The fatal crash occurred on Tuesday night, April 7, 2026, at around 10:00pm as Dr Ichumar was driving back to his home in Soroti City after a day’s work at Katakwi District Local Government.The late Katakwi District Health Officer, Dr Simon Ichumar Omeke (Inset), who died in a road crash
David Ssenfuka (L) and President MuseveniPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to Members of Parliament to prioritise funding of critical areas in this year’s budget.Speaking to members of the ruling National Resistance Movement parliamentary caucus recently, President Mus
Police in Kisoro District are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man in the early hours of Tuesday morning.The deceased has been identified as Uwayezu Urban, a resident of Nyakabande Village in Gisorora Parish, Nyakabande Sub-county.Accord
Police in Tororo District are investigating a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman along the Tororo–Mbale Road.The incident occurred at the Sewerage Roundabout, where the victim, identified as Mariam Nuru, a Somali national and resident of Malaba Town Council, r
Pallisa, Uganda: Police in Pallisa District have launched a manhunt for an unidentified driver who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident on Monday night.The deceased has been identified as Olupot John, 35, a peasant from Kaguya Village in Kamuge Sub-county, Pallisa
Two juveniles were killed on Easter Sunday in Kitagwenda District when a truck they were travelling in overturned while en route to a football match.The victims, aged seven and thirteen, had reportedly boarded a lorry, registration number UBJ 466T, along with other children who were headin
Traffic police officers at the sceneA road accident on Easter Sunday claimed the lives of a 56-year-old man and his granddaughter, leaving three other children critically injured in Kalungu District.The deceased have been identified as Hassan Kiweewa, a resident of Bisanje in Bukul
Transport operators in Rukungiri District have raised concerns over the rising fuel prices, saying the situation is increasingly affecting their daily operations and livelihoods.The concern follows recent global tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, which have contributed
Mwanza Regional Police Commander (RPC) Wilbrod MutafungwaMwanza. Mwanza Regional Police have arrested six drivers and suspended their driving licences for operating vehicles while under the influence of alcohol.The statement issued on Saturday, April 4, 2026, by Mwanza Regional Poli
Police have confirmed the death of Kikuube District LC5 chairperson, Peter Banura, following a fatal road crash in the Albertine region.Addressing the incident, Police PRO ACP Kituuma Rusoke said: “Police in the Albertine South Region are investigating a fatal road traffic crash involvin
