Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Fancy Nirere has been dully cleared by Tanga Odoi, chairman the NRM Electoral Commission to contest for Kisoro District Woman MP in the forthcoming party primaries ahead of the 2024-2026 by-elections. “The aspirant satisfied the EC with the requirements needed. The NRM …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move signaling a new chapter for Kisoro District, youthful city real estate mogul and businesswoman Fancy Nirere has declared her candidacy to replace the late State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke, in the forthcoming Kisoro Woman Member …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district councillors have unanimously passed a motion to name the proposed Shaza stadium after the late Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, State Minister for Defense and Veteran Affairs. The resolution was passed on Wednesday during a joint special council meeting held at Nyirabashitsi’s ancestral home …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Kigezi region are mourning the passing on of Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, State Minister for Defense and Veteran Affairs. Mateke Nyirabashitsi, 50, who is also Kisoro District Woman Member of parliament died on Saturday morning on arrival at Mengo Hospital in Kampala after …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is looking for land to expand the runway at Kisoro Aerodrome to enhance its capacity to handle larger aircraft. The runway is just 1.2 kilometers long and can only handle small planes like 7-seaters, yet UCCA says, there is …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district has set aside 800 million Shillings for upgrading the dilapidated Kanyamateke Bridge in Busanza Sub County. Located at River Kaku along Kanyamateke-Busanza-Nyabwishenya road, the bridge connects Busanza, Kirundo, and Nyabwishenya sub-counties. Last year, unidentified people burnt part of the bridge in protest over …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a 4.12 billion Shillings isolation unit at Kisoro Hospital has kicked off. Construction of the facility is being funded by the World Bank under the Uganda Covid-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (UCREPP). The unit will be constructed by Geses Uganda Limited and …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn charges of aggravated trafficking in persons against Ramathan Ndikuyenze is the Central Division Chairperson of Kisoro Municipality and the Vice Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement. The State Attorney, Richard Biruvumbuki on Wednesday tendered before …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro municipality and district leaders are feuding over development of the Saza playground by a businessman. Last month, Hamza Kent Rwendegye, a businessman in Kisoro town started fencing part of Saza ground to start constructing business structures. However, Rwendegye met resistance from Municipality authorities who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director General of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Robert Mukiza, has affirmed that the progress of establishing the Industrial Park in Kisoro district remains on track. The Kisoro district authorities allocated 620 acres of Kibaya land in Bunagana and Rukundo Town councils to …
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