KKCR FM
KKCR FM
27 October 2025, 3:04 pm
By James Muhumuza A total of 120 individuals living with down syndrome have been registered across Bunyoro region, including six who have since passed away, according to Ms. Mildred Katusabe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rowan’s Down Syndrome Awareness…
26 October 2025, 3:52 pm
By James Muhumuza Fighting climate change through environmental conservation is a collective responsibility that demands urgent attention, the Bujenje County Member of Parliament in Masindi district, Mr Kenneth Kiiza Nyendwoha, has said. The legislator cautioned that ignoring the effects of…
24 October 2025, 12:45 pm
By James Muhumuza A political storm is brewing in Kagadi as all incumbent Members of Parliament who lost in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries have defied the party line and declared their intention to run as independent candidates…
24 October 2025, 11:53 am
By James Muhumuza Uganda, a country whose economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, is increasingly feeling the devastating effects of climate change from erratic rainfall and rising temperatures to rampant deforestation and plastic pollution. Despite government initiatives to curb environmental…
29 September 2025, 7:53 am
By James Muhumuza Tree planting is the process of establishing young trees for purposes such as land reclamation, forestry, or landscaping. It involves careful preparation, proper hole digging, root management, correct tree placement, backfilling, and consistent watering to support the…
13 September 2025, 5:18 pm
By James Muhumuza Management and staff of Kagadi District General Hospital are in grief after a fire gutted the hospital staff quarters, destroying property worth millions of shillings. Fortunately, no deaths was recorded. The fire, which broke out today 13…
4 September 2025, 4:38 pm
By James Muhumuza Assault is a criminal act involving threats that cause another person to fear or apprehend immediate unlawful violence or that result in physical harm. It does not always require physical contact, as gestures such as raising a…
31 August 2025, 11:15 am
By James Muhumuza The survivors and project leaders have jointly called for increased awareness and continued community participation in cervical cancer screening and treatment to save more lives. Cervical cancer survivors in the Greater Kibaale region have praised the Uganda…
13 August 2025, 7:44 pm
By James Muhumuza The Acting Kagadi District Education Officer (DEO), Beatrice Mbabazi, has issued an immediate directive to all school proprietors and headteachers who closed for the second term ahead of schedule to reopen, in order to comply with the…
25 June 2025, 7:16 am
By James Muhumuza The signing of the 19 CFM agreements marks a key milestone in Uganda’s forest conservation journey and sets the foundation for inclusive, community-led protection of vital forest ecosystems across the Albertine region. In a major step toward…
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.