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Security tightened as Tooro prepares to bury King Oyo

Security has been tightened around Karuziika Palace and other key venues in…

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Pastor Lubwama gifts Kayanja Ranger Rover

Pastor James Victor Lubwama has gifted fellow cleric Pastor Robert Kayanja a…

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Tooro elders press Kemigisa on Oyo son

Tooro royal elders have demanded details and verification of the reported son…

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Museveni launches 11th Karamoja cultural festival in Moroto

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched the 11th Karamoja Cultural Festival in…

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Police arrest truck driver after fatal Kampala-Hoima road crash

Police have arrested the driver of a Sino truck involved in a crash that killed two people and injured nine others along the Kampala-Hoima Road in Wakiso District. The crash occurred on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at about 1:33pm at Nkoowe, according to police. Police spokesperson SP Michael Kananura identified the driver as Wasswa Peter, who was driving Sino truck registration number UBK 495F from Kakiri towards Kampala. The truck reportedly lost control and rammed into a Toyota Hiace taxi, registration number UAT 272J, before hitting two other vehicles. The taxi driver and conductor died at the scene. Nine other…

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Man convicted, fined Shs300m over Gomba land fraud

The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has convicted a man accused of fraudulently obtaining Shs300 million in…

Chris Obore, six co-accused granted bail

KAMPALA — Interdicted Parliament Director of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore has been granted cash…

Police arrest violent Namungona gang

KAMPALA — Police at Old Kampala have arrested eight suspects over a viral social media video…

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PLO Lumumba walks off stage after being asked to pause for Governor

KISUMU — Kenyan lawyer and public intellectual Professor Patrick Lumumba walked off the stage during the 18th TICH Annual Scientific Conference in Kisumu after he was asked to pause his presentation to allow Kisumu Governor Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o to be formally welcomed. Lumumba was delivering an address at the conference at the Mama Grace Onyango Cultural and Social Centre when proceedings were interrupted following Nyong’o’s arrival. The conference is running from September 9 to 11, 2026. According to reports from the event, an announcer interrupted Lumumba’s presentation and indicated that the programme would pause to welcome the governor. Lumumba questioned…

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Italian mechanic builds World’s narrowest drivable car

ROME — Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has built the world’s narrowest drivable car, transforming a 1993…

Gabonese MP arrested for assaulting RwandAir supervisor

Gabonese lawmaker Augustin Lobelle Yembi was arrested at Kigali International Airport on September 3 following an…

Ugandan traders flee Kenya in crack down on small businesses

BUSIA — A number of Ugandans affected by Kenya's new restrictions on non-citizens operating small businesses…

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