Pilsner Lager toasts to 30th Tooro Coronation Anniversary at Ekyoto Ha Mpango Festival Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ekyoto Ha Mpango Music Festival wrapped up a week of royal festivities in Fort Portal Town. Held at the historic Karuzika Palace grounds, the festival brought together a …
Read More »Pilsner King toasts to heroes of the Tooro Masaza Cup as Kyaka crowned champs
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | On Sunday, the fourth edition of the Tooro Masaza Cup concluded with a 2-0 thriller as Kyaka County was crowned the 2025 Tooro Kingdom Amasaza Cup champions. The 3-time finalists defeated Fort Portal City in a nail-biting encounter at the Kinyananisika Grounds. The …
Read More »Juniors golf to be part of Tooro Kingdom’s 30th coronation celebrations
Toro Golf Club to stage juniors Ekyooto Hampango golf championship as part of Tooro Kingdom’s 30th Coronation Celebrations 2025 Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Toro Club will host the second edition of the Juniors Ekyooto Hampango Golf Championship on Monday 8th September 2025. The event forms part of the grand …
Read More »Pilsner Lager deepens Tooro ties with sh150 million for 30th Coronation Anniversary
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pilsner Lager has announced a contribution of sh150 million towards Tooro Kingdom’s upcoming 30th Coronation Anniversary. The announcement was made at the Buziga Palace while welcoming back Princess Ruth Komuntale, UTB’s newly appointed Tourism Ambassador, who jetted in for her brother’s Empango festivities slated for …
Read More »Tooro kingdom, Reach A Hand hold annual youth conference
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom, in partnership with Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU),has held the Tooro Annual Youth Conference at the Kingdom headquarters in Fort Portal. The high-impact gathering on 18th July 2025, which was themed “We Lead: Cultural Voices Driving Change,” brought together hundreds of …
Read More »Kyagulanyi rallies Tooro to vote for NUP
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has rallied the people of Tooro to participate in next year’s general election and vote out President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM party. While addressing his supporters and party leaders in …
Read More »IRCU-Tooro Chapter suspends fundraising in places of worship
HOIMA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), Tooro Chapter members have directed the clergy to suspend fundraising activities in churches and mosques as the country approaches the election period. Speaking at a press briefing in Fort Portal Tourism City, the Chairperson of the IRCU Tooro …
Read More »Is Tooro experiencing a quiet but significant political shift?
The purported Political Loyalty and Development in Tooro Sub-Region largely disagree. COMMENT | INNOCENT B. NATUKUNDA | Tooro sub-region in Western Uganda, known for its scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage, has for decades been assumed to be loyal stronghold of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). Despite this unwavering …
Read More »MoH launches malaria vaccination exercise in Tooro
HOIMA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the malaria vaccination exercise in Tooro. Earlier this year, the Ministry launched a malaria vaccination campaign initially targeting 1.1 million children under two years across 105 high-risk districts, becoming the 19th African country to introduce the vaccine into …
Read More »The 1966 earthquake that shook the whole of East Africa
The beloved Virika Cathedral—an architectural and historical landmark that had stood for nearly six decades—collapsed, reducing to rubble a sacred space where thousands had gathered in prayer over the years. Kampala, Uganda | CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA & WILSON AKIIKI KAIJA – URN | Fifty-nine years ago on March 20, a powerful …
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