Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi to urgently address concerns regarding the distribution and management of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds in Kyenjojo District. The directive follows reports of mismanagement and discriminatory practices in the allocation of funds, which were …
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Mary Kuteesa Kamuli—lawyer, anti-corruption crusader, public-sector reformer, and now aspiring MP for Mwenge South in Kyenjojo District on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket—has built her career on the frontlines of Uganda’s governance battles. From combating tax evasion at URA to overhauling legal services at UNRA, she has earned a …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bufunjo Subcounty in Kyenjojo District have raised concerns over the deteriorating state of roads in the area. According to residents, the state of the roads is hampering transportation, limiting access to essential services, and threatening their livelihoods. Speaking during a community baraza …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten people have been killed in a road crash in Kyenjojo District. The crash happened on Wednesday at Ngezi Trading Centre. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, Rwenzori West police spokesperson, Vicent Twesige, the accident happened when a taxi registration number UBR 800S, …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten people have been killed in a road crash in Kyenjojo District. The crash happened on Wednesday at 4:00 am at Kaihura Trading Center along the Fort Portal-Kampala highway. Vincent Twesige the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson, says that the accident involved a bus registration number …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Environment Management Authority – NEMA officials spent the better part of Wednesday cutting down crops in Nyansimbi swamp in Butiiti town council in Kyenjojo district in an effort to save River Muzizi. In 2018, NEMA moved to restore R. Muzizi which snakes through Kagadi, …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amart Construction Limited, the company that was contracted to extend electricity to some parts of Kyenjojo district has clashed with residents who have been affected by the project. Last year, the Rural Electrification Agency-REA contracted Amart to erect an electricity line for Buntunduzi sub county …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee growers in Kyenjojo district are struggling to earn from the business due to pests and diseases that attack the crop. The farmers say the most common type of disease is the coffee berry disease which attacks the plants until they dry up and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven teachers and one clinical officer in Kyenjojo district are to undergo a mental health examination after presenting with signs of mental illness. This came up in a meeting between Kyenjojo staff and Rwenzori Anti-Corruption Coalition- RAC where the District Education Officer, Gertrude Tibakanya …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of National Resistance Movement –NRM in Kyenjojo district on Wednesday afternoon stormed the office of the Resident District Commissioner Apollo Bwebale after they found their names missing from the voters registers. This followed the display of the registers at the different polling stations …
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