Tag: Kasangati

President Museveni Sends Condolences to Tanzania’s President Over Husband’s Death

The President also recalled the close cooperation between Uganda and Tanzania, citing trade, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, the Murongo-Kyikagate mini-hydro project, roads in Tanzania, the Masaka-Bukoba transmission line and the Standard Gauge Railway, which has reached Isaka and is expected to extend towards Uganda and beyond.

Ugandan Pan-Africanists Warn Ruto Over Possible Xenophobia

Regional

According to Mukula, Uganda believes in the free and orderly movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the framework of regional laws and protocols, stating that it will continue to stand for the dignity of African brothers and sisters because Africa belongs to Africans.

Crime

POLICE SWEEP ACROSS KAMPALA NETS OVER 100 SUSPECTS, DISRUPTS...

Kampala Metropolitan Police has arrested more than 100 suspects in coordinated operations across several divisions, recovering weapons, suspected stolen motorcycles and dismantling criminal hideouts in a major security crackdown.

National News

LOP Petitions Government to Compensate Kigogwa Fire Victims

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, a fuel tanker that was traveling from Kampala to Gulu overturned and caught fire, claiming the lives of over 15 people in Kigogwa town along Bombo Road.

Environment

Environment Endangered by Fuel Tanker Explosion in Kasangati

Uganda police continues to issue a warning to the public to desist from quick money by running to accidents involving trucks carrying products that are inflammable in order to avoid cases of death caused by blasts or fire explosions.

Obituary

14 Reported Dead in Fuel Tanker Explosion near Uganda’s...

In the related development, on August 21, 2024, a fuel tanker busted into flame, killing one and injuring two at Rukungiri; on December 13, 2022, one person died in Tororo; in January 2021 on the Northern Bypass, at least 33 people died; on February 12, 2021, four died in Bunyangabu; and on August 12, 2019 in Rubirizi, 20 people died. Such incidences point to the need to sensitize locals on public safety during such incidences.

Security

Security Arrest Two UPDF Masqueraders in Kasangati, Impound Fake...

As part of the prosecution, Ssentongo and his accomplice will be required to appear before a military court to answer as per Section 161 of the UPDF Act 2005.

National News