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08 Jul '26
According to police preliminary investigation, the fatal crash occurred July 7 at around 09:34pm at Bobi Trading Centre along the Kampala- Gulu Highway.At least 14 people have been confirmed dead in a fatal road accident that took place on the Kampala Gulu road, Uganda Police Traffic and R
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07 Jul '26
his 26th June letter, President Museveni directed the IGG Aisha Naluzze Batala to commence investigations into the conduct of three Works Ministry engineers namely Edwin Raymond Kiyaga, Patrick Muleme and Dickens Ahimbisibwe. He says the three are responsible for the criminal design and route alt
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29 Jun '26
OpenAI has restricted its newest model to vetted partners after Washington pressure over mounting national security concerns.OpenAI said on Friday it was delaying a full public launch of GPT‑5.6 at the US government’s request,
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26 Jun '26
Uganda is investing heavily in transport, oil, aviation, and energy infrastructure to support long-term industrial growth.Mega projects like EACOP, SGR, and oil fields are central to future export earnings and regional trade dominance.Urba
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23 Jun '26
public speeches, President Museveni likes using statistics to persuade and sway even sceptics about the economic dividends of accelerated investments in infrastructure. Whether it is railways, roads or hydro-dams, Mr Museveni specifies an expected drop in haulage costs, the internal rate of retu
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23 Jun '26
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke has expressed sympathy for former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among amid reports of her deteriorating health, while using the occasion to reflect on what she described as the unpredictable nature of political power.In a
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21 Jun '26
campaigns for the June 24 Kalangala District Woman MP by-election enter their final stretch, NRM flag bearer Idah Nabayiga has pledged to improve household incomes, strengthen implementation of the Parish Development Model and advocate for better services across the island district.The Nat
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21 Jun '26
The ill-fated truck involved in the crash that killed five people and left others injured along the Masaka–Kyotera–Mutukula Highway on June 18, 2026. Photo by Malik Fahad Jjingo.Five people were killed and nine others injured on Thursday when a speeding fuel tanker rammed into a commut
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20 Jun '26
The Uganda Prisons Service has confirmed that Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Erias Lukwago is being held in the sick bay at Murchison Bay Prison, where officials say he is in stable condition and receiving medical monitoring.Prisons spokesperson Frank Baine said Lukwago was ad
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17 Jun '26
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the