By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Following the commitment by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to allocate over Sh312billion to stabilize the tea industry, a cross section of members of the business community have commended AlHajji Hassan Bassajjabalaba for having ably presented issues which led to the collapse of the tea industry. The business community said Bassajjabalaba used…
Paul Aruho Rwambangye The Aunt Mary I know A lot has been said about Hon. Mary KaroroBusingyeOkurut after her death. This is not to join the bandwagon, but to write about a woman whom I have known and worker for/with. I had known Mary for some years, but I came closer to her in 2004…
By Chris Mugasha Caption: Karooro (right) donated iron sheets to families headed by single mothers. When Karooro delivered tonnes of food relief items to the people of Kyambugimbi sub county! Karooro has been a strong bridge between Bushenyi people and the Central Government. Karooro organised marathons to reduce on cases of malnutrition which were at…
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: As a measure of water source protection, National Water and Sewarage Cooperation (NWSC) will provide improved livelihood options to residents neighboring the recently constructed Warugo water catchment area. This is in accordance with the water source protection guidelines. Technical analysis and stakeholder engagements have been finalized to ensure improved water quality…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Business came to a standstill on Saturday in both Ishaka and Bushenyi towns as thousands thronged Kampala International University (KIU) Western campus to attend the University’s 31st graduation ceremony where over 2000 graduands were commissioned. This is the first graduation ceremony to be moved out of the congested Kampala city…
By Western Focus Team BUSHENYI: A group of seven Doctors who studied alongside Dr. Celestine Barigye at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) between 1991 and 1996 visited him at his home in Kyeitembe, Central Division, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality over the weekend. The team, led by Prof. Frank Rubabinda Asiimwe a Consultant Urologist, and lead…
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 Aggrey Twesigye MBARARA: Police in Mbarara city are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 19-year-old student of Ntare School. Elvis Magambo who was a senior five student at Ntare School was reportedly stabbed by unidentified attackers before his body was dumped in River Rwizi. It is alleged that the deceased went missing from…
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…