” with a call on stakeholders in the sports sector to give issues of nutrition some attention. Speaking at the launch of the Tooke run this week (on Tuesday) at Nyaruzinga in…
By Dr. Sharif Mutabazi–Director Microcure Medical Centre BUSHENYI: About 18% of persons living with HIV have type2 diabetes with males more affected at 23.4% according to published literature in Uganda. Whereas there are many types of diabetes, type 2 is the most common among PLHIV. Having HIV causes unique risk factors for acquiring type 2…
