Author: RWENZORI TV
Kasese, Uganda — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba has visited the Rwenzori region to assess the security situation ahead of this Friday’s Omusinga birthday run and the 59th coronation anniversary of His Majesty Charles Wesley Mumbere Iremangoma of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu. Mr Byakagaba arrived in Kasese District at around 10:00 a.m. and began his visit with an inspection of the Kasese Police Barracks. He later met senior police officers at the Multipurpose Hall in Nyamwamba Division, where they reviewed operational deployments and security plans for the upcoming events. Later in the day, the IGP met with cabinet ministers…
All you need to know: PLE exams started on Friday last week 31st october,2025 with breafing of candidates by head of centers. Primary leaving examinations (PLE) of the year 2025 have today the 4th of Nov 2025 ended successful according to the research made by our rwenzori tv reporter today with a call on candidates who have finished their exams to put God first and respect of their parents if they would enjoy the fruits in this world according to the headteacher Mulongoti primary school Mr Enos kule . While speaking to the headteacher kamaiba primary school Mr Dan masereka…
RTV News, Uganda —The number of people killed in last week’s devastating landslides in Uganda’s Sebei sub-region has climbed to 21, after rescuers recovered five more bodies in Bukwo District on Monday evening. Local search teams, working alongside the Uganda Police and the army, continue to dig through deep mud and debris with basic tools amid challenging conditions. Authorities say the latest bodies, including two infants, were recovered from Kwanwa Village in Kapteka Parish, Chesower Sub-county. The discovery brings the total death toll to seven in Bukwo, six in Kween, and five in Kapchorwa districts. At least 11 others remain…
Security forces in western Uganda have repelled attacks on two military barracks in Kasese District, officials have confirmed. The incident occurred at around 5:30 a.m. when an unidentified group of people attacked the Rugendabara Barracks and Kasese Main Station. According to authorities, the assailants were armed with pangas, knives, and stones. Fifteen suspects, including one woman, have been arrested in connection with the attack. Five of the attackers were killed, while one was injured during the fighting. Officials also reported that five security personnel sustained injuries. The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Kasese, who confirmed the incident, said the Uganda…
Authorities say incidents of violence against security personnel have increased during presidential campaigns and warn that offenders will face prosecution. The Uganda Police Force has condemned what it described as a growing wave of aggression against its officers during the ongoing presidential campaign period, warning that such acts will no longer be tolerated. Police spokespersons said that although most campaign activities have been peaceful, a small number of supporters have turned violent — assaulting officers, damaging police vehicles, and disrupting campaign events. In a statement, police cited an incident on 28 October 2025, in which supporters of the National Unity…
Police in Mubende District say a 36-year-old man was caught sitting a Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exam on behalf of another candidate. A man has been arrested in western Uganda after he was allegedly found impersonating a student during the ongoing Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) tests. Police identified the suspect as Leonard Elungat, who was reportedly caught writing the Agriculture Paper One at Mubende Army School on 28 October 2025, while using another candidate’s identity. According to SP Racheal Kawala, the Wamala Region Police spokesperson, preliminary investigations suggest that Elungat had been suspended from the school in 2024…
Of course! Here’s your passage rewritten in clearer, more natural English while keeping the meaning, details, and tone intact. I’ve varied sentence structures and used more formal or alternative phrasing to give it a fresh grammatical flow: Critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is running for a second term, and of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) — in power since independence in 1961 — took to the streets to denounce the harassment of opposition leaders and what they described as limited electoral options. Tanzania’s presidential election edged toward turmoil on Wednesday as protests broke out, prompting the deployment…
Residents in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital city, have been voicing their views on Biya’s victory. “We are at the beginning of another nightmare,” Amungwa Nicodemus told the BBC. “The economy is declining, corruption is endemic, a lot of things are going wrong.” Another resident, Abolo Denis, urged Cameroonians to accept the result, saying that peace is of utmost importance. Paul Biya – having been in power since 1982 – is the only president most Cameroonians have known as more than 60% of the 30 million-strong population is below the age of 25. Almost four out of 10 people in the country…
Local debates on cooking fuels amid energy transitions and climate change are being carried on in East Africa. This comes in the wake when Global climate agendas mainly shaped by actors – states, companies and NGOs – in the global North in interaction with only the biggest non-Western powers; put pressure on state actors in countries like Uganda and Tanzania to adopt policies in accordance. This increases risks that such top down injected changes overlook the complex dynamics around charcoal and its role in local life: the social and political economy of livelihoods, gender relations, informal economies, identity relations and…
The Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports is scheduled to submit a submission to the legislative assembly within a fortnight, addressing two formal appeals concerning the discrepancies in educators’ remuneration. The petitions were formally submitted to the legislature by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Technical and Vocational Trainers’ Union (UTVTU). Presiding over the assembly on Monday, 20 October 2025, the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, communicated that the appeals had been delivered to the Speaker, Anita Among, on Wednesday, 08 October 2025. “The instructors presented their grievances to the legislature, and the Speaker exercised her authority under…