Tag Archives: Mityana

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Information Minister Judith Nabakooba won the NRM party primaries in Mityana district. Nabakooba got 35,500 votes to beat her sole challenger Deborah Kyazike Kinobe who got 5,557 votes, a landslide she said is an indicator that her role in parliament has been appreciated. She added …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces Gen David Muhoozi has sent a team of senior army officers to Mityana district to investigate circumstances under which the LC V chairman of that area was assaulted. Two UPDF soldiers identified as Lance corporal Anguria Simon and Private …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana district leaders are in talks with the central government to allow them to convene a special council session to eulogize the late Maj. Gen. Samuel Kasirye Ggwanga. The district information officer, Edward Muganga says being a senior citizen and top consultant on most …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop-elect of the Anglican Church of Uganda Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has called for an end to defiance and ego-centrism. He says that instead, faithful and clergy should focus on development and evangelisation. Bishop Kaziimba, who has been at the helm of Mityana Diocese …

THIS WEEK: Rift valley fever breaks out in Kiboga, Mityana Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health on Nov.24 confirmed the outbreak of rift valley fever in the districts of Mityana and Kiboga after two samples tested positive. The confirmed samples were of a 26 year old forest …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI  |  The Court of Appeal has confirmed the election of NRM’s Henry Kamya Makumbi as the validly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Mityana South Constituency. The Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld the decision of Kampala High Court judge Joseph Murangira  to strike out …

VIDEO: Ever wondered why the education standards in Mityana district have gone to the dogs? Our team embarked on a journey to Mityana to find what the problem could be and in what might be a surprise to many… the teachers in district have resorted to riding boda bodas instead of attending …