By Chris Mugasha MBARARA, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has called on church leaders and Christians to take a leading role in protecting Uganda’s environment, warning that the destruction of wetlands and water catchment areas is threatening water security and sustainable development. President Museveni urged the church leaders to educate people why God created things like;…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI; Bushenyi district has finally constituted a District Service Commission after nine months without one, a period that crippled recruitment and service delivery. The breakthrough came after district council unanimously approved Mr. James Mujurizi as a member of the commission to replace a member whose name had been deferred by the Public Service…
By Hillary Keingana KABALE — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Fr. Gubazire Bosco Bonaventure, as the new Bishop of Kabale Diocese, bringing a priest with more than 20 years of missionary, academic, and pastoral experience back to his home diocese. The announcement was received with joy across Kabale, where Fr. Gubazire was born and first…
BY Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI/MBARARA: Christians and well-wishers from St.Kagwa deanary on Sunday raised over Shs400million during a fundraising drive for Archdiocese of Mbarara’s Development Foundation (AMDEF) projects. The function was held at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Kitabi in Bushenyi District. The money collected will be used to fund the foundation’s development programmes, including the construction of major commercial and social…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI; The Minister of State for Public Service, Grace Mary Mugasa, has cautioned women against using financial independence as a tool to overstep and undermine their husbands. The Minister cited disrespect as a leading cause of domestic violence and marital breakdown in families/communities. Mugasa was on Friday presiding over the belated International Women’s…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI/RUBIRIZI; Victims of the devastating 2019 Kyambura fuel tanker explosion may finally see a resolution to their seven-year legal battle following a move toward an out-of-court settlement between their lawyers and the owners of the Kenyan-registered truck. During a court session held recently, the presiding judge encouraged a reconciliation process, noting that…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Panic and tension is boiling up among Bushenyi district leaders and technocrats following the arrival of a team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in the district. The team is reportedly to have camped in Bushenyi to investigate the issues surrounding the appointment of the District service commission which has…
By our reporter BUSHENYI: As one way of giving back to the community, a consignment of assorted items was yesterday distributed to the Muslims community in Bushenyi district. The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Bushenyi area distributed the items to 37 Mosques in Bushenyi district to support some Muslims in celebrating their Day-Eid Mubarak….
By Western Focus Team KAMPALA: The Catholic Bishops of Uganda are expected in Rome for their ad limina apostolorum visit, marking the second group of African Bishops to meet Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks as part of the periodic Vatican pilgrimages. Sources at the Catholic Secretariat – Nsambya and reports by The Vatican News…
By Western Focus Team KAMPALA/KABALE: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda The Most Rev. Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has begun his farewell visits to Dioceses across the Province. The Church of Uganda’s/Province is composed of 39dioceses. According to Sadiiki Adams the Church of Uganda’s communications officer/Archbishop’s press secretary, Archbishop Kaziimba is set to…