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11 Apr '26
At least four people have died in a road crash after a sugarcane-laden truck overturned onto a motorcycle along the Kamuli–Namasagali Road.The accident occurred at Bulunda Village and involved a Fuso Fighter truck, registration number UAM 983F, and a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration
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10 Apr '26
Uganda recorded approximately 2 million births in 2025, according to Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, who warned that rapid population growth is outpacing the country’s healthcare capacity.Speaking before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) d
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10 Apr '26
DOKOLO DISTRICT, Uganda — A 22-year-old peasant farmer has died from injuries sustained during an assault last month, police have confirmed, prompting the arrest of two suspects including a 17-year-old juvenile.The victim, Awany Ambrose, succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of Ap
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10 Apr '26
day ago, Kadongo Kamu artists convened a meeting to discuss remarks made by Eddy Kenzo, in which he criticized how they allegedly mismanaged their earnings during their early careers.His comments did not sit well with many of them. During the meeting, notable figures such as Fred Ssebatta
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10 Apr '26
A tragic accident occurred on April 8, 2026, at around 10pm along the Gulu-Kampala highway in Layibi-Bardege Division, Gulu City. A yellow Isuzu Bus (UA 368CK) of HMK Company, driven by Hwumba Vincent, 54, allegedly overtook a motorcycle (UFS 137W) driven by Nisima, 22, who tragically died
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10 Apr '26
Suluhu said going forward, his motorcade will have only four vehicles while he rest of the teams will travel in one busTanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered a sharp reduction in her official convoy, saying only four vehicles will now accompany her while the rest of her entour
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10 Apr '26
Norbert MaoKYANKWANZI, UGANDA: The Pearl Times keeps tabs on the race for the speaker of the 12th parliament. The latest is that Norbert Mao has fired back at Anita Among for telling him to stay away from the NRM bedroom and to remain in the compound. Norbert Mao suggested that Anita Among
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10 Apr '26
The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi.The Government has released Shs17.444 trillion for the fourth quarter of the Financial Year 2025/26, bringing the total cumulative release to Shs77.001 trillion, according to the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the
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10 Apr '26
KAMPALA & KYANKWANZI – UGANDA — A sharp exchange among senior political figures has ignited fresh debate over power and the future leadership of Uganda’s Parliament, with Justice Minister Norbert Mao leading the initial criticism of Speaker Anita Among before a stinging intervention by
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10 Apr '26
The family of Edith Katende, the fallen wife to NUP publicist Alex Waisswa Mufumbiro, has officially asked him to consider taking up another girl for a wife from their family. During a vigil and tribute-paying session at Edith’s ancestral home that was held on Thursday in Nakulabye’s Katende