With the increasing effects of climate change, issues of conserving the environment must take a centre stage. In this write-up, Moses Bukwatsizo a Senior Secondary school Teacher shares and explains why schools must double their efforts. The term environment comes from a French word Environner meaning to encircle or surround. In short, environment means surroundings…
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 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…
By Western Focus Team. Toronto, Canada: Uganda’s Managing Director at National Water and Sewerage Corporation Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha has called for utilities to adopt co-creation and tailor-made innovation approach to tackle water challenges, cautioning against relying on imported solutions that may not address local needs. Speaking at UK pavilion, a side of event of…
By Chris Mugasha The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have disclosed its plan of enabling more Ugandans getting access to safe and clean water by 2030. According to NWSC’s Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha, in their strategic plan, they want to extend water to cover over 26million of Uganda’s population by 2030. Currently,…
By Dickson Tumuramye When the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results were released, I read a message on social media where a parent sent a message to a friend mistakenly thinking that his son had received Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results instead of UCE results. This confusion arose because many of us are…
BY REV. FR SUZARIO MWESIIME (RECTOR) I extend my warm and kind regards from Kitabi Seminary. I am grateful to the organizers of this platform that acknowledges and appreciates the silent contributions of some institutions to the growth and development of Bushenyi District. Kitabi Seminary happens to be one of the oldest academic institution…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI; As the debate for the proposed Sovereignty Bill rages on, residents of Bushenyi District have raised a red flag over the Bill, warning that its passage could break the country’s political, economic and social progress patterns. Elly Rukiira a resident called on President Yoweri Museveni and Members of Parliament to re-think before…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) and other financial institutions have been cautioned to stop from focusing only on profits at the end of every year at the expense of the environment. According to financial experts, for quite some time, SACCOs/financial institutions have not made issues of environmental conservation a priority. They…
SACCOs are crying foul over the increasing number of loan defaulters. People borrow but at the time of paying back, it becomes a problem. In this article the Bishop of West Ankole Diocese Rt.Rev Johnson Twinomujuni gives tips of managing a loan.
