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Nov 19, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
What you need to know:The Deputy Speaker of Parliament urges farmers to grow the cash crop and also add value to reap more. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, has asked Ugandans to focus on producing better quality coffee, and not the Coffee Bill that was recently passed in Parliament.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Felix Ainebyoona |Julius Byamukama
Hope has been restored to the users of River Rwizi in Southwestern Uganda as water levels start to increase gradually. Over the past 10 years, Mbarara residents and other beneficiaries of River Rwizi have been worried over the shrinking water levels that went as low as 0.5 meters.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
At least 11 Mbarara Main Prison inmates sat their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams under the new Lower Education Curriculum as the final Senior Four examinations for 2024 started on Monday. The inmates are among 379,620 who are sitting for their examinations under the new lower secondary school curriculum. Out of the 11 students at the prison, 10 are convicts and one is on remand.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
What you need to know:She was charged with acts of intention to cause grievous harm. The grade one magistrate court in Mbarara City has remanded Bishop Stuart University (BSU) lecturer to prison on accusations of pouring hot water on her child maid following a domestic issue.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
Real estate plays a crucial role in the development of any city, and Mbarara is no exception, holding significant potential for growth. Emmanuel Turinawe is among the young people seizing the opportunity to influence the city's future. As the co-founder of Abet Realtors, Turinawe began his career at Mbarara’s leading real estate firm, Amity Realtors, shortly before the pandemic. His experience there highlighted the need for innovation in the property sector.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
Recently, a team of school inspectors from central and eastern Uganda were in western Uganda looking at how the schools are implementing government policies regarding primary education. Their major focus was on the facilities, enrollment in schools and how schools are managed. It was then, that they discovered how Mbarara Municipal School was highly populated.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
She is charming on screen while belting out gospel music. Her softivine Joyce Katushabe, 25, an accountant, gospel artiste and author of gospel and bible-related books committed herself to God in 2002 when she was only four years old. She has released several gospel songs. How Katushabe balances these is fascinating. Katushabe who is an accountant at T&T Delight Investment Company says she was always amazed at the intelligence of accountants that she could not wait to pursue accountancy.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Julius Byamukama
A group of cattle keepers and stakeholders in the hospitality sector have launched the Ankole Cow Villages initiative to promote culture and tourism in the Ankole Sub-region. These villages are currently situated at Mwesigwa Resort Farm in Kibega and Kamihingo Farm in Sanga, both located in Kiruhura District.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rajab Mukombozi |Julius Byamukama |Hillary Twinamatsiko
The residents claim some of these thugs are known to security, but are left unpunished. The thugs, often armed with crude weapons such as pangas and knives, are reportedly attacking people in various locations, including streets, building corridors, and homes, during day and night. Ms Kellen Ninsiima, a resident of Biafra in Kakiika, Mbarara City North Division, told Daily Monitor in an interview that they have reported the thugs but no action has been taken.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Rajab Mukombozi |Julius Byamukama
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, at church and a follow-up political rally addressed by President Museveni, yesterday renewed her innocence despite double sanctions by foreign governments on corruption claims. The renewed war on corruption through which the Ombudsman says Uganda loses nearly Shs10 trillion a year, gained public traction last week in the wake of demonstrations by anti-graft crusaders.
