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 As Ugandans anxiously join the rest of the World to usher in 2026, the administrators (admins) of the different social media pages especially whatsapp groups have been challenged to re-direct the discussions on the groups. According to the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha, the existing…
By Chris Mugasha Recently, Kyamuhunga People’s SACCO (KYAPS) one of the leading SACCO in the Country celebrated its 25th Anniversary since inception. During the celebrations, different beneficiaries gave their testimonies on how KYAPS has since impacted on their lives and on communities. Western Focus Magazine will run a series of testimonies from the different beneficiaries….
By Robert Atuhairwe Resident District Commissioner (RDC) It’s with much pleasure that I pen this article for this distinguished publication with a slant to transformational news. This is an area quite lacking in coverage, with much space going to things that distract the people from the serious business of surviving in an ever evolving global…
By Chris Mugasha The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) in partnership with the Uganda Olympic Committee have launched the “Olympic Day-Tooke Run” with a call on stakeholders in the sports sector to give issues of nutrition some attention. Speaking at the launch of the Tooke run this week (on Tuesday) at Nyaruzinga in…
Leaders in Kanungu District seized the occasion of the belated NRM Liberation Day celebrations to petition the government for the expansion of the tarmac road network from Kanungu Town to Kambuga via Enengo, linking to Rukungiri, a vital route for the district. The event held recently, at the Bishop Comboni College playground, featured Major General…
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 Chris Mugasha The reforms that were recently introduced in the Lower secondary school curriculum where a new curriculum was developed will not be rolled out to A’ level, authorities in the education sector have announced. As a result, the first cohort of the new curriculum (students who are finishing senior four this year) will…
By Chris Mugasha A new Headmistress to take over Bweranyangi Girls’ secondary school in Bushenyi district has been announced. Molly Buhwairoha Nshekanabo is taking over the 112 year old giant school as 10th HM from Juliet Muzoora who has been appointed as Commissioner for secondary education in the Ministry of Education and Sports. Buhwairoha has…
By Chris Mugasha President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today started his trip to the Ankole region to monitor the progress of the Parish Development Model (PDM) and the Four- acre model programs. Museveni started his tour from Magambo Sub County in Rubirizi district where he visited a PDM beneficiary. Tumusiime Dezirata told the President that…
