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UPDATE: Police Name Manafwa Friday Accident Victims

UPDATE: Police Name Manafwa Friday Accident Victims

Police have named all the victims who were involved in Friday’s 19th June, 2026 accident along the Manafwa-Lwakhakha Road at Kufu Trading Centre Manafwa town council in Manafwa district.The accident happened on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. when a taxi, registration number UA 169BX, travel

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Death Toll in Masaka–Mutukula Road Crash Climbs to Eight

Death Toll in Masaka–Mutukula Road Crash Climbs to Eight

The death toll from the fatal road crash along the Masaka–Mutukula Highway has risen from six to eight after two critically injured victims succumbed to their injuries at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.The two victims died overnight after being transferred from Kalisizo Hospital in cr

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Police Impound Motorcycles in Rwenzori East Crackdown on Reckless Riding

Police Impound Motorcycles in Rwenzori East Crackdown on Reckless Riding

Police in the Rwenzori East Region have intensified traffic enforcement operations targeting errant motorcyclists in a bid to reduce road accidents and improve road safety.The operation, conducted at Kahendero Junction along the Kasese–Mbarara Highway, was led by the Regional Traffic Off

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Ntungamo Residents Fear Disease Outbreak Amid Worsening Drainage and Sanitation Crisis

Ntungamo Residents Fear Disease Outbreak Amid Worsening Drainage and Sanitation Crisis

Residents of Ntungamo Municipality are raising alarm over blocked drainage channels, overflowing sewage and poor waste disposal practices, warning that deteriorating sanitation conditions could trigger disease outbreaks and further degrade the environment if urgent action is not taken.Resi

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One Arrested as Police Impound Suspected Taxi Linked to Robberies in Kira

One Arrested as Police Impound Suspected Taxi Linked to Robberies in Kira

Police in Kira Division are holding one suspect and have impounded a taxi, registration number UAW 401G, suspected to have been used in a series of robberies within the Kampala Metropolitan Area.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said the vehicle is believed to have be

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Highway terror: Armed robbers disguised as passengers hijack Kampala-bound taxi, vehicle recovered in Soroti

Highway terror: Armed robbers disguised as passengers hijack Kampala-bound taxi, vehicle recovered in Soroti

Police in Budaka District are investigating a daring highway robbery in which armed thugs disguised as passengers hijacked a Kampala-bound taxi, robbed occupants at gunpoint, and fled with the vehicle.The incident occurred on Monday, June 8, 2026, between 2am and 3am at Sekulo Parish, Kadi

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Karuma-Pakwach Highway: How to avoid encounter with elephants

Karuma-Pakwach Highway: How to avoid encounter with elephants

Day and night travel on the Karuma-Olwiyo-Pakwach highway can be smooth, but drivers must exercise caution while navigating Murchison Falls National Park.The 107-kilometer stretch from Karuma to Pakwach tempts motorists to speed, yet the park is home to giants like elephants that roam in b

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Kalangala taxi operators park vehicles over new Masaka route rules

Kalangala taxi operators park vehicles over new Masaka route rules

section of drivers with their taxis parked at Kalangala District headquarters on June 5, 2026 in protest against new operating guidelines. Photo | David Sekayinga A section of taxi drivers on the Kalangala–Masaka route have suspended operations over new guidelines they say will cut daily

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How border districts are fighting Ebola

How border districts are fighting Ebola

the busy dusty border towns of Lia and Odramacaku, both in Arua City, traders are sighted crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda using illegal border entry points. Some are crossing using the designated routes with UPDF soldiers patrolling the areas as a measure to control the

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Gateway Bus Involved in Early Morning Crash Along Mbarara–Kabale Highway

Gateway Bus Involved in Early Morning Crash Along Mbarara–Kabale Highway

Police in the Kigezi Sub-region have launched investigations into a single-vehicle road crash involving a bus belonging to Gateway Bus Company that occurred at Kabaraga along the Mbarara–Kabale Highway.The accident happened at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Friday when the bus, registration

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