By Hebert Mugumya MBARARA: Tomorrow (1st Dec 2025), Uganda will join the rest of the World to commemorate World AIDS Day. Uganda has indeed registered tremendous achievements in the fight against HIV/AIDS due to a number of factors and the participation of a number development partners- including the external funding agencies like USAID. There is…
By Chris Mugasha KAMPALA: As the busiest month-December sets in, the Ministry of works and Transport has cautioned Ugandans to be mindful of issues of road safety. According to the Ministry, December is a period of high mobility and travel demand across all corners of the Country due to Christmas festive season noting that with…
By chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: The Rotary Clubs from Greater Bushenyi (Kabwohe, Bushenyi and Rubirizi) over the weekend hosted Rotarians, Rotaractors and Friends from the Western Uganda at Rukararwe PWRD to celebrate Ankole Cultural night. This was part of the Rotary Western Mega fellowship, which brought together the Rotary clubs/Rotarians/Rotaractors from the Western region and beyond….
By Chris Mugasha and Bruno Mugizi. BUSHENYI: Government has lauded Valley University of Science and Technology (VUST) for growing very fast. “Acquiring a University charter in a period of 9years is a remarkable achievement and a clear vote of confidence in the management of the university,” said the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Thomas…
By Chris Mugasha Sometimes, people especially those ‘‘with little faith’’ are found in debates of questioning what they benefit from the tithe they give to church. They don’t look beyond the issues of spiritual and preaching the gospel to recognize that church plays a critical role in the social and economic development of communities. In…
By Chris Mugasha Local leaders from Kiruhura district were on Friday left speechless after touring the Bushenyi based banana factory. The leaders instead turned against the saboteurs of the project. “We are surprised to see such a development in our region and the country at large,” said the Kiruhura district chairman Mukago Rutetebya. “What is…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: A total of 421 coffee farmers across the sub counties of Bushenyi district on Tuesday left the district stores with a smile on their faces! This followed a release of 840 bags of fertilizer which were handed over to the coffee farmers. The function that was presided over by the Bushenyi…
By Chris Mugasha The long week high level continental 22nd African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) International Congress and Exhibition (ICE) ended on Thursday. This has been Uganda’s 4th time hosting the event that pulled over 1000 delegates and exhibitors from 40 countries. The delegates gathered at Munyonyo in Kampala to discuss opportunities and challenges…
By Western Focus team Government has injected a total of Shs5.8billion in Rubirizi district under the Parish Development Model (PDM.) The Rubirizi district Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Baker Akampurira said 5800 people have benefited from the above amount with each taking Sh1million. “So far we don’t have any complaint or case concerning with the implementation…
By Chris Mugasha As Ugandans gears up for the coming Christmas festive season, government has cautioned all road users to avoid conducting themselves in a manner that exposes and undermines the rights of others to safely use the shared road space. According to police records, during the last year’s festive season, close to 50…