By Peter Mabira FORT PORTAL — The planned coronation of Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as the new King of Tooro faces a legal challenge after two petitioners and a governance organisation filed an urgent application seeking to halt his installation scheduled for Tuesday, September 29. The application was filed before the Fort Portal High…
Shiye Mining Company, which was licensed to lead mining operations in Kayungwe, Kanungu District, has stepped up preparations ahead of the official opening of mining activities in the area. Improvements are being made at the site to promote safer, more organised and responsible mining, in line with recommendations from the Ministry. The preparations follow a…
Journalists from Hii5 Radio and Radio Kinkizi today joined a delegation on a familiarisation tour of Queen Elizabeth National Park as part of the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s (UWA) 2026 Open Park Days, a three-day free-entry initiative running from September 25th to 27th ahead of World Tourism Day. The tour brought together Kanungu District Tourism Officer,…
By Akankwasa Sharifu. RUKUNGIRI . A thanksgiving ceremony for Security Minister Gen. Jim K. Muhwezi held at Kasoroza Playground in Rukungiri District on Saturday raised about Shs700 million towards the construction of Kasoroza Church. The ceremony attracted senior members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), government officials, Members of Parliament, local leaders and residents…
By Akankwasa Sharifu. Construction of a major health facility at Kihihi Health Centre IV has begun, with local leaders saying the project could expand access to maternal health services in Kanungu District. The project, estimated at more than Shs6.4 billion, was launched Thursday during a groundbreaking ceremony attended by district and town council leaders, health…
By Akankwasa Sharifu Kanungu, Uganda . Students of Kinkizi High School in Kanungu District on Wednesday engaged with leaders from Banyabutumbi Cultural Heritage Organization Kanungu (BACHO-K) and its international partner, Sahaya International, in a session focused on education, health and the welfare of vulnerable children. The engagement brought together students and representatives from the two…
A historic day of faith, achievement and thanksgiving has been recorded at Kashakyi Church of Uganda in Kinkiizi Diocese, where eleven children have been baptised and a brand-new mega pulpit, described as the first of its kind in the entire Diocese of Kinkiizi, has officially been commissioned! The celebrations took place as Christians gathered to…
By Akankwasa Sharifu. Religious leaders, politicians, business people and residents gathered today, Saturday , to pay their final respects to Canon Eric Mararo Buregyeya, who was laid to rest in Rukarara, Kanungu District. The burial brought together leaders and mourners from different sections, who gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Rev….
By Akankwasa Sharifu. KANUNGU, Uganda. State Minister for Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro on Thursday declared the Kanungu Artisanal and Small Scale Miners Cooperative null and void, deepening a dispute over who should control mining activities at the Kayungwe gold site. Nyamutoro made the declaration during an extraordinary Kanungu District Council meeting before travelling to Kayungwe…
FORT PORTAL, Uganda — Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former news anchor and editor at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Television, has been designated as the successor to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, becoming the next king of the Tooro Kingdom. His selection was formally announced on the evening of September…
