By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo
Ntungamo district has this afternoon rewarded three pupils at the primary schools national kids athletics competitions for this year, held in Luwero district in May.
The pupils, who include Isaac Arinanye from Itojo (Gold medal) Boys Primary School, Elijah Angarikiremu (Bronze medal) from Kitunga Boarding Primary School, and Marvin Turyahikayo (silver medal) from Kabungo II Primary School, each got a medal.
By Anthony Kushaba
Authorities in Ntungamo have embarked on a campaign to encourage farmers in the area to embrace irrigation.
Speaking during the benchmarking tour to Bushenyi district on Thursday , Ntungamo district Production officer Albert Mugabe revealed that the farmers in the district must adopt modern farming methods in a bid to improve production.
Mugabe revealed that challenges such as climate change result in crop failure, thus making it hard for farmers who solely rely on nature to survive.
By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo
Civil servants and local leaders in the country have been urged to champion the fight against corruption, starting from the grassroots, if effective service delivery is to be realized.
By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo district football team on Monday evening defeated Isingiro district football team by 1-0 in a thrilling match played at Kyeirumba played ground in Isingiro district.
The match, which attracted hundreds of traveling fans from Ntungamo district, ended goalless in the first half despite the visitors dominance.
In the early minutes of the second half, Paul Mucurezi curved in through a free kick, throwing the visitors into a wild celebration.
By Anthony Kushaba
Civil servants in Ntungamo district have been urged to always prioritize human rights protection while executing their duties.
This call was made by the Ntungamo chief administrative officer, Mathias Ndifuna, while speaking at the dissemination meeting for the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights held in the district council hall.
Ndifuna revealed that protection of human rights is vital and will only be realized by helping the communities fight poverty, which he said is on several occasions responsible for domestic violence.
By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo DLG.
Ntungamo locals have been urged to always own the government programs that are always allocated to their entities if value for money is to be realized.
This call was made today by the Ntungamo district chairperson, Ntungamo Sam Muchunguzi, while speaking at the launch of the construction of the Kahunga-Nyarubaare-Kyangara road in Ntungamo Sub County, held at Kahunga Trading Center.
The chairperson revealed that the locals have a vital role to play in ensuring that the projects are realized and achieve their intended purpose.
By Anthony Kushaba
Locals in Ntungamo district have been urged to always supplement government programs in a bid to realize effective service delivery.
This call was made yesterday by the Ntungamo district roads committee chairperson, who also doubles as Kajara county member of parliament, Michael Timuzigu, during the district roads inspection exercise.
By Anthony Kushaba
The youth in Ntungamo have been urged to embrace modern diary management in a bid to fight poverty and unemployment.
This call was made today afternoon by the RIPPLE effect, formerly known as send a cow program funding and communications manager Alex Bagora while speaking at a stakeholder meeting held at the Ntungamo Resort hotel.
Bagora revealed that the organization will be working with the youth in the district under the Youth Inclusive Diary Market System (YIDAMS), where they will be trained in modern diary management.
By Anthony Kushaba
Butubuura prosper was acquitted of uttering false documents by the chief magistrates court in Rukungiri.
Butubuura was cleared of all charges of falsifying documents by a court presided over by Rukungiri chief magistrate Mbabazi Edith Mary.
The engineer was dragged to court by the inspector general of government because he had allegedly uttered a false document allegedly signed and denied by Mr. Jackson Byamukama, the then Kanungu town council town clerk, between October and November 2013.
By Anthony Kushaba
NDLG-Communication office
Councilors in Ntungamo district have been urged to champion the fight against crime saying that quarrels that start as minor end up escalating into serious crimes such as murders.
The call was on Wednesday made by the Ntungamo deputy resident district Commissioner Robert Niwamanya Kamuntu while addressing the district council presided over by Speaker Nicholas Twikirize held in Ntungamo district council hall.
