By Chris Mugasha Authorities of Bushenyi district local government have named the best head teachers with the head teacher of Kyabugimbi secondary school scooping the award. Alex Musinguzi scooped the award as the best secondary school head teacher on Friday during the District’s staff end of year party that was held on Saturday at High…
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…
By Chris Mugasha Kampala, Western region and Bushenyi in particular are mourning the untimely death of one of the prominent pillar, business mogul Obadia Ntebekeine Rushambuza. The different social media pages are awash with the news of the untimely death of Ntebekeine a great man and role model to many. His Brother Lay. Canon Apollo…
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 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…
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 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 Western Focus team Government has injected a total of Shs5.8billion in Rubirizi district under the Parish Development Model (PDM.) The Rubirizi district Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Baker Akampurira said 5800 people have benefited from the above amount with each taking Sh1million. “So far we don’t have any complaint or case concerning with the implementation…
By Western Focus Team KAMPALA — A new Board of directors for the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) was on Friday (30th. Jan. 2026) inaugurated with a call on the members/leadership to prioritize innovation and climate resilience to meet national development goals. At the inauguration ceremony, in a charge delivered to the board, the…
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…
