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11 December 2022, 8:55 am

Qatar22: Morocco Storms Semis, Ugandans Celebrate on Social Media

By James Muhumuza Morocco made history last night (Saturday) after eliminating Portugal from the quarterfinals of the FIFA World cup at the Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar. Youssef En-Nesyri’s all-important goal in the first half helped the Atlas Lions to…

10 December 2022, 12:27 pm

Kagadi district Records three Deaths in one day

By James Muhumuza Kagadi Police are investigating circumstances under which a 48-year-old man committed suicide by hanging inside his house. The deceased has been identified as constant Bamutura, a resident of Kanyinya cell in Kyenzige town council in Kagadi district.…

4 December 2022, 9:57 am

Two cows found in stolen Ipsum that was speeding on Masaka road

A team of police flying squad have intercepted a stolen saloon car carrying suspected stolen cows and goats at Nsangi along Kampala-Masaka road this Saturday. According to police, the flying squad team were on a routine patrol along the busy…

3 December 2022, 11:36 am

Kagadi Lc1, 2 Leaders receive Bicycles from Govt

By James Muhumuza Kagadi district local council one and two chairpersons have received bicycles from government of Uganda to facilitate their movement while fulfilling their mandate. The chairpersons were handed over the bicycles last evening at Kagadi district headquarters in…

2 December 2022, 6:58 am

Uganda Spends UGX980billion to Cater for HIV Victims Annually

By James Muhumuza Uganda spends shillings 980 billion in caring for people living with HIV annually, according to the Uganda AIDS Commission. Dr. Nelson Musoba, Director General of the Uganda AIDS Commission says that out of the total shillings 700,000…

1 December 2022, 4:58 pm

Kagadi ADHO Paul Bahizi was killed by thugs, says security

Security has confirmed that the late Paul Bahizi Rutabagisha who was the assistant Kagadi district health officer was killed by thieves. This was revealed last evening by the resident district commissioner for Kagadi, Kamukama Kaine Nicholas during his burial ceremony…

30 November 2022, 12:17 pm

Parish chiefs in Kagadi told to run parish development model – PDM

  Following the disbursement of Shillings 3,650,000,000 (3.65 billion) Parish Development Model funds to Kagadi district by central government, Parish Chiefs and Community Developments officers in the district have been trained and equipped with knowledge regarding the operationalization of the…

21 November 2022, 2:47 pm

Mob kills three suspected pig thieves in Kagadi

By James Muhumuza A mob in Kagadi District has killed three people after suspecting them to be behind a spate of home invasions in the area. It is reported that the trio on Saturday at around 11.30PM raided Buligira cell in Mpeefu…

10 November 2022, 9:38 am

Over 70 cyclists compete in BKK Amasaza bicycle racing competition in Kagadi

Over 70 cyclists have participated in this year’s Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom’s inter county (Amasaza) bicycle racing competition in Kagadi district. The highly entertaining and exciting competition attracted cyclists from Buyaga East and Buyaga West counties. The cyclists who donned MTN reflector…

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.