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Crane lift injures two at Ggaba construction site

Two workers were seriously injured after a crane lift collapsed at a construction site in Ggaba, Kampala, police said. The incident occurred at about 11:30am on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at a construction site in Mission Zone, Ggaba Parish, Makindye Division, where workers were constructing a six-storey apartment building. According to police, the workers were mixing concrete and loading it onto the crane lift when the equipment broke from the sixth floor and collapsed. Two workers who were on the fifth floor reportedly fell with the crane lift. Part of the building, including a balcony, was also damaged. The injured…

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Court sets date for Masaka City Woman MP election petition

MASAKA — The High Court in Masaka has set September 30 and October 1 for the…

Two arrested in Tororo over impersonation, Shs10m extortion

Two men have been arrested in Tororo District for allegedly impersonating officials of the State House…

7 arrested in Pakwach over extortion, illegal fishing

Seven people, including three local government and security officials, have been arrested in Pakwach District over…

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Byanyima meets Ruto over Besigye as Kenyan activist goes missing

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has met President William Ruto on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where she said she raised the continued detention of her husband, Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye. The meeting came as a Kenyan human rights activist, Mulinge Muteti, remained missing after taking part in demonstrations in Nairobi demanding Besigye’s release. Byanyima said she met Ruto on Wednesday, September 23, and expressed support for his role as the African Union Champion for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products. She said she also raised what she described as the “continuing persecution”…

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Kenya destroys Sh8.2bn meth seized in Indian Ocean

Kenyan authorities have destroyed 1,036 kilograms of high-purity methamphetamine valued at Sh8.2 billion, in one of…

Kenyan police arrest activists protesting Besigye’s detention

NAIROBI — Kenyan police on Monday arrested several activists, including human rights defenders Julius Kamau and…

Museveni mourns late Kenyan politician Cyrus Jirongo

KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed condolences to the family of former Kenyan politician…

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