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20 Mar '26
Kabale: A 24-year-old boda boda rider has died in a road crash involving a bus belonging to Abapakasi Bus Company along the Kabale–Mbarara Highway.The accident occurred on Wednesday night at around 9:40 PM at Kyobugombe.Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maate identified the
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20 Mar '26
Masaka Regional Referral HospitalKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is facing challenges in its ambulance services following cuts in funding.Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, the hos
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20 Mar '26
Penina Atieno, the woman allegedly impersonating medics at Mulago (Mulago ICT Photo). Penina Atieno, the woman allegedly impersonating medics at Mulago (Mulago ICT Photo).Mulago National Referral Hospital is struggling to dismantle a predatory web of extortionists who have infiltrat
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20 Mar '26
KAMPALA — The Government of Japan has confirmed funding for the second phase of the Kampala Flyover project, a major infrastructure development expected to ease traffic congestion and reduce flooding along Jinja Road.The Minister of Works and Transport, Katumba Wamala, announced the deve
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20 Mar '26
Elizabeth Mbabazi, a Rwandan National who has been Convicted testifying Against her co Accused at Buganda Road Court.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has convicted a Rwandan national, Elizabeth Mbabazi, for her role in the attempted theft of 7
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20 Mar '26
The presidential race was widely viewed as a two-horse contest between Museveni and Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), but the semblance of openness was tempered by the heavy policing of the political field.COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | The 2026 general election in Uganda followed a familiar patt
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20 Mar '26
RIP KundaGrief and shock have engulfed the elite Special Forces Command (SFC) and the nation following the sudden death of Herbert Kunda, a highly trained and trusted VVIP protection officer attached to President Museveni.Kunda, described by colleagues as calm, suave and razor-sharp
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20 Mar '26
Here is the uncomfortable truth about Uganda’s best-ever UACE results: the better everyone performed, the harder it is going to be for you to get into the university course you want.That is the quiet warning university officials are sending to the 133,291 candidates who scored the minimu
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19 Mar '26
Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has questioned the government’s delay in compensating traders affected by the 2025 Kampala floods, warning that unfulfilled pledges risk eroding public trust as fresh flooding exposes deeper urban planning failures.The Leader of the Opposition, Joe
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19 Mar '26
Gabbar stated that countries like Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan are advancing a range of missile systems that could reach the American homeland.US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday claimed that Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile development could include mi