Rwenzori region

Mental health cases on the rise in Rwenzori region

The Fort Portal Referral Hospital Mental Health Unit receives 1,400 patients of mental illnesses annually, signifying a rise in psychiatric complaints in the Rwenzori region. Nyakahuma Edward, a psychiatrist attached to the Buhinga regional referral Hospital says mental illnesses are on the rise in the Rwenzori Region and have majorly affected the youth due to […]

Rwenzori region tradeshow to attract corporate companies, civil society

Preparations ahead of the second Rwenzori region tradeshow to take place in Boma grounds in east division fort portal municipality are in final stages according to Byakatonda Tom the executive director Initiative for Development Consultancy Services Limited (IDECOS). Addressing members of the press in fort portal municipality today Byakatonda disclosed that the trade show has […]

National Resistance Movement hails Rwenzori region over walk to work protests

The District National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson Kabarole Godfrey Nyakahuma has commended the people in the Rwenzori region and Kabarole in particular for rejecting the opposition led walk to work demonstration which he said is designed to promote post-election violence. Nyakahuma also says the opposition wants to create protests to disrupt the swearing in of […]