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…
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…
KANUNGU, Uganda – Kanungu District Deputy LC5 Chairman Hon. Rukundo Joshua has called for increased investment in information and communication technology services, improved electricity supply and better distribution of agricultural inputs in the district. Rukundo made the remarks Monday during the Kigezi Regional Development Plan meeting organised by the National Planning Authority at the Kanungu…
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…
By Peter Mabira Outgoing Kabale University Vice Chancellor Prof. Joy Constance Kwesiga on Friday 3rd Sept 2026 described the failure to secure additional land for the university’s expansion as one of the major challenges she leaves behind after 21 years of transformative leadership. In her farewell address held at Kabale University’s Kikungiri Campus, Prof. Kwesiga…
Newly elected Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (LC2) chairpersons in Kihihi Town Council have officially assumed office after taking their oaths of allegiance and receiving official office stamps during a swearing-in ceremony held at Kihihi Town Council Hall. The ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Town Clerk and attended by Kihihi…
Members of the Lions Club of Kanungu on Wednesday afternoon planted trees along the streets of Kihihi Town Council, in an exercise meant to green up the fast growing town council. The tree planting drive attracted a big number of Lions, town leaders and some residents who came out to support the cause. Leading the…
