By Chris Mugasha 3rd Feb. 025 President Yoweri Museveni has saluted Mzee. Can. Yorokamu Bashaasha for his contributions towards the transformation of the Country. Museveni also commended Bashaasha for his continued steadiness and loyalty. The President thanked Mzee Bashaasha for being among the farmers who introduced modern farming in the Ankole region by importing Friesian…
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…
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…
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…
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: The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Uganda Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba has called upon the clergy/religious leaders and Financial Institutions to lead the campaign of sensitizing Ugandans to stop the habit of disrespecting Uganda’s currency notes. Nuwagaba said many Ugandans have a tendency of folding money especially whenever they are giving…
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…
By Chris Mugasha As tea farmers continue to feel the pinch over a ‘collapsed’ tea industry, President Yoweri Museveni has been petitioned not to abandon tea farmers at such a critical time. Lay. Canon Yorokamu Batuna one of prominent farmers in Bushenyi district who is also among the pioneers of tea growing in the area…
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 Chris Mugasha and Bruno Mugizi. BUSHENYI: Government has lauded Valley University of Science and Technology (VUST) for growing very fast. “Acquiring a University charter in a period of 9years is a remarkable achievement and a clear vote of confidence in the management of the university,” said the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Thomas…