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 Western Focus Team BUSHENYI/LYATONDE: Residents of Nkanga and Nyabubare sub counties in Bushenyi district have all the reasons to jubilate after seeing water pipes finally reaching their areas. This follows a memorandum of understanding between Bushenyi district local government and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to extend water to water stressed areas in the district. The…
By Western Focus Team SHEEMA: Pupils, parents and staff at Rwengiri Primary School in Sheema District are in shock following a catastrophe that hit the school yesterday leaving two pupils dead. The lightning that struck a classroom during a heavy downpour also left 15 pupils injured and in coma. The police have identified the dead…
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…
By Chris Mugasha Scientists at the Bushenyi-based banana factory have officially declared Matooke as Uganda’s ‘goldmine’ after completing extensive research. This announcement is the culmination of a 20-year journey since the inception of the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID). The initiative has led to the approval of various banana products by the International…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: A new General Manager to take on Diocese of West Ankole’s Diocesan Jubilee Sacco has been appointed. Ronald. W. Mugisha was unveiled on Wednesday by the Board of Directors. Mugisha takes over from Allan Tibikundura the SACCO’s Internal Auditor who has been in the acting position as the General Manager…
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 Chris Mugasha In a twist of events, two former ministers in Sheema District who were defeated in the last NRM primaries have bounced back with overwhelming support. Provisional results indicate that Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu who is the Senior Presidential advisor is leading in Sheema South against the incumbent Prof. Elijah Mushemeza. In Sheema North,…
By Dickson Tumuramye When the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results were released, I read a message on social media where a parent sent a message to a friend mistakenly thinking that his son had received Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results instead of UCE results. This confusion arose because many of us are…
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…
