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Kikuube LC5 boss had stopped to greet residents when speeding taxi rammed into him

Kikuube LC5 boss had stopped to greet residents when speeding taxi rammed into him

Kikuube LC5 Chairperson Peter Banura has died in a fatal road accident along Hoima–Kagadi road, with multiple casualties reported.Kikuube LC5 Chairperson Peter Banura has died in a fatal road crash on Hoima-Kagadi road on Saturday evening (Photo/Courtesy)Kikuube, Uganda: Kikuube D

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Family of Ugandan Killed in Ukraine War Struggles to Repatriate Body 2 Months Later

Family of Ugandan Killed in Ukraine War Struggles to Repatriate Body 2 Months Later

The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to repatriate his body two months after he was killed on the frontline in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, where he had been fighting alongside Russian armed forces.The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to

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Parliament Approves Move to Increase Private UPDF Officer’s Salary

Parliament Approves Move to Increase Private UPDF Officer’s Salary

The salary of privates in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces could jump from Shs 650,000 to Shs 816,280 if a resolution reached between the defence ministry and Parliament holds.The proposed salary increment was agreed to by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs officials and Membe

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President Museveni confirms First Lady Janet ‘getting better’ after illness

President Museveni confirms First Lady Janet ‘getting better’ after illness

The president was quoted by a senior military official as confirming that his wife was recuperating steadily following health scare.President Yoweri Museveni has addressed rumours about the health of First Lady Janet Museveni following days of speculation in the media.The president

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Two Siblings Found Dead in Tent on Farmland in Luwero

Two Siblings Found Dead in Tent on Farmland in Luwero

Police in Luwero District have launched investigations into the deaths of two siblings who were found unresponsive inside a makeshift tent on farmland in Butuntumula Sub-County.The deceased have been identified as Sobya Richard, 36, and Nalubwama Grace, 43, both casual workers and resident

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Inside Uganda’s Boda Boda Road Safety Crisis

Inside Uganda’s Boda Boda Road Safety Crisis

They are on the road before dawn and still riding long after dark, threading through Kampala’s gridlocked streets for fares that rarely exceed a few thousand shillings. For Uganda’s boda boda riders, the pressure to earn is relentless and increasingly, it is deadly.Motorcycles are at t

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Makerere, Kyambogo Students Killed in Separate Road Crashes

Makerere, Kyambogo Students Killed in Separate Road Crashes

Two university students have died in separate road accidents around Kampala, highlighting the growing toll of traffic crashes on young people amid rising fatalities nationwide.Michael Kavuma Tevin, a graduate student at Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Techno

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Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers and motorists have called on government traffic enforcement teams to consider the condition of roads before imposing fines under the Express Penalty System (EPS).Speaking at a three-day consultative meeting in Jinja City, aimed at validating newly proposed EPS provisions, drivers a

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Police Report Decline in Road Crashes as Fatalities Increase in 2025

Police Report Decline in Road Crashes as Fatalities Increase in 2025

Police have reported a significant decline in road traffic crashes across the country even though fatalities slightly increased during the year.While releasing the 2025 Annual Crime Report, the Director of Traffic and Road Safety, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine, revealed that a total of 322,441 t

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Transport ministry overhauls traffic penalty system to address public outcry

Transport ministry overhauls traffic penalty system to address public outcry

Uganda's Ministry of Works and Transport extends the suspension of the automated Express Penalty Scheme (Auto EPS) and new speed limits as the review of controversial traffic laws continues.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Works and Transport is overhauling the national automated traffi

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