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Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and leaders in the villages along Mparo-Noozi-Butambi road in Rukiga district are angry after the contractor abandoned the project. The government through the Ministry of Works and Transport contracted MITA Engineering and Logistics Limited to construct the 8.2-kilometre road under the District Urban and …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butchers in Rwamucucu sub-county in Rukiga district are protesting recently hiked slaughtering fees. The butchers have been paying sh2,000 for each goat or pig slaughtered and sh5000 for a cow. However, last week, the veterinary department ordered them to start paying sh5,000 for each goat …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has launched a big Arabica Coffee growing campaign in Rukiga district. With the population of over 100,726 people, the district that was curved from Kabale district on July 1, 2017 comprises of Kamwezi sub-county with 6,287 households, Kashambya 5,929, Bukinda 2,228, Rwaucucu 5,490, …

Mparo, Uganda | THE INDEPENENT | Darius Orikiriza, an enrolled nurse at Mparo Health Center IV in Mparo Town Council, Rukiga District is in police custody on allegations of raping an expectant mother. The incident allegedly took place on Monday, August 21, 2023, around 02:00 PM. The victim, a 20-year-old …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents and local leaders in Rukiga district want the government to declare the district ‘hard to reach; due to the poor road network. Government curved Rukiga from Kabale district on July 1, 2017. The district comprises of Kamwezi sub-county with 6,287 households, …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Rukiga district are demanding autonomy in the management of the Uganda Multi-Sectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (UMFSNP), which is under the Global Agricultural and Food Security Program (GAFSP). The World bank supervises the nutrition-agriculture linked project, which delivers nutrition services at …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukiga district veterinary authorities have lifted a ban on the sale and movement of pigs and their products. Authorities had in early October this year issued a ban on pigs and pork sale following the outbreak of the highly contagious African swine fever. The ban …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Michael Kwarikunda Mbareeba has been elected unopposed as the new Rukiga district Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party chairperson. Kwarikunda was elected on Tuesday during the district and sub-county party leaders conference in Katungu, Mparo town council. The meeting was presided over by Jack Crissy Sabiti, …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the President has intervened in a land feud between Muhanga town council authorities, residents and State House officials. The 32 acre piece of land is located at Nyakitabire hill, Muhanga town council in Rukiga district. Last month, two State House officials, Constance …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Rukiga district are worried about their plantations following the spread of the banana rust thrips disease to their area. The disease has affected several banana plantations in Bukinda, Kamwezi, and Rwamucucu sub-counties and Muhanga town council. An infected plant starts with changing from …