Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has said that the government will compensate victims of the Kampala twin bomb explosions. The bombs along Parliamentary Avenue and the Central Police Station-CPS on Buganda road on Tuesday claimed the lives of seven people and left 37 others injured. According …
Read More »Business slowly resumes in Kampala after bomb explosions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses slowly returned to normal along Buganda road in the aftermath of the two bomb explosions. The twin bombings hit Kampala at the Central Police Station-CPS on Buganda road and the IPS building along Parliamentary Avenue killing six people and injuring 33 others. …
Read More »Transporters count losses as city is deserted after bomb explosions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business in the transport sector in Kampala remained low for the day, in the aftermath of Tuesday explosions in the city. Following the bomb explosions, businesses were hastily closed and people forced out of the city centre. The transporters say that the panic due to …
Read More »How laxity made Kampala Central police station an easy target for bombers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 23 police officers sustained injuries during the bomb blast at the Central Police Station (CPS) in the Kampala central business district on Tuesday morning. The affected police officers are from the General Duty and Field Force Unit (FFU). They are Kairugara Joseph, Katongole …
Read More »AU condemns twin bomb blasts in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | African Union (AU) on Tuesday condemned the twin bomb blasts in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, which left six people dead including three suicide bombers. The continental body in a tweet said it stands in solidarity with the people of Uganda following the terrorist attacks …
Read More »Eyewitness accounts from the Kampala twin blasts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Geoffrey Aturebire was driving through Parliamentary Avenue when a blast went off just next to the IPS building. Moments after, he saw pieces of human flesh on his car and other parts of the human body scattered on the road. Our reporters found him parked …
Read More »LIVE: Police confirms attack by 3 suicide bombers
🔴 UPDATE ➡ 3 suicide bombers blew themselves up ➡ 4th suspected suicide bomber arrested ➡ 1 bomb discovered and detonated at Transformer at Kooki Tower ➡ 2 more bombs discovered near Buganda Road court 🔴 WHAT HAPPENED ➡ 2 blasts in the city centre, a kilometers apart ➡ First blast at …
Read More »Mulago overwhelmed by Kampala bomb attack victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The casualty ward at Mulago Hospital is filled with victims of Tuesday morning blasts. Many people have cuts to their heads, arms and stomachs. Some have broken limbs, while others are bleeding profusely. Ambulances are bringing in the injured majority of who are …
Read More »Multiple explosions rock Kampala city centre
🔴 UPDATE ➡ 6 confirmed dead ➡ 8 confirmed injuries ➡ 1 bomb discovered at Transformer at Kooki Tower ➡ 2 more bombs discovered near Buganda Road court 🔴 WHAT HAPPENED ➡ 2 blasts in the city centre ➡ First blast at CPS ➡ Second blast outside Jubilee, IPS building on …
Read More »RDCs: Collapse of communal security systems fueling crime
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The growing insecurity in parts of Kampala and Wakiso district has been blamed on the laxity by village councils to implement communal security systems, coupled with challenges of unemployment and poverty. Kampala Resident District Commissioner Hud Hussein says that village leaders are expected to …
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