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19 February 2025, 11:10 am

Justice Simon Byabakama Urges Kagadi Graduates to Drive Peace, Development

By James Muhumuza The Chairperson of Uganda’s Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama has called on graduates to be ambassadors of peace and development by embracing responsibility and actively engaging in community transformation. Speaking last evening at a graduation ceremony…

18 February 2025, 7:56 am

Global social entrepreneurs unite in Kagadi

By James Muhumuza Nourishment economies: Integrating social, environmental, and economic benefits Nourishment economies create a complete economic cycle by integrating social, environmental, and economic benefits. Nutrition serves as the common thread connecting people and soils, generating numerous value propositions. Social…

11 February 2025, 7:46 am

Gov’t unveils UGX 4.2B solar-powered water project in Kagadi

By James Muhumuza The provision of rural water supply and sanitation covers communities or villages with dispersed populations in settlements of up to 1,500 people, as well as Rural Growth Centres (RGCs) with populations ranging from 1,500 to 5,000. The…

4 February 2025, 7:20 am

Moderate turnout as Kagadi schools reopen for first term

By James Muhumuza Concerned parents are urging the government to take action and ensure that teachers fulfil their responsibilities to prevent disruptions to the academic calendar. Schools across Kagadi District recorded a moderate learner turnout as the first academic term…

30 January 2025, 7:59 am

Elderly in Kagadi receive SAGE grants to improve their livelihoods

By James Muhumuza SAGE is a social protection development strategy that targets senior citizens aged 80 years and above. However, in more vulnerable areas like the Karamoja region, the eligibility age is lowered to 60 years to enable beneficiaries to…

30 January 2025, 7:27 am

Experts Back Museveni’s Ban on Toxic Groundnuts

By James Muhumuza As the government moves forward with the ban, experts are calling for increased awareness, stricter regulations, and farmer education to ensure its success. Advocates for proper nutrition have applauded President of the republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta…

29 January 2025, 9:11 am

Kagadi boda boda riders hail Museveni’s loan plan

By James Muhumuza Both leaders emphasised the importance of direct engagement with local representatives to ensure the programme’s effectiveness and prevent potential mismanagement. Boda boda riders in Kagadi town council, Kagadi district, have welcomed the proposed loan scheme by the…

Mission and Vision

MISSION
-To enable communities actively participate in decision
making on sustainable development
-It offers a plat form and voice of the marginalized to ensure
exchange of ideas, experience and enhance solidarity for
shared vision and action

KKCR VISION
Forum for participation and information sharing for rural
transformation.

-Enable people tell and document their history and culture
-As an education facility through modular course targeted at
farmers, business people and artisans
-Enable communities to participate in developing, producing
their own Programmes

BACKGROUND OF KKCR (91.7 FM)
This is the first community radio station in Uganda based in
Kagadi Town Council of Kibaale district mid-western
Uganda. KKCR is a product of partnership between the
communities in Kibaale and the URDT an indigenous
nongovernmental organization and it’s regulated by Uganda
Communication Commission (UCC)


KKCR is part of East African community media Programme
(EACMP) initiated in 1992 after the RIO World Earth
Summit in De-janairo Brazil. It has strong orientation to
Environmental Management and people participation in
decision making about the action points of the agenda 21.


The radio has primarily a developmental function. It has an
open-door policy and acts as platform to community members
and development partners to share sustainable development,
thoughts no decision making, accountability, good
governance, environment human rights, health and nutrition,
agriculture and service delivery.