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Fear grips Buyende as parents storm school over alleged rituals

The parents claimed that the alleged rituals had created panic within the school community, with some expressing fears that the situation was...

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Tragedy as two children die in Moroto gold pit collapse

The two children died at the scene, while their mother was rescued with injuries and rushed to Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, where...

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Man, 43, killed in suspected mob attack in Kibuku

According to Regional Police Spokesperson, ASP Kyempasa, the deceased had previously been accused of theft and had reportedly been assaulted by mobs...

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‘We Live in Fear’: Kiryandongo residents demand lasting solution to 27-year human-wildlife conflict

Residents said elephants frequently invade villages at night, destroying plantations of bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, maize, mangoes and jackfruit, leaving households with...

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Hajjat Namyalo flags off ONC Coordinators for LC1, Women Council elections

Namyalo disclosed that while the NRM Secretariat received Shs50 billion to facilitate party activities, the Office of the National Chairman was not...

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Driver in Kamuli school bus crash ‘threatened’ to cause accident before jumping out

The allegations emerged following a viral video circulating on social media and are now part of an ongoing police investigation into the...

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Solar-powered irrigation boosts year-round vegetable farming in Moroto

The project has enabled farmers to grow crops including sukuma wiki, onions and tomatoes, despite prolonged dry spells that continue to affect...

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One dead, three injured in nasty crash along Mbale-Tirinyi highway

According to Bukedi North Regional Police Spokesperson, ASP Kyempasa Wilfred, the crash occurred at about 3:20 p.m. on July 19, 2026, involving...

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Museveni grants official burial to West Nile icon Gen Moses Ali

Gen. Moses Ali died on Saturday at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala at the age of 87, after receiving treatment for several days....

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Law Society considers suing gov’t over road safety failures

ULS argues that many of these deaths are preventable through improved road infrastructure, stronger enforcement of traffic laws, enhanced accountability and the...

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Buyende LC5 boss warns contractors against shoddy road works

Mangaraine singled out sections of the Nakabira–Ndalike–Bugaya Road, where he said poor workmanship had left large heaps of marram on the road,...

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Disability no barrier as Iganga school swears in pupil with walking aid as Ass Head Prefect

Bwoye Elvis, who uses a walking aid, took the oath of office on Saturday during the school's prefects' swearing-in ceremony, marking the...

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Man, 54, found dead in Budaka police cell

Investigators said Gawaya had been arrested on Friday afternoon after he was accused of threatening members of the public with a panga...

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Bobi Wine names Nambeshe acting NUP President

Dr. Zedriga had been appointed acting president before Bobi Wine's departure and has overseen the party's day-to-day operations over the past four...

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Former Deputy Prime Minister, Gen Moses Ali, dies at 87

Gen Ali was one of Uganda's longest-serving political and military figures, serving in successive governments over a public career that spanned more...

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Watoto Church to host Kabaka’s 33rd Coronation Thanksgiving at Bweyogerere Campus

Pastor Julius Rwotlonyo, Senior Pastor and Team Leader of Watoto Church Ministries, expressed gratitude to the Kingdom of Buganda for entrusting the...

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Scores injured as school bus collides with sugarcane truck on Jinja–Kamuli road

The circumstances surrounding the collision were not immediately clear, and police had not yet released an official statement on the cause of...

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Pallisa district councillors undergo governance induction for 2026–2031 term

The training focused on strengthening councillors' understanding of policy formulation, oversight, budgeting, legislation and their working relationship with the district's technical staff.

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Death toll in King David school bus crash rises to 24, over 20 remain hospitalised

Traffic Police spokesperson SP Michael Kananura said 18 of the deceased have been positively identified. However, three unidentified bodies remain at Kapchorwa...

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Govt sets new school transport rules after Kapchorwa Bus Tragedy

Government also directed schools currently on educational trips to report to the nearest Uganda Police station to facilitate the safe return of...

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80-year-old man killed in suspected robbery in Buyende

Some residents suspect the killing may have been motivated by robbery, alleging that the elderly man had sold trees a day before...

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Two drivers arrested for overloading 207 pupils on two school buses

Police said one bus was found transporting 110 pupils, the other was carrying 97 pupils, numbers authorities described as dangerously exceeding safe...