Tag Archives: Ankole region

Grape farmers in the Ankole region are seeking government support in their quest to construct a nursery bed. This nursery bed will facilitate their aim of having a variety of seedlings so as to have different types of grape produce. Grape farming is a new agricultural venture with over 600 farmers in the Ankole region taking it up. There are ...

Buganda Prime Minister, Peter Mayiga has dismissed all the tribal links to Kyagulanyi’s victory in Buganda. He said there are so many issues in Buganda that led to Kyagulanyi’s victory in the region. “I go to Buganda deep in the villages, the poverty is so much, young people are unemployed. There are programs but they are not benefiting them because ...

At Kakyeka Grounds in Mbarara, president Museveni interacted with leaders from the Greater Ankole region, telling them that despite official figures showing 11% of the people there living below the poverty line, the actual numbers could be higher. These “rosy” figures are because statisticians use indicators like calorie intake, access to safe drinking water, ability to access education etc, which ...