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4 November 2024, 10:15 am

Veterans demand Museveni fulfill promises ahead of Kakumiro visit

By James Muhumuza Veterans from the Home Guard Reserve Forces in Greater Kibaale have expressed disappointment over unfulfilled promises made by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in recognition of their efforts in combating the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. The ADF,…

30 October 2024, 9:00 pm

Cult violence claims 10 lives in Kagadi

By James Muhumuza Murder, in criminal law, the killing of one person by another that is not legally justified or excusable, usually distinguished from the crime of manslaughter by the element of malice aforethought. A gruesome attack attributed to the…

14 October 2024, 7:18 am

Two Hoima Diocese Priests Involved in Road Accident

By James Muhumuza As investigations continue into the cause of the accident, the Catholic Church and the Hoima Diocese remain hopeful for the full recovery of the two priests. Two recently ordained priests from the Hoima Catholic Diocese escaped death…

7 October 2024, 7:06 am

38 Murder Cases Recorded in September in Albertine Region

By James Muhumuza The offence of manslaughter is punishable by the maximum penalty of life imprisonment under section 190 of the Penal Code Act. The Police in the Albertine have raised a red flag over the increasing murder cases in…

3 October 2024, 7:48 am

Kibaale District to Conduct Leadership Induction for Lc1 and Lc2 Officials

By James Muhumuza Uganda has been holding elections consistently since the 1980s, at the different levels including Presidential, Parliamentary, District, and Local Councils. Local Councils are a concept around the lowest political-administrative unit based at the village level. The Office…

27 September 2024, 7:31 am

Inter-clan football, inter-county bicycle racing launches today

By James Muhumuza Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom will today, Friday, 27th of September 2024, launch this year’s Inter-Clan (Enganda) Football Tournament and Inter-County (Amasaza) Bicycle Racing Competition. The launch will take place at Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom head offices in Hoima city and…

26 September 2024, 7:31 am

OPM distributes 560 iron sheets to support schools in Kagadi

By James Muhumuza Roofing sheets have become an indispensable element in the construction industry, offering a versatile and durable solution for various structures. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has delivered 560 iron sheets to selected beneficiaries in 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.