President Museveni has issued his condolences to the bereaved families and directed the State House Controller to pay each family who lost loved ones shs5m and shs1m to those injured.
Road Carnage
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4 dead, 8 injured in Kole district fatal road crash
On Tuesday morning, report from the regional police PRO put the death toll at eight.
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Sad story from Kole as 8 people are dead
The sad and developing news was confirmed by the police PRO for North Kyoga Region.
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Exclusive: Lira–Kamdini road ready for commissioning
Its commissioning date remains pending, but whether ribbon-cutting happens next month or next quarter, the road is already delivering on its promise; connecting communities.
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Lake Kyoga boat update: death toll rises to 11
At least 30 mourners were using the same boat to cross to attend a burial in Kiryanga
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Lake Kyoga boat accident results in fatalities
By the time of reporting, seven bodies had been retrieved from the Lake, with ambulances dispatched to transport them to the Amolatar Health Centre mortuary.
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Cargo train kills pedestrian in Jinja
The train, with four wagons loaded with coils, collided with a pedestrian identified as Habiba Nabirye, who was walking on the railway line.
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Dokolo LC1 chairperson dies in a Monday road crash
Bosco Elweru was a community person who was actively involved in various development initiatives.
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Lira City fatal road crash kills a couple
According to North Kyoga Regional Police PRO SP Jimmy Patrick Okema, a fuel tanker with registration number KCP 773P/ZF 8452 was travelling from Kamdini towards Lira City when it collided with a motorcyclist heading the opposite direction.
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Lira: Kenyan trailer kills Mota-Engil worker, leaves 12 badly injured
The Kenyan trailer, coming from the opposite Lira direction, allegedly veered off its lane and collided head-on with the coaster.
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Makome driver dies in Karuma bus-elephants collision
The affected elephant has been relocated and is walking in pain, according to the UWA senior commutation official.
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Amolatar’s Awidakowil residents angry over poor roads despite funding
The district has acknowledged that heavy rainfall has hindered roads’ progress in many areas, particularly those affected by flooding.