By Aggrey Twesigye MBARARA: The Igara West Member of Parliament, Louis Gafa Mbwatekamwa, who is seeking for the Mbarara city mayoral seat on the NRM ticket, has accused fellow aspirants of plotting to derail his nomination. Addressing his supporters at the Mbarara city bus park on Saturday, Mbwatekamwa alleged that fellow contenders in the race have petitioned…
By Aggrey Twesigye Kampala: Government has been petitioned to support the establishment of a cancer cell line laboratory to advance cancer research using local herbal medicines. The proposed facility would focus on identifying indigenous plants with the potential to treat various types of cancer which is estimated to be affecting about 33,000 Ugandans every year….
By Western Focus Team SHEEMA: Pupils, parents and staff at Rwengiri Primary School in Sheema District are in shock following a catastrophe that hit the school yesterday leaving two pupils dead. The lightning that struck a classroom during a heavy downpour also left 15 pupils injured and in coma. The police have identified the dead…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: After a long search, Butuuro SACCO has announced a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ General Manager. The SACCO’s Board of Directors led by the Chairman Eng. Benson Tumuhimbise unveiled Denis Komunda on Monday as the new General Manager. The function to officially announce the new general manager took place at the…
BUHWEJU: The National Water and Sewerage Co-operation (NWSC) Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha has challenged leaders of districts/local governments to look beyond the ‘traditional’ way of budgeting processes. Mugisha said its high time districts engage and collaborate with development partners/agencies to see how they can effectively deliver social and economic services to people/communities. Mugisha…
By Chris Mugasha BUHWEJU: All is set for the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to commission the water projects constructed in Buhweju district on 2nd June 2025. The NWSC Buhweju area Manager Edwin Nasasira said the NWSC Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha will preside over the commissioning of Kamukaki project. The official commissioning…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Uganda Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba has called upon the clergy/religious leaders and Financial Institutions to lead the campaign of sensitizing Ugandans to stop the habit of disrespecting Uganda’s currency notes. Nuwagaba said many Ugandans have a tendency of folding money especially whenever they are giving…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) today ended its party leadership structures with two rival political camps extending an ‘olive branch’ to each other. The two top Bushenyi politicians have used the period to open their ‘gates’ to each other. For the first time, those who have never sat together on a…
By Chris Mugasha Following the increasing cases of road accidents along the Ishaka-Bushenyi-Mbarara highway due to the poor state of the road, residents have written a protest letter to government. Through their citizenry movement Make Bushenyi Great Again (MBUGA), the residents have since given government 14days to intervene and rectify the situation on the road…
By Chris Mugasha MITOOMA: The Deputy speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged Ugandans to stop comparing their Country- Uganda with some of the developed countries like America. According to Tayebwa, every Country has got its achievements, challenges and opportunities. “Even America is still ‘grappling with some pockets’ of citizens who are poor. During winter…
