In a groundbreaking development for the youth of Kabarole, 7,000 young individuals have found empowerment and a path to economic independence through the Parish Entrepreneurship Learning Association (PELA). This initiative, aimed at fostering entrepreneurial skills and providing practical knowledge, is being spear headed by Gudie Leisure Farm. Matte Joseph, the Gudie district agent says the […]
The Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese, Rt Rev Reuben Kisembo, has sparked a debate by proposing the introduction of extra fees for parents with children attending government schools. The Bishop outlined the financial strain experienced by government schools and emphasized the need for sustainable solutions to ensure the quality of education is maintained. While acknowledging the […]
In the wake of the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Kabarole District, the District Chairperson, Richard Rwabuhinga Abooki has called on residents to exercise patience and cooperation as the district implements stringent quarantine measures to curb the spread of the disease. The highly contagious viral disease, affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as […]
Moses Kabangi, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Environmental Health has been interdicted over allegations of soliciting money from medical interns with the promise of deploying them in favorable hospitals. The Senior Public Relations in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Emmanuel Ainebyoona, revealed. He explained that the commissioner had been cited together with a clique of medical interns […]
President Museveni has emphasized the need for the free association of nations, people of a common or shared origin interacting for mutual advantage with the Peoples of the World. Museveni made the call at the opening of the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State and Government Summit in Kampala. Museveni in a lengthy speech in which he traced […]
Parliament has asked the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party against organizing parallel funeral arrangements for the Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament, Cecilia Ogwal. Ogwal, 77, who was a member of FDC died on Thursday in India after a short illness. Shortly, FDC issued a tentative funeral programme to run for seven days before the deceased’s […]
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 others have been charged with terrorism following the deaths of 429 people. The defendants all denied the charges which were read out in a magistrates’ court in the coastal town of Malindi on Thursday (today). Charges relating to child torture and assault are due to be brought at a […]
There is a somber mood in Lango following the news of Cecilia Atim Ogwal’s death. First announced by Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, the speaker of Parliament, the news about Ogwal’s death spread through social media like wild fire sending Lango into a frenzy. Atim Ogwal succumbed to cancer from a Hospital in India at 77 […]
In a bid to promote sports and enhance physical education in schools, the National Council of Tennis (NCT) has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to train teachers in the Rwenzori region on tennis. The move comes as part of the government’s broader effort to introduce tennis as a structured sports program in schools across the […]
In early 2022, UK-headquartered Standard Chartered Bank announced it was exiting five African countries and partially exiting two others – breaking its ‘here for good’ brand promise after more than a century on the continent. A year earlier, another British-based bank but a fairly new entrant, Atlas Mara withdrew from seven markets, walking away from […]
