Medius Asimwe, the wife of the late Dr. Dismus Rwebishegye and a former deputy mayor of Jinja Municipality died in a road accident along Masaka Road on Saturday morning. Asimwe was travelling to Rukungiri to attend a visitation of her daughter at Immaculate Heart when the accident occurred. News of her death emerged on Saturday…
By Peter Mabira KABALE — Some landlords operating lock-ups at Kabale Central Market have been arrested during an anti-corruption operation led by Minister for Local Government Balaam Barugahara. The arrests occurred on Friday as Barugahara inspected the government-constructed market under his nationwide Expose the Corrupt campaign in the Kigezi sub-region. During the inspection,…
A dispute over money collected from fishermen using River Ntungwa has left the Banyabutumbi community in Rweshama fishing village demanding answers from a local resource committee. The fishermen allege that each of the 80 members has been paying Shs50,000 every month to the committee for access to the river, a charge they say is different…
By Peter mabira Uganda:- The Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) has issued a stern warning to government, demanding an immediate upward revision of living stipends for university students to avert a looming public health crisis in higher institutions of learning. Appearing before Parliament’s HIV/AIDS committee on Monday, October 19, UNSA president Shillah Ainembabazi revealed that…
By Peter Mabira Uganda: Uganda’s former bush war fighter, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, endured a painful family loss in 1983 when his father, Philip Katembeeka, died while he was actively involved in the National Resistance Army (NRA) liberation struggle. Katembeeka died of natural causes in greater Bushenyi and was buried at Kashenshero in Ruhinda. However, Otafiire…
By Peter Mabira KAMPALA: Makerere University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) have registered victories in Games Five and Six of the fourth season of the Ultimate University Quiz, with MUST defeating defending champions Uganda Christian University (UCU). In Game Five, Makerere defeated Soroti University 260-170 points , while MUST overcame UCU 270-180…
Tooro Kingdom has entered a new phase in its royal transition after the Ugandan government formally recognised Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as Omukama. The government’s decision, which was published in the Uganda Gazette on October 16, gives official recognition to the monarch who was enthroned at Karuzika Palace in Fort Portal on September 29. Nyabongo’s…
A prominent businessman in Kisoro Municipality and his wife have reportedly been shot dead in an attack by unknown gunmen near their residence, raising fresh concerns about the safety of residents returning home at night. The victims, identified as Africano Nteziyaremye and his wife, were reportedly attacked at the entrance to their home in Zindiro…
By Akankwasa Sharifu. Centenary Bank has partnered with the Good Forest Foundation to plant 100,000 trees in Kanungu District as part of an environmental conservation project involving Nyamwegabira Parish under Kabale Diocese. The project was officially launched today, Wednesday at Nyamwegabira Parish, where church leaders, community members and other stakeholders gathered for the launch ceremony….
Centenary Bank Uganda, the Catholic Church and Good Forests Foundation Uganda (GFU) have joined forces in a five-year tree-growing and landscape restoration partnership that will support the establishment and management of 500,000 trees across different Catholic Dioceses in Uganda. The partnership, which was officially launched in August 2026 with Kabale Diocese, was extended to Kabale…
