Authorities call for collective efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS
By Anthony Kushaba
Authorities in Ntungamo district have called for joint efforts towards fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The call was made by Christopher Nshemereza a principal township officer who represented the chief Administrative officer at the media and key stakeholder’s engagement organized by Organization for Community Empowerment (OCE) held at redcross hall in Ntungamo municipality.
By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo district leaders have ordered all the wetland encroachers to immediately vacate the encroached areas.
The team leaders who were today monitoring the affected wetlands in the sub counties of Nyabushenyi and Nyabihooko where hundreds of acres of wetlands have been cleared for tree planting, cultivation and grazing.
By Anthony Kushaba
NDLG Communications Office
The once fading hopes for the persons with disabilities in Ntungamo are now coming back to life with a sight of light at the end of the tunnel.
With hundreds of persons with disabilities left to struggle on their own in the district, their hope of having a better future and having an opportunity to favorably compete with others and achieve quality education were slowly but surely fading.
By Communication Office
Ntungamo
Authorities in the southwestern district of Ntungamo have suspended all the livestock markets in the area following an outbreak of poxy virus.
The outbreak has been confirmed in the sub-counties of Itojo,Nyakyera,Itojo,Rugarama and Ngoma .
By Communication Office
Ntungamo
Itojo hospital’s laboratory has been remodeled into a modern laboratory hub thanks to funding from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID/RHITES SOUTH WEST).
Located in Itojo sub county 10 kilometers from Ntungamo district on the Ntungamo district-Mbarara highway is a public facility owned by the government of Uganda serving a total estimated population of 191,200, and all of them are Ugandan nationals.
By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo
The outgoing district chairperson for Ntungamo Denis Singahache has called for unity among the leaders and technocrats in the area.
Singahache who was speaking at the official handover of office held at the district’s board today afternoon revealed that the accomplishments that have been achieved by his leadership were made possible by the close working relationship his team had with the technocrats, development partners and the communities.
By Communication office
Ntungamo
Ntungamo district has today received to brandy new motorcycles from the government of Uganda.
The motorcycles received are to be attached to the internal audit department and the revenue management unit in the finance department.
The motorcycles were procured by the ministry of local government and handed to beneficiary districts at Masaka district local government headquarters today afternoon.
By Communication office
Ntungamo
Ntungamo district chief administrative officer Hanny Turyahebwa has cautioned civil servants in the area against the habit of absenteeism greatly affects services delivery and cripple’s government programs.
Turyaheebwa was speaking during the district technical planning committee held in the district council hall attended by departmental heads, sub county chiefs, town clerks among others.
By Cummunication office
Ntungamo
Authorities in Ntungamo district have cautioned locals to stay away from Omungyenyi swamp after a stray crocodile was sighted in the area.
The Crocodile in has been sighted near omungyenyi trading center in Rubaare sub county.
Ntungamo district Tourism officer Robert Aturinda says that the crocodile is mature and has been sighted near Omungyenyi bridge where locals have been watering their animals and others thronging the area for swimming.
By Communication office
Ntungamo
Authorities in Ntungamo have embarked on a move to check the spread of lumpy skin disease following an outbreak in the area.
The outbreak has so far been confirmed in the sub counties of Rukoni East, Rukoni West, Nyakyera and Kitwe town council.
Julius Baguma a resident of Nyakyera sub county says that they outbreak has hit hard the farmers since they have to meet the cost of the treatment on their own.
