Tag Archives: Alex Ruhunda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called on government to improve the road infrastructure in the country if road carnage is to reduce. The legislators were on Thursday debating a motion urging the government to bolster efforts geared at promoting road safety. The motion moved by Alex Ruhunda, …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rehabilitation of two major roads in Fort Portal Tourism City has resumed.  The roads are Kaboyo and Ruhandiika which had been contracted to Trino Consulting Limited. However, the construction works stalled last year after the company had just started grading the roads. This sparked endless …

Fort Porta, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Voice of Tooro radio station in Fort Portal was on Wednesday morning switched off after a contestant in the Fort Portal Tourism City Woman Member of Parliament race, Sylvia Rwabwogo, had started speaking. Rwabwogo, who is the incumbent Kabarole district Woman MP, always participants …

Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kabarole District COVID-19 task force has resolved to use the money returned by Members of Parliament to buy 35,000 kilograms of maize flour for teachers, patients, the elderly and people living with HIV/Aids.  In April, Parliament disbursed Shillings 20 million to each Member of …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fort Portal Magistrate court has granted bail to the Bunyangabu LCV Chairperson, James Ategeka Mugarama. Mugarama was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting the Resident District Commissioner Jane Asiimwe Muhindo.  On Wednesday, the court presided over by the Grade Two Magistrate Nathan Mulindwa heard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of leaders of political parties and organisations have mixed reactions to provisions in a bill to regulate election campaign financing. The bill has been drafted by activists led by Alliance for Finance Monitoring – ACFIM and is expected to be moved …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The regional consultative meeting on the electoral reforms bill 2019 for the Rwenzori region has flopped.  The meeting which was supposed to be held on Tuesday at Kabarole District Headquarters in Kitumba, Fort Portal Municipality was only attended by only three district councillors, few district …